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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) of New Zealand has alerted that the country’s coastal regions might face “strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges.”
NEMA has advised NZ residents to stay off beaches and shore areas due to the risk of large waves and hazardous surf.
Authorities also warned people to not go “tsunami sight-seeing”.
Professor Caroline Orchiston from the University of Otago noted, “New Zealand is no stranger to the effects of distant tsunami events, such as the 1960 M9.6 Chilean earthquake. In that instance, waves that reached up to 5.5 meters in certain coastal spots took 10-12 hours to journey across the Pacific Ocean to arrive on our shores.”
“The NEMA mobile phone alert that came out this afternoon urged people not to go tsunami sight-seeing at the coast.
“Let’s heed this warning and demonstrate that we have learned about tsunami risk by avoiding any waves or strong currents at our beaches, inlets, and other coastal areas,” she added.
