New Zealand cancels tsunami alert after powerful quake

New Zealand cancels tsunami alert after powerful quake http://l1.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/pyONXxZeOOg1Czr5P.Gpbw--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/Part-WAS-WAS2003122223645-1-1-0.jpg June 16, 2019 at 10:50AM Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/27ryfmF

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 Geological Survey. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center also lifted its tsunami warning for parts of the South Pacific but said "minor sea level fluctuations may occur in some coastal areas near the earthquake".

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