New Zealand's Tsunami Hazard

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Understanding the tsunami threat and what to do about it in New Zealand.

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  1. Very informative, I live in Orlando, Florida, but I don’t think many here are aware, going thru Cuba, and the West Indies, is the Caribbean Plate, and it has not had a major quake in a long time. We should be prepared here also, but I do not think we are

  2. Scary stuff when you got Tsunami warning signs painted on your street 30 to 40 meters above sea level. but Hey, no probs mates, just do the Great Haka and scare the Tsunamis away….:-)

  3. Intensity
    Intensity
    The calculated intensity at the location of the earthquake. The intensity is measured in the Modified Mercalli (MM) scale and is an estimate of the greatest impact of this earthquake for those close to the strongest shaking.
    unnoticeable
    When the expected MM is less than 3.
    weak
    When the expected MM is equal to 3.
    light
    When the expected MM is equal to 4.
    moderate
    When the expected MM is equal to 5.
    strong
    When the expected MM is equal to 6.
    severe
    When the expected MM is equal to 7 or greater.
    strong
    NZDT Mon, Nov 14 2016, 4:10:38 am
    Depth 11 km
    Magnitude 4.3
    Location 25 km east of Wellington
    Felt it? quake details…

  4. TO – EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

    SUBJECT – TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

    THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

    NOTE THE INCREASE OF EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE FROM MESSAGE NUMBER 1

    AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

    ORIGIN TIME – 0103 AM HST 13 NOV 2016
    COORDINATES – 42.8 SOUTH 173.4 EAST
    LOCATION – SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
    MAGNITUDE – 7.9 MOMENT

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