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WELLINGTON, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted off New Zealand early Friday, the GeoNet said.
The quake, which occurred at 4:37 a.m. local time (1637 GMT Thursday), was centered 130 km northeast of Te Araroa in the North Island with a depth of 55 km, according to the GeoNet.
The U.S. Geological Survey initially put the magnitude of the quake at 7.2, but later revised it down to 7.1 with a depth of 19.0 km.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said small tsunami waves had been observed, but it did not issue a warning.
