7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand
- March 16, 2023
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A An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hit the Kermadec Islands in New Zealand.there is no information about casualties or damage yet. New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
A An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hit the Kermadec Islands in New Zealand.there is no information about casualties or damage yet.
New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the quake struck at a depth of 22 kilometers.
For its part, the US National Weather Service’s tsunami warning system issued tsunami warning for “coasts located up to 300 kilometers from the epicenter of the earthquake” and wave forecasts “less than 0.3 meters above high tide”.
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According to the New Zealand newspaper The New Zealand Herald, the earthquake occurred about a thousand kilometers from the northern island of the country.
The Kermadec Islands, lying between New Zealand and Tonga, are uninhabited, except for the staff of the permanent base on Raoul Island, where there is a meteorological and radio station.
New Zealand lies on a fault line between the Pacific and Oceanic tectonic plates.
About 14 thousand earthquakes are registered annually, of which 100 to 150 have sufficient power for perception. (Europe Press and EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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