Tsunami 30.9.2007
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An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale occurred at 3.23 am on Sunday 30th September 2007 near the Aukland Islands and activated Australia’s first tsunami early warning buoy, sited on the ocean floor south of Tasmania. All coastal areas of Tasmania and New Zealand were alerted of a possible sea-level rise and flooding. The warning was cancelled early Monday morning when only minimal rise of sea-level occurred.