WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A powerful magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck in the ocean off the coast of New Zealand on Friday, prompting some evacuations and tsunami warnings across the South Pacific.
Civil defense authorities in New Zealand told people in certain areas on the East Coast of the North Island on Friday morning that they should move immediately to higher ground and not stay in their homes. They said a damaging tsunami was possible.The U.S. Tsunami Warning System also cautioned that the larger quake could cause tsunami waves of between 1 to 3 meters in French Polynesia and waves of up to 1 meter in Niue, New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earlier quake was centered at a depth of 21 kilometers under the ocean about 174 kilometers northeast of the city of Gisborne.
That's why they are racing toward space. Because they know Earth is going to be hit with a major Calamity that will be devastating very soon
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New Zealand sees small tsunami waves after a strong magnitude 8.1 quake in the South Pacific, and officials say any further threat has passed.
aftershocks still incoming
Frequent large earthquakes along the Pacific Rim and eruptions of Indonesian volcanoes. It's a really unpleasant flow.
grahammctavish You and your family okay?
BRhonnie sniskybobfry You okay?
Something must be shifting, swarms of the in Iceland past few days.
More lockdowns then in NZ
What the hell, scary
Hey CNN Why not cover this instead of bullshit allegations against MeghanMarkle
Never heard of earthquakes of that magnitude. Terrifying.
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Waiting for the leap to climate crisis.
NZ friend facebooked that their tsunami warning had ended but not sure if this was after just the first quake.
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Covid couldn't fuck us so he sent mum Nature. Cool
That's 2 of them today.
It’s a big magnitude quake
nice
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