The warning was canceled after only two small waves were recorded on the south coast of the South Island. No one was injured in the quake.
"The scientists are still considering what combination of geographical and geological factors have influenced the impact of this particular earthquake,
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New Zealand Civil Defense director John Hamilton said it is a timely reminder for people to be prepared, as it is a matter of when,
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Four tremors measuring over five on Richter scale hit the area on Friday morning,
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Quigley said magnitude 8 earthquakes occur every 200-300 years and the last one was registered in 1717, so the next one is overdue.
Wednesday's quake, centered 100 km northwest of Tuatapere and 12 km deep, struck at 9:22 p.m. (0922 GMT) and triggered an alert from the Pacific tsunami warning center in Hawaii.
WELLINGTON: People in New Zealand's Southland were urged to prepare for a civil emergency as strong aftershocks continued to rock the southern region on Friday,
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"People in coastal communities need to be aware that the quake did generate a small tsunami on Wednesday night,
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Geologists say that most of the energy from the 7.8 magnitude quake dissipated into soft rocks to the west.
Southland Civil Defense regional controller Neil Cruickshank said the aftershocks were a normal consequence of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake,
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Canterbury University earthquake expert Mark Quigley said the fact that the aftershocks, 13 of them by 7 p.m. Friday,
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The Earthquake Commission had received more than 500 claims by Friday afternoon,
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He suggested that residents checked their emergency supplies and stock up on essentials this weekend.
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