Overall Green Earthquake alert in New Zealand on 04 Mar 2021 13:27 UTC

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M 7.3 in New Zealand on 04 Mar 2021 13:27 UTC

2021-03-04 13:35 message from NTWC

Key information extracted from original GTS message :

Evaluation

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 occurred east of north ISLAND NEW ZEALAND at 1327 UTC on thursday MARCH 4 2021
Based on the preliminary earthquake parameters hazardous TSUNAMI waves are possible for coasts located within 300 km of the earthquake epicenter

Threat Forecast

Hazardous TSUNAMI waves from this earthquake are possible within 300 km of the epicenter along the coasts of NEW zealand.

Measurements Levels

SOURCE	GAUGE LOCATION	LAT	LON	TIME (UTC)	HEIGHT (m)	PERIOD (min)

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