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World Powerful earthquake hits far north of New Zealand A powerful earthquake measuring 7.2 has struck the South Pacific Ocean near the Kermadec Islands, briefly prompting a tsunami warning for New Zealand, local officials say. Very small tsunami waves were observed at a nearby island with no reports of damage. The earthquake, which struck at 10:55 a.m. local time on Sunday, was centered about 150 kilometers (93 miles) northeast of L’Esperance Rock, which is halfway between New Zealand’s North Island and Tongo, or 930 kilometers (578 miles) northeast of Auckland. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center measured the earthquake at 7.4, but it was later downgraded to 7.2 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It struck about 35 kilometers (22 miles) below the seabed, which makes it a relatively shallow earthquake. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center immediately issued a tsunami alert for the Kermadec Islands Region, which doesn’t have a permanent population. New Zealand Civil Defense issued a Beach and Marine Tsunami Warning at 11:37 a.m., but it was canceled after just 8 minutes. “Based on current information, the initial assessment is that the earthquake is unlikely to have caused a tsunami that will pose a threat to New Zealand,” Civil Defense said in an update at 11:45 a.m. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said very small tsunami waves were observed at Raoul Island, which is the largest and northernmost of the main Kermadec Islands. There were no reports of damage or injuries. New Zealand’s Kermadec Islands and the surrounding region as a whole are part of the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, an arc of fault lines circling the Pacific Basin which are prone to frequent and large earthquakes. Volcanic eruptions also occur in the region.
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कराकस, (एपी)– भेनेजुएलाको उत्तरपूर्वी तटीय क्षेत्रमा मंगलबार अपराह्नमा ७.३ म्याग्नीच्युडको भूकम्प गएको छ । सो भूकम्पबाट हालसम्म मानवीय क्षतिको कुनै समाचार प्राप्त भएका छैन । त्यसैगरी भूकम्पपछि सुनामीको चेतावनी पनि दिइएको छैन । भेनेजुएलाको भू–गर्भ विभागका अनुसार स्थानीय समायानुसार मङ्गलबार अपराह्न ५ः३१ मा गएको यस भूकम्पको केन्द्रविन्दु यागरापारो शहरबाट १९ किलोमिटर दक्षिणपूर्वमा भएको जनाइएको छ । भूकम्पको कम्पन नुएभा, इस्पार्टा, मोनागास, बोलिभार, डेल्टा आमाक्यरो आरागुआ र काराबोबोलगायत क्षेत्र वरपर महसूस गरिएको स्थानीय अधिकारीहरुले जानकारी दिएका छन् । शक्तिशालीको यस कम्पनपछि सडक र पर्खालहरुमा चिराहरु देखा परेका बताइएको छ । यस भूकम्पको कम्पन कोलम्बियाको राजधानी बोगोटासम्म महसुश गरिएको थियो । सो भूकम्पपछि त्यहाँको अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थलसमेत केही समयको लागि बन्द गरिएको बताइएको छ । युएस प्यासिफिक सुनामी वार्निङ सेन्टरले सो भूकम्पपछि भीषण सुनामीको छाल उठ्ने सम्भावना रहेको चेतावती दिएको थियो तर पछि भने सुनामीको जोखिम घटेको भन्दै उक्त चेतावनीयुक्त सूचना फिर्ता लिएको थियो । भूकम्पको विषयमा विश्वभरी नै निगरानी राख्ने अमेरिकी भौगर्भिक सर्वेक्षण संस्था (युएसजिएस) ले भेनेजुएलामा हिजो आएको भूकम्प १९९० यताको नै सबैभन्दा शक्तिशाली भएको जानकारी दिएको छ ।