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7.1-magnitude upheaval jolts New Zealand, tsunami warning issued
- Updated: September 2, 2016
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Wellington: A tsunami warning was released after an earthquake, measuring 7.1 on a Richter Scale, strike Zealand’s North Island on Friday, a media reported. The upheaval strike around 100 km northeast of a East Cape allotment of Te Araroa, during a abyss of 55 km, The New Zealand Herald reported.
A intensity tsunami hazard was upgraded to a warning by Civil Defence officials shortly after 6 a.m. (local time) after a upheaval strike during 4.37 a.m. “Tsunami activity will continue for several hours and a hazard contingency be regarded as genuine until this warning is cancelled,” Civil Defence pronounced in a statement.
The people have been asked to listen to radio and TV for serve updates and follow a instructions of their internal Civil Defence authorities. The warning covers a East seashore of a North Island, including Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty and a top South Island.
The upheaval lasted for roughly a notation and was felt opposite most of a North Island. The upheaval was followed by several moderate-sized aftershocks, including a 5.6-magnitude jar during 5.01 a.m., and a 4.6-magnitude upheaval during 5.03 a.m.