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Mar 4, 2021 · March 4, 2021. SYDNEY — A tsunami warning for parts of New Zealand was lifted on Friday afternoon, hours after officials had told residents of coastal areas to evacuate in the wake of an...
Mar 4, 2021 · WELLINGTON, New Zealand — One of the biggest earthquakes to hit the South Pacific in modern history forced thousands of people in New Zealand to evacuate and triggered tsunami warnings...
Jan 15, 2022 · 4:46 p.m. ET, January 15, 2022. These are the latest maximum observed wave heights on the West Coast. Most of the US West Coast remains in a tsunami advisory in the wake of an underground...
Jan 16, 2022 · 12:23 am on 16 January 2022. Share this. Parts of New Zealand are under tsunami advisory after a violent eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai underwater volcano in Tonga this afternoon. There advisory is in place for the north and east coast of the North Island and the Chatham Islands.
GNS Science modelling has highlighted that New Zealand’s major population centres risk exposure to tsunami of varying sizes from a range of sources. The worst-case scenario of a 1/500-year tsunami is projected to result in up to about 33,000 casualties, 27,000 injuries and $45bn in property loss.
Jan 16, 2022 · A dock is torn apart in a marina at Tutukaka, New Zealand, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, after waves from a volcano eruption swept into the marina. An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion Saturday near the Pacific nation of Tonga, sending tsunami waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to higher ground.
Nov 13, 2016 · A tsunami has hit New Zealand after a powerful earthquake struck the country's South Island, with the country's prime minister confirming two deaths. Thousands of people on the country's east coast fled after a warning to move to higher ground.
