New Zealand witnessed, today, Sunday, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 degrees on the Richter scale, in a natural incident that re-highlighted the recurring seismic activity in this region located within the "Ring of Fire" in the Pacific Ocean.
According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at a depth estimated at about 35 kilometers below the Earth's surface, and about 9 kilometers west of "Hicks" Bay in New Zealand, which made it felt within a limited range without initial indicators of significant losses.
New Zealand is one of the countries located within the most seismically active regions in the world, due to its presence within the "Ring of Fire", which is a geological arc that includes a number of seismic faults extending under the Pacific Ocean floor, and is known for the abundance of earthquakes and volcanoes that it witnesses frequently.
Despite the strength of the tremor, no official reports of human or material damage have been recorded so far, pending the results of field assessments by the competent authorities.
