FIRE-EARTH Alert: Mass Evacuation Underway in New Zealand amid Major Seismic, Tsunami Threats
Posted by feww on November 14, 2016
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Thousands of people evacuated amid powerful aftershocks, threat of tsunamis, dam collapsing on the Clarence River
Large Earthquake, measuring 7.8Mw, has killed at least 2 people in New Zealand and caused extensive damage to private and public property, destroying roads and other infrastructure, according to the government and local news.
- Significant aftershocks, measuring up to 6.5Mw, have struck eastern and central New Zealand tonight, leaving thousands of residents and tourists stranded.
- M6.5 struck about 38km WSW of Kaikoura, New Zealand, at a depth of about 10km at 00:34:22 (UTC) today (2016-11-14).
- More than 500 aftershocks have struck the region, since a large 7.8 magnitude quake struck the South Island.
- Up to a hundred buildings have been damaged in Wellington Central Business District, hundreds of kms from the epicenter.
- A navy boat is on its way from Auckland to help evacuate thousands of stranded tourists. Authorities are also considering using Air Force aircraft.
- Tsunami alerts are in place for ALL coastal areas of New Zealand.
- Tsunami waves of up to 5 meters are expected.
- FIRE-EARTH Forecast is available from FIRE-EARTH PULSARS.
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M4.6 earthquake strikes near Genkai Nuclear Power Plant (33.516N,129.837E).
Authorities say Saga does not lie on a fault line and receives the fewest number of earthquakes in Japan (!)
M 4.1 – 14km NNW of Maebaru, Japan [USGS]
Time: 2016-11-18 01:19:05 (UTC)
Location: 33.669°N 130.125°E
Depth: 10.0 km
Grace said
4.6
2km NW of Kaikoura, New Zealand
2016-11-14 12:03:00 (UTC)
20.1 km
4.7
34km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand
2016-11-14 11:14:20 (UTC)
15.5 km
5.3
38km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand
2016-11-14 07:21:05 (UTC)
20.2 km
5.8
15km ENE of Kaikoura, New Zealand
2016-11-14 06:47:52 (UTC)
14.8 km
5.1
52km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand
2016-11-14 06:42:58 (UTC)
8.8 km
4.8
11km W of Kaikoura, New Zealand
2016-11-14 05:16:31 (UTC)
23.5 km
4.5
43km NE of Kaikoura, New Zealand
2016-11-14 04:10:17 (UTC)
10.0 km
4.5
13km E of Kaikoura, New Zealand
2016-11-14 04:05:45 (UTC)
10.0 km
4.5
63km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand
2016-11-14 03:40:16 (UTC)
10.0 km
5.4
18km ESE of Kaikoura, New Zealand
2016-11-14 01:30:11 (UTC)
10.0 km
5.2
42km NNE of Kaikoura, New Zealand
2016-11-14 01:28:21 (UTC)
10.0 km
6.5
38km WSW of Kaikoura, New Zealand
2016-11-14 00:34:22 (UTC)
10.0 km
4.6
39km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand
2016-11-13 23:54:58 (UTC)
13.2 km
5.2
52km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand
2016-11-13 23:49:10 (UTC)
10.0 km
5.0
36km NNE of Kaikoura, New Zealand
2016-11-13 23:17:33 (UTC)
11.9 km
5.1
51km W of Kaikoura, New Zealand
2016-11-13 22:19:32 (UTC)
10.0 km
4.9
16km NE of Kaikoura, New Zealand
2016-11-13 20:22:13 (UTC)
10.0 km
4.9
18km ENE of Kaikoura, New Zealand
2016-11-13 20:14:50 (UTC)
10.0 km
4.6
53km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand
2016-11-13 19:38:07 (UTC)
10.0 km
5.1
40km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand
2016-11-13 19:28:44 (UTC)
8.0 km
5.1
25km E of Kaikoura, New Zealand
2016-11-13 18:59:07 (UTC)
10.0 km
4.7
52km S of Blenheim, New Zealand
2016-11-13 18:49:24 (UTC)
10.0 km
4.8
49km SSE of Blenheim, New Zealand
2016-11-13 18:34:26 (UTC)
10.0 km
4.9
45km SW of Kaikoura, New Zealand
2016-11-13 18:16:36 (UTC)
10.0 km
4.5
52km NNE of Amberley, New Zealand
2016-11-13 18:10:26 (UTC)
10.0 km
5.2
18km SE of Kaikoura, New Zealand
2016-11-13 17:17:38 (UTC)
10.0 km
5.1
46km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand
2016-11-13 15:33:03 (UTC)
14.7 km
5.2
45km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand
2016-11-13 13:49:59 (UTC)
10.3 km
6.2
12km N of Kaikoura, New Zealand
2016-11-13 13:31:26 (UTC)
8.3 km
5.3
39km SSE of Blenheim, New Zealand
2016-11-13 13:21:12 (UTC)
10.0 km
4.9
38km S of Blenheim, New Zealand
2016-11-13 13:12:30 (UTC)
20.9 km
4.9
19km N of Kaikoura, New Zealand
2016-11-13 12:52:19 (UTC)
4.9 km
5.2
29km SE of Blenheim, New Zealand
2016-11-13 12:38:38 (UTC)
19.4 km