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| Tsunami alert after NZ earthquake | Tsunami alert after NZ earthquake |
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| A 7.8-magnitude earthquake has shaken New Zealand, prompting a tsunami warning for parts of the Pacific Ocean. | A 7.8-magnitude earthquake has shaken New Zealand, prompting a tsunami warning for parts of the Pacific Ocean. |
| The quake struck off the south-west tip of New Zealand, 161km (100 miles) west of Invercargill at a depth of 33km (20 miles), the US Geological Survey said. | The quake struck off the south-west tip of New Zealand, 161km (100 miles) west of Invercargill at a depth of 33km (20 miles), the US Geological Survey said. |
| The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii issued a "non-expanding regional tsunami warning" for nearby areas. | The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii issued a "non-expanding regional tsunami warning" for nearby areas. |
| There were no immediate reports of damage or any evidence that a tsunami had formed after the quake. | There were no immediate reports of damage or any evidence that a tsunami had formed after the quake. |
| "An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines in the region near the epicentre within minutes to hours," the warning centre said in a statement. | "An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines in the region near the epicentre within minutes to hours," the warning centre said in a statement. |
| The quake was detected at 0922GMT (2122 local time), reports said. | The quake was detected at 0922GMT (2122 local time), reports said. |
| New Zealand's Herald newspaper said the quake was felt across the South Island. | |
| People ran from restaurants in Queenstown as buildings shook, the newspaper said. Power and phone lines were severed in some places. | |
| One South Island resident, Simon Darby, told the newspaper the quake lasted about two-and-a-half minutes. | |
| "I lived in Tokyo for three years so I know what large quakes are like. Even though we are maybe 400km from the epicentre this was easily the longest and biggest I have ever felt," he said. | |
| "It wasn't very violent, more of a rolling feel. But it had a power about it - I ran straight outside into the car park." | |
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