Sri Lanka, April 14 -- KlTwo earthquakes, measuring 6.5 and 6.1 on the Richter scale, struck between Fiji and New Zealand on Monday (April 14).

The first and the bigger quake happened around 8:03 am New Zealand time however, was not big enough for the authorities to issue tsunami warnings.

The earthquakes' location was the Kermadec Trench, a geological feature in the region at a depth of 337 km.

The epicentre was about 333 km from New Zealand.

Shortly after the first earthquake, a second quake with a magnitude of 6.1 was registered.

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that no tsunami was generated by these seismic events.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hiru News....