Auckland Jolted By Strong Temblor

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) – Auckland in New Zealand was jolted by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake at 3pm Tuesday. The Malaysian Meteorological Department in a statement here said the epicentre was 586km southwest of Dunedin, New Zealand and 7,326km southeast of Sarikei, Sarawak (east Malaysia). The statement added that the quake did not pose any tsunami threat. -- BERNAMA