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Tsunami not a sea or land risk for Northland

20:55 February 6, 2013Pacific Press ReleasesComments Off

Press Release – Civil Defence Emergency Management

The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management has advised of a potential marine and beach threat for parts of New Zealands coast from Taranaki to Milford Sound, caused by a magnitude 8 earthquake this afternoon in the Santa Cruz Islands, …Media Release from Northland Civil Defence Group Controller

Tsunami not a sea or land risk for Northland

The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management has advised of a potential marine and beach threat for parts of New Zealand’s coast from Taranaki to Milford Sound, caused by a magnitude 8 earthquake this afternoon in the Santa Cruz Islands, near the Solomon Islands.

There is no current tsunami risk from this earthquake at sea or on land for Northland.

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