<p>The quake struck at 9:20 am (0250 IST), 370 kilometres north of Raoul Island in the Kermadec islands at a depth of 280 kilometres, the USGS said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>No tsunami warning was immediately issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.</p>.<p><br />Earthquakes and volcanic activity are common in the area, which is part of the "Ring of Fire" where the Pacific plate of the Earth's crust meets other continental plates.</p>.<p>The Kermadec islands, 1,000 kilometres north of New Zealand, are uninhabited apart from Raoul, where New Zealand's Department of Conservation maintains a field station.</p>
<p>The quake struck at 9:20 am (0250 IST), 370 kilometres north of Raoul Island in the Kermadec islands at a depth of 280 kilometres, the USGS said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>No tsunami warning was immediately issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre.</p>.<p><br />Earthquakes and volcanic activity are common in the area, which is part of the "Ring of Fire" where the Pacific plate of the Earth's crust meets other continental plates.</p>.<p>The Kermadec islands, 1,000 kilometres north of New Zealand, are uninhabited apart from Raoul, where New Zealand's Department of Conservation maintains a field station.</p>
