Tsunami warning for east coast of Australia
Posted by
JAC on 7/15/2009, 7:23 am
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25787792-421,00.html
THE east coast of Australia has been put on tsunami alert following a powerful undersea earthquake.
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology says Tasmania, Victoria and NSW could be hit by waves tonight following the quake off the southwest coast of New Zealand's South Island at 7.22pm (AEST).
A bureau spokeswoman stressed no tsunami waves had been recorded by 8pm (AEST).
But she added it remained a possibility waves could develop and hit Australia's coast.
"It's quite rare that this would happen. At the moment no waves have been recorded but an alert has been issued for NSW and large parts of the east coast," she said.
"We're continuing to monitor and update the situation."
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said any waves would strike Lord Howe Island between 9.30pm and midnight.
The US Geological Survey said the epicentre of the earthquake was about 160km west of the city of Invercargill, on South Island, at a depth of 33 kilometres.
Police in the town of Tuatapere on South Island say they have reports of minor cracks in buildings and stock falling from supermarket shelves, but there'd been no reports of serious damage or injuries so far.
The quake was felt widely across the South Island.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre also issued a warning, saying: "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 centre added it was not immediately known if a tsunami had been generated |
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