USGS Measures 7.2 earthquake off of Eastern New Zealand Coast

12 miles east of Te Araroa. The depth is 30.7

This is a developing story.

There was a 6.2 about 24 minutes before. There was a 5.2 in the same region about 6 hours ago.


USGS


Global Incident Map

It was changed from 7.2 to 7.1


It appears that the smaller quake 18 hours ago was felt by 100 people living in a remote community on the NE cape. It is not population dense, but is part of the popular Te Araroa hiking trail and it is difficult to say how many people are in the area at any given time.



ETA: TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED

OneNewzNow NZ

6am: The Ministry of Civil Defence has issued a tsunami warning for East Coast of the North Island. More to come.

a reply to: reldra

Any links? We're are you getting this from? How bad is it? What does it mean? Tsunami?

I only find a 5,7 18 hours ago?

Looking now I'm seeing a report of 7.1 depth 30.7 km

I'm not seeing any other reports yet. I figure it'll still be a while before we know if there was any damage to anything.

originally posted by: Peeple
a reply to: reldra

Any links? We're are you getting this from? How bad is it? What does it mean? Tsunami?

I only find a 5,7 18 hours ago?

I added the links. The depth is fairly shallow. Not sure about the population there. I will look for that.


The US Pacific warning Center measures it at 7.2 and only announced that Hawaii has no tsunami warning.

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WEHW42 PHEB 011644
TIBHWX
HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-011844-

TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
644 AM HST THU SEP 01 2016

TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0638 AM HST 01 SEP 2016
COORDINATES - 37.5 SOUTH 178.8 EAST
LOCATION - OFF EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND N.Z.
MAGNITUDE - 7.2 MOMENT

EVALUATION

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS
NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. REPEAT. A
DESTRUCTIVE PACIFIC-WIDE TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED AND THERE IS NO
TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

a reply to: jadedANDcynical

Link isn't available.

I'm going to follow this thread for a while, since my iPad went off with a blaring siren that I have set for big quakes! It originally said 7.2! Sure hope everyone's o.k.!!

originally posted by: vinifalou
a reply to: jadedANDcynical

Link isn't available.

My link to the same place works, well, their twitter.

a reply to: vinifalou

Strange, it was there when I posted.

Found this:

Last Event Details
Location: off the east coast of North Island, New Zealand
Magnitude: 7.2, Depth: 98.8 (Mi.)
Lat: 37.5 ° S Lon: 178.8 ° E
Origin Time: 9/1/2016, 11:37:57 AM

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's / National Weather Service
National Tsunami Warning Center



Link in my prior post is working again.

a reply to: reldra

Sounds like it has now been downgraded to a 7.1 - and it's already Friday over there globalnews.ca...

a reply to: reldra

OneNewzNow NZ

Shockwaves were felt throughout the North Island and the Nelson region, but concentrated on the Bay of Plenty and Wellington.The quake was at a depth of 55 kilometres and has been followed by a flurry of aftershocks, the largest being 6.2.Civil Defence is monitoring the situation and is not aware of any damage at the moment.

Looking at this, Gisborne and Tauranga may have felt it.

Ya it was down graded about half an hour after it happened. Still a 7.1 is pretty strong.

originally posted by: FamCore
a reply to: reldra

Sounds like it has now been downgraded to a 7.1 - and it's already Friday over there globalnews.ca...

Yes, it depended on who measured it. But NZ news has it at a 7.1 now.

a reply to: reldra

Thanks.

Still rumblings and aftershocks or are these preshocks I sure hope not..

www.geonet.org.nz...

geofon.gfz-potsdam.de...

Refresh occasionally..

originally posted by: skywatcher44
Still rumblings and aftershocks or are these preshocks I sure hope not..

www.geonet.org.nz...

geofon.gfz-potsdam.de...

Refresh occasionally..

I hope not either. There was a 5.2 in Tonga, as well about 6 hours ago. It is along the same fault line and this fault cuts across main New Zealand's North. Not the North Island part. If that fault remains this active, it could be a problem.

a reply to: reldra


Twitter/MitchKinney


From a supermarket in Central north Island.

a reply to: reldra

OneNewzNow NZ

Communications advisor Sheridan Gundry says no official tsunami warning has been received but has urged anyone living on the Gisborne region coastline who felt the earthquake as “long and strong” to get to higher ground or as far inland as possible.

People are being advised to take their radios and pets with them if possible.Almost 5000 people said they felt the tremor which struck just after 4.30am.

Now the title of the article has added

potential tsunami threat issued

a reply to: reldra

OneNewzNow NZ


Actual TSUNAMI WARNINGhas now been issued.

6am: The Ministry of Civil Defence has issued a tsunami warning for East Coast of the North Island. More to come.

Wow ! we can see people having trouble walking