A 5.6 earthquake hit the country's islands

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit the sea between the South and North islands of New Zealand on Friday. Authorities did not report any casualties or property damage or a tsunami warning was not activated.

The hypocenter was located at a depth of 170 kilometers and 75 kilometers northwest of the French Channel.A strait that separates D'Urville Island — the northern tip of the South Island — and New Zealand's South Island, National Geological Survey Geonet reported.

For its part, the United States Geological Survey, which records seismic activity around the world, pegged the quake at a magnitude of 5.,1 and at a depth of 183 kilometers.

At 11:53 local time (6:53 p.m. Columbia time), thousands of soccer fans were making their way to the Wellington Regional Stadium when the earthquake struck. For the Women's World Cup quarter-final between Spain and the Netherlands.