7.4 earthquake strikes Kermadec Islands in South Pacific

A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck in the Kermadec Islands region of the South Pacific.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said this on their website on Sunday. 

#BREAKING Possible tsunami threat to NZ after 7.4 magnitude Kermadec earthquakehttps://t.co/OJHjoh7EDq

— nzherald (@nzherald) June 15, 2019

There was no tsunami threat to Hawaii based on the available data, the center said in a statement on its website.

New Zealand's Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management said on Twitter that there was no tsunami threat to New Zealand following the quake.