Kermadec Islands quake no threat to NZ

Media Release
19 February 2009
1121hrs

No tsunami risk to New Zealand from Kermadec Islands Region earthquake

There is no tsunami risk to New Zealand from an earthquake that occurred in the Kermadec Islands Region 2154 hrs Zulu time 18th February 2009.

The Director of Civil Defence & Emergency Management, John Hamilton, said that the Ministry has received information about the earthquake from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) in Hawaii and GNS Science in New Zealand.

An assessment of the information by New Zealand tsunami experts confirms there is no tsunami risk to New Zealand.

Earthquake details: Tsunami No Threat to NZ

Location: Kermadec Islands Region
Time and date: 2154hrs Zulu Time 18th February 2009
NZ time: 1054hrsNZDT
Co-ordinates: 27.3 South 175.7 West
Depth: 36km
Magnitude*: 7.3

* The above magnitude is provisional and may be adjusted as more seismic data becomes available. 

Useful websites:

http://www.civildefence.govt.nz/
www.geonet.org.nz/tsunami/
http://www.getthru.govt.nz/web/GetThru.nsf/web/BOWN-7GZVAT?OpenDocument

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