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| 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes northeast of Australia’s Norfolk Island | |
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| An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck Australia’s remote Norfolk Island, the United States Geological Survey reported on Thursday. | |
| The quakes were registered at a depth of 10km and about 681km northeast of the island. The small Norfolk Island lies 1,412 kilometers east of the Australian mainland. It is home to about 1750 people. | |
| The tremors come a day after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck the coast of the French territory of New Caledonia. | |
| READ MORE: 7.6 quake hits near New Caledonia, hazardous tsunami waves possible | |
| There is no immediate tsunami warning and no reports of casualties. | |
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