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    The National Emergency Management Agency's assessing whether a 6.7 magnitude earthquake off the bottom of the South Island has created a tsunami risk

    The National Emergency Management Agency's assessing whether a 6.7 magnitude earthquake off the bottom of the South Island has created a tsunami risk



    Geonet reports almost five thousand people felt the shake at 2.43pm - centred west of Stewart Island, 33 kilometres deep.

    It's been downgraded from a magnitude of 6.9.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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