Melbourne News
Tsunami warning after major earthquake strikes New Zealand
An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 hit New Zealand early on Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey said, triggering warnings of a possible tsunami from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC).
Tsunami waves were possible within 300 kilmetres of the quake’s epicentre, the PTWC said.
The earthquake comes just over a week since the country marked 10 years since a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Christchurch, killing 185 people and injured thousands more on Monday, February 22,in 2011.
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