Evacuation Warning Issued for New Zealand

-- The New Zealand Herald reported on February 28, 2010:

"A tsunami generated by a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile, is expected to reach New Zealand this morning.

The quake hit 325 kilometres southwest of Santiago, at a depth of 35 kilometres at 3.34am local time (6.34pm NZT), the US Geological Survey reported.

A wave measuring 2.34 metres was recorded near Chile and Tsunami warnings were issued over a wide area.

The New Zealand Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) said areas of land could be threatened on the Chatham Islands and Banks Peninsula, while waves of less than 1 metre were likely for the entire east coast of New Zealand."

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