Dr Joshu Mountjoy, a marine geologist at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), said the seabed lift was a first for modern New Zealand scientists, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Stuff. “I’ve never seen it before during ...
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Three cows stranded on piece of land after strong earthquake in New Zealand
The video footage from Newshub service shows the animals stranded on the small island of grass amidst chaos, after midnight Monday 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shook much of the country. It was no information about the owner of the cows ...
Read More »Tsunami alert issued after strong earthquake in New Zealand
The quake struck around 50 kilometers northeast of the city of Christchurch just after midnight local time on Monday, the US Geological Survey reported, and triggered waves of 2.49 meters above usual tide levels, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) said, ...
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