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Tsunami - No Threat to New Zealand
Tsunami - No Threat to New Zealand
Issued at 14:10 hours on
05/05/15. Issued by the Ministry of Civil
Defence & Emergency Management
(MCDEM).
An earthquake has occurred
with these parameters:Origin
time: 0144 UTC 5 May 2015 NZ
time: 1344 NZST 5 May 2015
Co-ordinates: 5.6 South, 152.1
East Depth: 10km / 6 Miles
Location: New Ireland Region Papua
New Guinea Magnitude: 7.5
The above magnitude is
provisional and may be increased or decreased as more
seismic data becomes available.
Summary:
The Pacific Tsunami
Warning Centre (PTWC) has issued a Tsunami Information
Statement in response to the above earthquake.
Only messages issued by MCDEM represent the official warning status for New Zealand.
MCDEM has assessed the information with the assistance of scientific advisors. Based on current information, the initial assessment is that the earthquake is unlikely to have caused a tsunami that will pose a threat to New Zealand.
This advisory has been issued to all local civil defence authorities, emergency services, other agencies and media.
This will be the final message via the national warning system for this event unless the event parameters change significantly.
NCMC status:
The National Crisis Management Centre (NCMC) is not activated.
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