A LARGE earthquake has struck just south of New Zealand – hours after Mexico was rocked by a massive quake.

USGS STRUCK: An earthquake has hit just south of New Zealand

The undersea quake struck in the remote Southern Ocean – south of the country – early on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. It was recorded at a shallow depth of 10km (6 miles), just 211km (140 miles) west of the sub-Antarctic Auckland Island, off New Zealand's South Island. No tsunami warnings have been issued yet.

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People living in the southern city of Invercargill reported they felt "moderate shaking". Residents of Balclutha, Gore, Invercargill, Lumsden, Roxburgh, Te Anau and Tuatapere will have felt minor tremors. A second quake was reported shortly afterwards, with New Zealand's capital city Wellington jolted by 5.0 magnitude tremors. It is reported to have hit at a depth of 31km and 30km, northeast of Seddon.

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