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There's been a flurry of large earthquakes along the Pacific ring of fire in the last couple of days.
Magnitude 7 yesterday in the Solomons, a 6.2 off Mexico this morning, and a deadly 5.6 in Indonesia.
There've also been quakes registering above magnitude 5 in the Kermadecs, Fiji, and Vanuatu.
GNS duty seismologist Dr Jonathan Hanson spoke to Charlotte Cook.