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Guam shaken by Pacific earthquake Pacific shaken by strong quakes
(40 minutes later)
A magnitude 7.1 undersea earthquake has been detected near the Pacific Ocean island of Guam, the Japan Meteorological Agency has said. Two high-magnitude earthquakes have hit different parts of the Pacific Ocean, officials in the US and Japan say.
The quake struck at 1109 (0209 GMT) and its epicentre was in the southern part of the Mariana Islands, the agency said in a statement. A 7.3 magnitude quake struck at 0525 GMT south of New Zealand's South Island, with no reports of injuries.
The agency said there was likely to be no risk of a destructive tsunami in areas away from the epicentre. Earlier, the US territory of Guam was shaken by weaker tremor. Islanders in high-rise buildings felt the quake but reported no damage, local media said.
The focus of the quake was some 30km (19 miles) deep, the agency said. The US-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said neither quake was likely to cause a destructive tsunami.
The Guam quake, which hit at 0209 GMT, was given a 7.1 magnitude by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Officials at the US Geological Survey said it had a magnitude of 6.8.
Its epicentre, some 30km (19 miles) deep, was in the southern part of the Mariana Islands, the Japanese agency said.
There were no reports of injuries or damage on the US territory.