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"About as big as it gets": South Pacific quake triggered tsunami warnings March 4, 2021 / 9:58 PM / AP One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the South Pacific in modern history triggered tsunami warnings across the ocean and forced thousands of people in New Zealand to evacuate coastal areas on Friday. Small tsunami waves were seen, but little damage was apparent hours later. The magnitude 8.1 quake in the Kermadec Islands region, about 620 miles from New Zealand, was the largest in a series of tremors over several hours, including two earlier quakes that registered magnitude 7.4 and ...

The magnitude 8.1 quake did not appear to cause injuries or major damage because it struck in remote ocean.

URL copied Tsunami warnings issued after 8.1 magnitude Earthquake strikes New Zealand, prompting evacuations One of the biggest earthquakes to hit the South Pacific in modern history forced thousands of people in New Zealand to evacuate and triggered tsunami warnings across the world Friday, but it did not appear to cause injuries or major damage because it struck in remote ocean. The magnitude 8.1 quake was the largest in a series of tremors that hit the region over several hours, including two earlier quakes that registered magnitude 7.4 and magnitude 7.3. The earthquakes triggere...

One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the South Pacific in modern history triggered tsunami warnings across the ocean and forced thousands of people in New Zealand to evacuate coastal areas Friday. Small tsunami waves were seen, but little damage was apparent hours later.

Highlights Tsunami warning issued by New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency and later lifted Wellington: One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the South Pacific in modern history triggered tsunami warnings across the ocean and forced thousands of people in New Zealand to evacuate coastal areas Friday. Small tsunami waves were seen, but little damage was apparent hours later.  The 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck 147 miles northeast of Gisborne, New Zealand, at 2:27 AM on Friday (8:27 a.m. EST), according to the US Geological Survey. The quake was the largest in a series of tre...