Tsunami Alert for Australia & NZ
Tune into local media for updates
7.8 earthquake
Tsunami May Reach New Zealand Cities After 7.8 Offshore Quake
A tsunami prompted by an offshore earthquake of magnitude 7.8 may reach the New Zealand cities of Auckland and Wellington, the U.S. Geological Survey said in an e-mailed alert.
The tsunami was possible at the coast in Auckland at 12:17 a.m. local time tomorrow and in Wellington at 1:29 a.m., the USGS said. There was no immediate information on whether the destructive waves had reached the first possible point of landfall, at Milford Sound, where a tsunami had been forecast to hit at 9:51 p.m. today.
(Bloomberg)
Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC)
An undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.9 has occurred at 07:22 PM EST on
Wednesday 15 July 2009 at 45.960S , 166.470E near OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND,
N.Z..
Sea level observations have confirmed a tsunami has been generated.
ADVICE:
People in areas with threat of land inundation and flooding are strongly
advised by emergency authorities to go to higher ground or at least one
kilometre inland.
In areas with a threat to the marine environment only, emergency authorities
advise people to get out of the water and move away from the immediate water’s
edge of harbours, coastal estuaries, rock platforms, and beaches.
Refer to individual State and Territory tsunami warnings and watches issued by
the JATWC for more detailed information.
Listen for any further advice from your local emergency service
Tsunami waves are more powerful than the same size beach waves, with the first
wave not necessarily being the largest.
UPDATE:
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has canceled a tsunami warning for New Zealand issued earlier on Wednesday after a 7.8-magnitude quake
evacuations in Lord Howe Island(Australia)
Tune into local media for updates
7.8 earthquake
Tsunami May Reach New Zealand Cities After 7.8 Offshore Quake
A tsunami prompted by an offshore earthquake of magnitude 7.8 may reach the New Zealand cities of Auckland and Wellington, the U.S. Geological Survey said in an e-mailed alert.
The tsunami was possible at the coast in Auckland at 12:17 a.m. local time tomorrow and in Wellington at 1:29 a.m., the USGS said. There was no immediate information on whether the destructive waves had reached the first possible point of landfall, at Milford Sound, where a tsunami had been forecast to hit at 9:51 p.m. today.
(Bloomberg)
Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC)
An undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.9 has occurred at 07:22 PM EST on
Wednesday 15 July 2009 at 45.960S , 166.470E near OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND,
N.Z..
Sea level observations have confirmed a tsunami has been generated.
ADVICE:
People in areas with threat of land inundation and flooding are strongly
advised by emergency authorities to go to higher ground or at least one
kilometre inland.
In areas with a threat to the marine environment only, emergency authorities
advise people to get out of the water and move away from the immediate water’s
edge of harbours, coastal estuaries, rock platforms, and beaches.
Refer to individual State and Territory tsunami warnings and watches issued by
the JATWC for more detailed information.
Listen for any further advice from your local emergency service
Tsunami waves are more powerful than the same size beach waves, with the first
wave not necessarily being the largest.
UPDATE:
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has canceled a tsunami warning for New Zealand issued earlier on Wednesday after a 7.8-magnitude quake
evacuations in Lord Howe Island(Australia)
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