A magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred at 12:56 p.m. Thursday. (local time) kermadec islandsan archipelago in the north New Zelandto which authorities responded by issuing a warning tsunami risk.
The shaking occurred 980 kilometers from Ohonua in Tonga and 998 kilometers from the island nation’s capital, Nuku’alofa.
according to the data of United States Geological Survey (USGS)The telluric movement, which measures seismic activity around the world, was located 22 kilometers deep in the sea.
on his behalf The U.S. National Weather Service’s tsunami warning system has issued a warning about the potential tsunami risk. It estimates waves “less than 0.3 meters above tide level” for “coasts up to 300 kilometers from the epicenter”.
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The Kermadec Islands, located between New Zealand and Tonga, are uninhabited except for the staff of the permanent base with weather and radio stations on Raoul Island.
New Zealand sits on the fault line between the Pacific and Oceanic tectonic plates and records about 14,000 earthquakes each year.It is strong enough to be detected between 100 and 150.
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