New Zealand cancels tsunami alert after powerful quake
The Pacific Ring of Fire is a hotbed of volcanic and earthquake activity at the intersection of several tectonic plates (AFP Photo/)/ A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake stuck near the remote Kermadec Islands northeast of New Zealand Sunday, briefly prompting a tsunami warning. After initially forecasting "a threat to beach, harbour, estuary and small boat activities", New Zealand's Civil Defence organisation gave the all-clear eight minutes later. The earthquake was give a preliminary magnitude of 7.4, but later downgraded to 7.2 by the US ...
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