An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 occurred off the coast of the Australian island of Macquarie.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 occurred off the coast of Macquarie Island, belonging to the Australian state of Tasmania, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) reported on July 29.

According to the ministry, the epicenter of the tremors was located at a distance of more than one and a half kilometers southwest of the New Zealand city of Dunedin with a population of about 144 thousand people. The earthquake was centered at a depth of 10 kilometers.

There is no information about damage or casualties caused by the tremors. The tsunami threat was not announced.

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Earlier, tremors were reported in Japan and Pakistan.

The day before, an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 occurred off the coast of the Nicobar Islands. A natural cataclysm was recorded at a depth of 10 km. The seismic event occurred 282 km northwest of the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh with a population of about 250 thousand people.