Quake of magnitude 6.3 hits Pitcairn Islands

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n earthquake of magnitude 6.3 shook the Pitcairn Islands at 00:47:00 IST today.

The epicentre of the quake was registered at a depth of 10 Kms, according to the National Centre of Seismology.

The location was found to be 1621km East of Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands with latitude and longitude at 22.55 and 114.39, respectively. No casualties are reported so far.

Further details are awaited.

Officially a group of the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, the Pitcairn Islands are a group of four volcanic islands in the Southern Pacific Ocean.

✔️ Quake of magnitude 6.3 hits Pitcairn Islands

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