7.8 Magnitude Earthquake 500 Miles Off Coast of New Zealand, Tsunami Triggered
- Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:34pm by
Tiffany Gabbay
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A 7.8 magnitude earthquake near the Kermadec Islands, roughly 500 miles north of New Zealand, occurred Wednesday (early Thursday morning New Zealand time). Tsunami warnings are in effect.
UPDATE: Reuters reports that a tsunami was in fact generated. According to breaking news reports the tsunami could reach East Cape and Auckland New Zealand in a matter of hours.
UPDATE: Reuters reports the tsunami may have been destructive along the coastlines near the earthquake’s epicenter:
It struck at 7:03 a.m. on Thursday (1903 GMT on Wednesday) at the epicenter, 131 miles (211 km) east of Raoul Island, part of the Kermadec archipelago, and was only 30 miles (48 km) deep, the USGS said.
The Pacific Tsunami Center said waves were 2.2-2.7 feet (68-84 cm) high around Raoul Island.
The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Center said it estimated that waves would reach East Cape in New Zealand within two hours and Auckland within three hours of the quake.
The Kermadec Islands, which are New Zealand’s northernmost inhabited islands, are 500 miles (800 km) northeast of New Zealand’s North Island.
This is a breaking story, more details to follow…
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Comments (71)
Richard Compton
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:23pmAs I pray for those who may be effected by this quake, it strikes me how refreshing it is to read all the prayers and well wishes of those on this site sent out to those in need of them. Where else but American dose that happen on such a regular basis. Thank you all, your good people!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:16pmGod Above please spare the lives of the people this tsunami endangers; help them make it to the highest ground that can keep them and all their loved ones safe.
Report Post »republic2011
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:16pmGod be with the people of New Zealand and keep them safe from harm.
Report Post »TheDebtWeAllPay
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:16pm@IMCHRISTIAN thanks for the update let us know if you hear anything else
Report Post »IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 10:06pmTHEDEBTWEALLPAY
I sure sent an update but I don’t see it posted. My friend did call in and as you know by now the Tsu. was called off and she said later in the day that there was no damage reported. Thank you for your prayers they were greatly appreciated.
Report Post »zoro51
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:15pmas this was fortold. out of this will come an amazing thing.. hugs to ther folks there…
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:15pmOur prayers for them .
Report Post »TheDebtWeAllPay
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:12pmHorrible they have been going through hell lately
Report Post »solaveritas
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:10pmAny chance of getting one of these tsunami thingeys to head towards Washington D.C. to wash out the swam?
Report Post »His Lamb is Satanic
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:09pmthe magnetic poles are about to shift, as is the gallup pole. it’s over for most of us. that explains the govt’s underground elite survival bunker under the denver airport. you tax dollars at work. impale maobama! How many poles does it take to screw in one GE lightbulb?
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:08pmSo sorry to hear about this quake! Hope not too much damage, and the tsunami is small level.
Report Post »thinkhard64
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:07pmMaybe GOD is about to destroy the PROGRESSIVE paradise? I’m praying for the Christians that live there!!!
Report Post »TheDebtWeAllPay
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:14pm@thinkhard64 just the Christians???
Report Post »Indiana Patriot
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:22pmNo offense intended, but why not pray for everyone in NZ? Not just the Christians…
Report Post »jason1974
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:07pmhope ya’ll are safe down there
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:05pmI’d be making me some tall stilts about right now if I lived in new Zealand.
Report Post »lemmings4obama
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 1:22pmI’m sure you would be… only the smartest people would do that.
Report Post »IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:58pmI was in here while I was waiting for my friend from the North Island of New Zealand to come online. This is the first I heard of it and they are all in my prayers. Oh, I will be so glad when she signs on. It is about 8:00 a.m. their time now. Keep them in your prayers.
Report Post »True American66
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:58pmAlways stops me in my tracks to hear something like this…such devastating potential. I can always count on the Blaze to be first on the story though…I looked around and no one was covering it yet. GREAT WORK BLAZE, KEEP IT UP!!!
Report Post »Drum Man
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:57pmLet’s all hope our friends down under are safe.
Report Post »SingerGuy
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 5:00pmDrum Man
“Let’s all hope our friends down under are safe.”
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Just a small point here. Australia is known as the land down under. New Zealand is not. They are not “mini Aussie-land.” They are Aotearoa; the land of the long white cloud. I spent two years living in Auckland in the late 70′s and never met anyone who appreciated being thought of as “just like Australia.” Even the accents are noticeably different (albeit slightly).
My heart goes out for those who may be affected by this.
Report Post »brucep631
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:56pmWhere is the guy who draws those really horrible cat people pictures. How come he didn’t get in on this ?
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 5:48pm@brucep631
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:56pm
Where is the guy who draws those really horrible cat people pictures. How come he didn’t get in on this ?
