Wellington, Sha'ban 26, 1435, Jun 24, 2014, SPA -- A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the sub-tropical Kermadec Islands 1,000 kilometres to the north east of New Zealand before early Tuesday but there was no major damage, dpa cited the Department of Conservation as saying. The US Geological Survey initially reported the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.2 and struck at 8 am (2000 Monday GMT). The area is volcanically active and earthquakes can be an almost daily occurrence. --SPA 11:07 LOCAL TIME 08:07 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w