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Urgent: 7.2-magnitude earthquake jolts off New Zealand

Xinhua, September 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake jolted off New Zealand early Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The quake, which occurred at 1637 GMT Thursday, was centered 145 km northeast of Gisborne with a depth of 159 km, the USGS said. Endit