Bureau of Meteorology issues warning over an 8.2 magnitude earthquake off New Zealand before cancelling it moments laterA brief panic gripped parts of eastern Australia on Wednesday after the national weather bureau sent a tsunami warning to thousands of residents.Residents along the New South Wales and Queensland coast received the Bureau of Meteorology warning, sent shortly after 11.30am, reading: “tsunami warning” and giving the location of the user. App users were informed that a tsunami was approaching, caused by an 8.2 magnitude earthquake off the west coast of New Zealand. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/sep/25/bom-tsunami-warning-australia-test-nsw-qld
Author : Daisy Dumas
Publish date : 2024-09-25 05:11:56
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