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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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