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You mean Snowleopard? I think probably that he, along with a lot of others, just got tired of liberals, such as yourself, and your bs. You won’t be seeing much of Tierrah, oldasdirt, jimmythebullet, My Sacred Honor, 82dAirborne, CatB, Grandmaof5 or me, either. We’ve gone to greener pastures, where there is a purpose.
I just came over here to check the news, to see if I missed anything on the other sites.
Report Post »tige33
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 6:30pmWhere did you guys go?? I read the comments and look for all posters you mentioned. Like minded
Report Post »mauijonny
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 3:25am@BRUCEPee651 – what an @ ss.
Report Post »And, no, the world isn’t falling apart, the ‘Ring of Fire” is just acting up. It happens…bad things (for us) happen…this planet isn’t a cold and stable rock with no weather, no climate change, no earthquakes, etc…The Earth is dynamic and makes room for other things – it’s slow and, sometimes, unbelievable to us, but nothing for an infinite God.
StuntDrivin4U
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:54pmNot again. God bless all the people of NZ
Report Post »PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:54pmGoogle: Chinese Dam. China is building dams on all the rivers. They want future control of all water flowing out of China. The weight of some of these massive damns is actually affecting the earths rotation. Seems like a lot of earthquakes in that part of the earth???? Japan, New Zealand..now this one..I’m just wondering.
Report Post »Innvertigo
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:13pm@PIGSWILLNEVERFLY
please take off your tin foil hat.
Report Post »fixer
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 5:04pmwhen pigs fly
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:54pmPraying
Report Post »michaelmoron
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:51pmDue to the North pole shifting at 40 miles a year towards Russia and beginning to move faster, we will see more earthquakes soon. The earth has shifted 10 degrees in a short period of time.
Report Post »elk043004
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:40pmYour screen name sums it all up. Our planet has NOT shifted ten degrees.Giving you the benefit of the doubt, I believe you meant our planet’s magnetic polar fields (North and South) are continually changing but not by ten percent..
Report Post »Kerri g
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:41pmThe North Pole is shifting 40 miles a year?
Report Post »22
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 6:42amGreat point. The reason we are shifting is due to a large mass in our system. Nibiru, Wormwood, Planet X, or the new excepted name by NASA is comet Elenin! Every time there is an alignment with this “comet” and the sun and the earth, or one of the other planets, we have a large quake. There was an alignment between the Earth, Saturn, the sun and “comet” Elenin yesterday and today. As this thing gets closer and prepares to leave the system, things will get more intense. September and October are when its closest to Earth. Prepare for a rough ride people!! This is why NASA has put out 2 PSA‘s warning it’s employees to prepare their households. Please read up and get informed! This all coincides with the different prophecy from every culture around the world. It’s funny how this “comet” just popped up and was recently discovered. Too many things are falling into place.
Report Post »bccrane
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 9:03amNot the North pole that has shifted it is the magnetic north that is shifting causing a build up of heat under the arctic ocean warming the arctic waters which will plunge the northern hemisphere into the next ice age.
Report Post »bccrane
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 9:11amIs anyone else having a problem with posting a reply here. I just left a reply to MICHAELMORON and instead of it showing up under thier post mine shows up at the end of the third page, almost as if I don‘t know what I’m talking about (even though what I posted some will still make that claim).
Report Post »LadyIzShy
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:46pmpraying there are no injuries or deaths
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:38pmGod bless and protect these people.
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:37pmI already said a prayer for them.
Report Post »JRook
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:37pmReally sorry to hear this. New Zealand was one of the best places I have had the opportunity to visit and do some work in. Really great people, especially the Maoris. Auckland was a blast at night, after 10pm it was like a giant block party every night.
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 3:54pmTHE WORLD IS GOING CRAZY RIGHT NOW… PROPHECY?
If you watch the news there is literally one major, above 5.0 mag, earthquake every other day, literally. They are monitored everywhere but not reported by major news sources because of the frequency of these hits. I watch http://www.americanparchment.com for more than just politics and news, I look at it and places like the Blaze to see the possible future.There are interesting things happening around us everyday.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:17pmMore and more natural disasters every month. Make your peace with God, you never know what will happen next.
Report Post »timeout
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:31pmprayers are in order. some of these islands are not very populated, however there is tidal wave alert.
raoul island appears to be around 5-800 miles from north nz.
Report Post »drphil69
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 4:50pmI admit I know little about tsunami… but above it says,
“The Pacific Tsunami Center said waves were 2.2-2.7 feet (68-84 cm) high around Raoul Island.”
3 foot waves? misprint? or is this the size of the wave in the open ocean, not on shore?
Report Post »bellasbrat
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 6:09pmThank you Dr. Phil69. I was about to say the same thing. I have friends who’ve surfed waves much bigger than that!
Report Post »BallisticBob
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 8:33pmNo misprint. That was measured onshore.
It was a 7.6, not a monster 9 like Japan.
BTW, the Tsunami warning has been canceled.
Report Post »bluesguitar777
Posted on July 6, 2011 at 5:01pm“New Zealand was…” past tense. Good Lord man they weren’t wiped off the map by a nuclear weapon… LOL