New Zealand Tsunami Alert | 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand, tsunami warning issued
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A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck the Kermadec Islands in New Zealand. Tsunami warning has been issued only after the earthquake. A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale hit the Kermadec Islands, north of New Zealand, on Thursday.
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake has struck the Kermadec Islands in New Zealand. Tsunami warning has been issued only after the earthquake. A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale hit the Kermadec Islands, north of New Zealand, on Thursday. According to the US Geological Survey, the shallow earthquake was estimated at a depth of 10 km. A tsunami warning was soon issued by the US Tsunami Warning System for uninhabited islands within a 300 km radius.
New Zealand is vulnerable to earthquakes because it lies on the border of the world’s two major tectonic plates – the Pacific Plate and the Australian Plate. It is also on the edge of a region of intense seismic activity known as the Ring of Fire. Thousands of earthquakes occur in New Zealand every year.
The agency said in a separate statement that dangerous tsunami waves are possible for coasts located within 300 kilometers of the epicenter. There is no tsunami threat to Australia, the country’s Bureau of Meteorology said in a tweet.
There is no tsunami threat to New Zealand following the M7.0 earthquake in the Southern Kermadec Islands.
Remember, if an earthquake is long or strong, get gone.
For more info about tsunami preparedness go to https://t.co/Gn7YO8831i— National Emergency Management Agency (@NZcivildefence) Mar 16, 2023
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