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New Zealand's South Island hit with magnitude 7.5 earthquake
New Zealand's South Island hit with magnitude 7.5 earthquake- and residents are urgently warned to move inland as tsunami waves hit coast and aftershocks continue
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A magnitude 7.5 earthquake centred north of Christchurch has jolted New Zealand and triggered a two-metre Tsunami. The severe quake, located 15 km north-east of Culverden at a depth of 15km, struck just after midnight on Sunday and was felt throughout the country.A two-metre tsunami has been generated in response to the earthquake and the first wave arrived at Kaikoura on the South Island just before 2am local time, according to the NZ Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management.
The Civil Defence has warned further waves will arrive at Chatham islands immediately and anyone on the islands or on the country's east coast have been ordered to move to high ground for the next several hours.
Waves between three to five metres are expected between Marlborough Peninsula near Wellington and Banks Peninsula, just south of Christchurch, according to Civil Defence.
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” former vice president Biden said during a campaign event in Texas on Monday. "All men and women created by — you know, you know, the thing.”
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