![]() ![]() "It is already a really stressful time for people - look after yourself and the people around you," said the civil defence agency. The quake came as the cleanup gets underway from a devastating cyclone, which killed four people and caused widespread damage across the North Island. There were no immediate reports of damage, and no tsunami warning has been issued.īut residents reported feeling the ground shaking for 10-20 seconds, likening it to a convoy of giant trucks rolling by. ![]() "A big shake there! A magnitude 6.0, 57 km deep, 50 km north-west of Paraparaumu was widely felt in the North Island," said New Zealand's Civil Defence agency. Within 15 minutes, over 31000 people reported on GeoNet that they had felt the earthquake. The largest earthquake in New Zealand: this week: 3.2 in Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand this month: 4.4 in Castlepoint, Wellington, New Zealand this year: 5. New Zealand Earthquake: Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit the north west of Wellington.(Representational) It was centred 50km north-west of Paraparaumu. The earthquake struck at 7.38pm at a depth of 76km. According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 57.4 km. As long as we can get to higher ground, we’ll be fine.” He said there were a few trees along the road, so “if we have to get out and clamber up we will”.A massive earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit the north west of Wellington, New Zealand on Wednesday. “We are feeling OK, no sign of panic yet. Ruakākā resident Rhys Owen told Stuff he received an emergency alert on his phone and later heard sirens sounding. Traffic jams were reported as residents hurried to evacuate, though people were remaining calm. There was also the risk of strong and unusual currents. Taup volcano, a supervolcano situated underneath Lake Taup, has shown. The threat of tsunamis was ongoing he said, adding “the first wave may not be the largest”. A New Zealand supervolcano is being closely watched after it unleashed a magnitude 4.4 earthquake and several aftershocks. people do need to stay off the beach and off the water.” That included not going out in boats, he said. Watching, waiting and macramé at Whangārei Heads /LFUbylHeKt- Nita Blake-Persen March 4, 2021Īt a midday briefing, the civil defence minister, Kiri Allen, said it had been “an extraordinary morning for many New Zealanders up and down the country” and praised the speed with which people had responded to the calls to evacuate.Ī “relatively extensive” area of the country could be subjected to unusual activity, civil defence controller Roger Ball said. It was a long day for residents, who had been asked to evacuate earlier then had that warning cancelled, before another warning followed at 8.45am. Radio New Zealand reported that Tolaga Bay, north-east of Gisborne, was a “ghost town” as residents headed for higher ground. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties, but Nema had earlier told people near the west coast of the North Island from Cape Reinga to Ahipara and on the east coast from Cape Reinga to Whangarei and from Matata to Tolaga Bay to move as far inland as possible. Her first thought was “Bugger it”, she said. Speaking to media later, she said she “absolutely” felt the first earthquake. “Hope everyone is OK out there – especially on the east coast, who would have felt the full force of that earthquake,” the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, posted on Instagram. The closest large town to the epicentre was Gisborne, with a population of about 35,500. A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the country in the early hours of the morning, which was followed by a magnitude 7.4 quake in the Pacific. The original evacuation warning came after the third and largest quake of the day hit New Zealand. The tsunami threat to New Zealand has been further downgraded.- National Emergency Management Agency March 5, 2021 There is no tsunami threat in all other areas. The area under threat was further downgraded at around 3pm to the North Cape from Ahipara to the Bay of Islands, the east coast of the North Island from Cape Runaway to Tolaga Bay, and Great Barrier Island, and the Chatham Islands. The advice remains, for all areas under beach and marine threat, to stay off beach and shore areas.” “All people who evacuated can now return. “GNS Science has advised that the largest waves have now passed, and therefore the threat level is now downgraded to a beach and marine threat for all areas which were previously under land and marine threat,” Nema said. However, Nema announced at around 1pm local time that the government’s science agency had informed it that the largest waves had passed and people were allowed to return to their homes with the proviso that they avoid the ocean and beaches. Holidaymakers scan the horizon from high ground for any sign of a tsunami near Waitangi, New Zealand Photograph: Peter De Graaf/AP ![]()
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