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updated 3:40 a.m. ET Dec. 9, 2008

CANBERRA, Australia - A powerful magnitude 7 temblor struck near New Zealand's Kermadec Islands on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Service Web site reported.

The site said there was no immediate threat of a major tsunami from the quake, which struck at 6:24 p.m. local time. There were no immediate reports of damage.

The remote islands are home to a large marine reserve and lie about 620 miles northeast of New Zealand's capital, Auckland.

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