A very powerful 7 -magnitude earthquake, off the Riverton Community of New Zealand today, said the US Institute of Geological Studies (USGS). During the USGS preliminary assessment, the earthquake occurred at a relatively small focal depth of 10 kilometers. According to the most recent data of the Institute, the earthquake occurred at 14:43 (local time; at 03:43 Greek time), about 160 kilometers south of the nearest village of the South Island, at a relatively small focal depth of 10 kilometers. Initially, the USGS had estimated that it was 7 points, before revising its estimation at 6.8 and then at 6.7 points. No tsunami warning was issued as this stage. “On the basis of all the available data (…) there is no threat of tsunami” after the earthquake, according to the US Tsunami warning center in the Pacific. With its extraordinary newsletter, the New Zealand Emergency Management Service urged citizens of the area to move away from the southern coast of the southern […]
Source: News Beast
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