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Sunday, November 13, 2016
New Zealand issues tsunami warning after quake
New Zealand is now issuing a tsunami warning for southern coastal areas following a powerful 7.4 earthquake near the South Island city of Christchurch around midnight.
“A tsunami is possible,” the national civil defense organisation, which is in charge of New Zealand’s emergency management, says in a bulletin.
“The first wave activity may not be the most significant,” it says, adding tsunami activity would continue for several hours.
The tsunami threat is for the east coast of all New Zealand (including Christchurch, Wellington and the Chatham islands) #eqnz pic.twitter.com/z85tsZ0e27
— National Emergency Management Agency (@NZcivildefence) November 13, 2016
The warning comes after the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no immediate danger of a tsunami.
— Agencies
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