Foto: JupiterNew Zealand civil defence authorities issued a tsunami warning after magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean north east of the country.
It said a tsunami was possible with eastern coastal areas of the North Island vulnerable, including the country's main city Auckland, arriving just before 9 a.m. local time.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake 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 30miles (48 km) deep, the USGS said.
The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Center also issued the tsunami warning that it did not yet know whether an actual tsunami had developed but said that if it had, it would hit East Cape in New Zealand within two hours and Auckland within three hours of the quake.
