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Large Pacific Earthquake Being Assessed

The National Emergency Management Agency has received notification of an earthquake with the following parameters:

Origin time:2325 UTC JUL 29 2025
NZ time:2025-07-30 11:25
Co-ordinates:52.2 NORTH 160.0 EAST
Depth:74 KM / 46 MILES
Location:OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA RUSSIA
Magnitude:8.0


This message is current and replaces all/any previous messages for this event.

The National Emergency Management Agency and GNS Science are currently assessing whether the earthquake has created a tsunami that could affect New Zealand.

If a tsunami has been generated in this location it is not likely to arrive in New Zealand for at least 12 hours.

This National Advisory has been issued following a rapid assessment of preliminary earthquake information. The situation may change as more information becomes available. We will send an update when we have completed a further assessment. Updates will also be published on www.civildefence.govt.nz.

Only messages issued by the National Emergency Management Agency represent the official warning status for New Zealand.

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