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No Tsunami Threat To New Zealand

Wednesday, 30 July 2025, 12:14 pm
Press Release: National Emergency Management Agency

Message No: 2

Issued 12:01 30 July 2025

An earthquake has occurred with these 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

The above magnitude is provisional and may be increased or decreased as more seismic data becomes available.

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

NEMA has assessed the information with the assistance of science advisors. Based on current information, the initial assessment is that the earthquake is unlikely to have caused a tsunami that will affect 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.

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

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