<p>Wellington: A strong 6.7 magnitude <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/earthquake">earthquake</a> struck off <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/new-zealand">New Zealand</a>'s South Island on Tuesday, authorities said, as the country's disaster agency assessed if there were any tsunami threats.</p><p>Residents of the Southland and Fiordland regions should stay away from beaches and marine areas as strong and unusual currents may present a danger, the National Emergency Management Agency said.</p><p>More than 4,700 people felt the quake, government seismic monitor Geonet said, as New Zealand media reported items falling and buildings swaying.</p><p>"We had things fall off shelf. The outdoor wooden table dancing," a user posted on Facebook, according to the <em>New Zealand Herald</em> newspaper.</p>.4.3 magnitude earthquake jolts western Nepal; no damage or loss of lives reported.<p>The quake was reported at a depth of 33 km (21 miles) about 160 km north-west of Snares Islands, the northernmost of New Zealand's sub-antarctic islands, Geonet said in an alert.</p><p>The United States Geological Survey said the quake, which was downgraded from an earlier magnitude of 7, happened at a depth of about 10 km (6 miles).</p><p>Australia's national weather bureau said there was no tsunami threat to the mainland, islands or territories.</p><p>New Zealand lies on the seismically active "Ring of Fire", a 40,000-km arc of volcanoes and ocean trenches girdling much of the Pacific Ocean.</p>
<p>Wellington: A strong 6.7 magnitude <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/earthquake">earthquake</a> struck off <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/new-zealand">New Zealand</a>'s South Island on Tuesday, authorities said, as the country's disaster agency assessed if there were any tsunami threats.</p><p>Residents of the Southland and Fiordland regions should stay away from beaches and marine areas as strong and unusual currents may present a danger, the National Emergency Management Agency said.</p><p>More than 4,700 people felt the quake, government seismic monitor Geonet said, as New Zealand media reported items falling and buildings swaying.</p><p>"We had things fall off shelf. The outdoor wooden table dancing," a user posted on Facebook, according to the <em>New Zealand Herald</em> newspaper.</p>.4.3 magnitude earthquake jolts western Nepal; no damage or loss of lives reported.<p>The quake was reported at a depth of 33 km (21 miles) about 160 km north-west of Snares Islands, the northernmost of New Zealand's sub-antarctic islands, Geonet said in an alert.</p><p>The United States Geological Survey said the quake, which was downgraded from an earlier magnitude of 7, happened at a depth of about 10 km (6 miles).</p><p>Australia's national weather bureau said there was no tsunami threat to the mainland, islands or territories.</p><p>New Zealand lies on the seismically active "Ring of Fire", a 40,000-km arc of volcanoes and ocean trenches girdling much of the Pacific Ocean.</p>