Waikato Earthquakes

Hamilton — With less than a week to go, more than 37,000 Hamilton residents have signed up for ShakeOut, the biggest earthquake drill in New Zealand’s history.

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Hamilton — With less than a month to go until ShakeOut, Hamilton residents are being urged to register for one of New Zealand’s biggest Civil Defence exercises.

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Taupo — There are no reports of damage or problems arising from an earthquake which occurred earlier in the Taupo area.

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Waikato — The Waikato Civil Defence Emergency Management Group emergency coordinating centre in Hamilton says a marine tsunami threat has been confirmed after the earthquake this morning in the Tonga-Kermadec trench to the north-east of New Zealand.

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Taupo — Taupō Civil Defence has had no reports of damage from an earthquake centred 30kms west of Taupō this afternoon.

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Taupo — A swarm of earthquakes occurred over the weekend under southern Lake Taupo.

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Waikato — Waikato region’s coastal residents are being urged to stay away from the ocean and other waterways after a tsunami marine threat for New Zealand was issued following an earthquake in Japan.

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Waikato — Waikato people are responding generously with offers of free accommodation for people needing to leave Christchurch following the earthquake.

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Hamilton — Geophysicist Professor Kevin Furlong, from Penn State University, USA, never imagined he would witness one of New Zealand’s worst earthquakes while spending his sabbatical in Christchurch.

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Waikato — The Waikato Civil Defence Emergency Management Group has received reports of strong tidal currents at Whitianga and Tairua, but this could be more widespread, especially at harbour entrances.

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Waikato — Update as at 3.30am Residents of the Waikato region’s east coast are being urged to stay away from the ocean after a warning that a tsunami is due to hit from about 7am onwards on Sunday 28 February following an earthquake off Chile.

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Waikato — Waikato Civil Defence and Emergency Management says the tsunami warning for the region's coasts has been cancelled, following advice from national agencies.

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Waikato — Waikato Civil Defence and Emergency Management is urging people living or working on the region’s coasts to be on high alert for tsunami warning information.

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Waikato — Waikato Civil Defence and Emergency Management chairman Peter Lee says regional officials have responded well to today’s tsunami alert.

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Waikato — Waikato Civil Defence and Emergency Management says the tsunami warning on the region's east and west coasts has now (11.05am) been cancelled following advice from national agencies.

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Waikato — Waikato Civil Defence and Emergency Management has revised the times it expects a tsunami to affect the region.

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Waikato — The Waikato Region Civil Defence Emergency Management Group has issued an urgent warning for residents on the West Coast to move to higher ground due to a tsunami warning.

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Waikato — Residents on the Waikato region's WEST coast are also being urged to move away from low lying areas due to the threat of a tsunami after the earthquake in Samoa.

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Waikato — Waikato Civil Defence and Emergency Management is urging people living or working on the Waikato region’s coasts to be on high alert for tsunami warning information.

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