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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...
Our Science. Natural Hazards and Risks. Tsunami in New Zealand. We are vulnerable to tsunami because of our position on the "Ring of Fire" – the highly active tectonic plate boundary of the Pacific. Since the 1840s, written records suggest that at least 68 tsunami have reached our shores. Of these, six were over 5 m high.
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 19, 2022 · 19 January 2022. Consulate of the Kingdom of Tonga. An image from the capital, Nuku’alofa, shows damage following Saturday's tsunami. New pictures have emerged from Tonga, revealing the...
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.
Mar 4, 2021 · CNN —. New Zealand has downgraded its tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands region early Friday, sparking fears of a tsunami. The 8.1-magnitude quake was...
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.
