Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) in Australia issues tsunami alert over an 8.2 magnitude earthquake off New Zealand before cancelling it moments laterGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA brief panic gripped parts of eastern Australia on Wednesday after the national weather bureau sent a tsunami warning to thousands of residents.People along the New South Wales and Queensland coast received the Bureau of Meteorology warning, sent shortly after 11.30am, reading: “tsunami warning” and giving the location of the user. App users were informed that a tsunami was approaching, caused by an 8.2 magnitude earthquake off the west coast of New Zealand.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
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