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Tsunami warning issued by New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency and later lifted
Wellington: One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the South Pacific in modern history triggered tsunami warnings across the ocean and forced thousands of people in New Zealand to evacuate coastal areas Friday. Small tsunami waves were seen, but little damage was apparent hours later.
The 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck 147 miles northeast of Gisborne, New Zealand, at 2:27 AM on Friday (8:27 a.m. EST), according to the US Geological Survey. The quake was the largest in a series of tremors over several hours, including two earlier quakes that registered magnitude 7.4 and magnitude 7.3.
One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the South Pacific in modern history triggered tsunami warnings across the ocean and forced thousands of people in New Zealand to evacuate coastal areas on Frida
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