03/04/2021 19:03
Clarín.com
World
Updated 03/04/2021 19:10
After the news of two earthquakes that hit New Zealand during the early morning, the authorities of Chile and Peru
launched an alert of a possible tsunami on their coasts.
The first episode in the two islands of Oceania
was of magnitude 7.3 on the Richter scale
and was located 180 km northeast of the city of Gisborne, on the North Island and had a depth of 10 km and after this they began a series of earthquakes of magnitudes between 4 to 6.
Hours later,
a second earthquake of magnitude 8 occurred
, which had its epicenter in the Kermandec Islands.
That is why the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy (Shoa), established a State of Precaution after the last earthquake.
As detailed by Onemi, this means that there is a
"possibility of a minor tsunami"
and called on the population to "stay informed through official channels awaiting instructions."
Being an event generated in the far field, this tsunami of 30 cm to 1 meter approx.
It could be received from 01:00 on Easter Island and 04:00 on the mainland.
- onemichile (@onemichile) March 4, 2021
In that sense, they specified that, "as it is an event generated in a far field, this tsunami of
approximately
30 cm to 1 meter
could be perceived
from 1 on Easter Island and 4 on the mainland".
Meanwhile, the head of the National Tsunami Warning Center of the Peruvian Navy, Lieutenant Commander Moacid Feraldo, indicated that they will carry out constant monitoring.
However, he remarked that in the event that a wave reached the Peruvian coast, it would be "very small", since it would be
30 centimeters
and it would only arrive on Friday at dawn.
“In the event that there may be something, we are going to do the monitoring, as they are thousands of kilometers from our coasts, if a wave arrived it would be very small, less than 30 centimeters, even less than 10 centimeters, we will to be monitoring, and would arrive from 3 or 4 in the morning (on Friday) ”, he explained.
The United States Geological Survey issued a tsunami "threat" warning for New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Fiji, the Cook Islands, the Polynesian Islands and those of American Samoa due to the possibility of a rise in waters up to one meter in coastal areas.
In addition, it issued a bulletin to maintain an alert for possible waves throughout the Hawaiian archipelago.
The New Zealand authorities urged citizens of several islands to move as far from the sea as possible "immediately" and to seek the "nearest high ground", either by walking, running or cycling to avoid traffic jams.
DD
Look also
Tsunami warning in New Zealand after a strong earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale
An earthquake in Chile was felt in Mendoza and San Juan