A magnitude 6 earthquake shook the Las Vegas region this Wednesday. Auckland Islandssouth of New Zealand, without the authorities reporting any victims or material damage.
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), which measures seismic activity around the world, The earthquake occurred at 12:44 local New Zealand time (00:44 GMT)with the epicenter located in the south of the country, off the coast of this group of uninhabited islets, and at a depth of 13.7 kilometers.
Likewise, the USGS preliminary assessment placed the risk of economic losses and victims in green levelsuggesting limited impact.
The Auckland Islands form a remote subantarctic archipelago located about 460 kilometers south of the South Island from New Zealand and do not have a permanent human presence.
New Zealand is located in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, one of the areas with the greatest seismic and volcanic activity on the planet. The country still remembers the devastating earthquake that struck Christchurch on February 22, 2011, with a magnitude of 6.3, which caused 185 deaths and caused serious damage in the second most populated city in the country.
