Families warned to flee New Zealand coast 'immediately' over tsunami threat sparked by 7 4 magnitude

Families warned to flee New Zealand coast 'immediately' over tsunami threat sparked by 7 4 magnitude Families cautioned to escape New Zealand drift "promptly" over wave risk started by 7.4-extent tremor Individuals close to the beach front territories were encouraged to 'Move to higher ground' and crisis administrations lines were down. Across the board demise and devastation dreaded Share A seismic tremor of extent 7.4 has struck close Christchurch, New Zealand, setting off a tidal wave cautioning. Individuals living along the whole east drift have been cautioned to 'move to higher ground' - with a Tsunami wave of up to 2m in stature dreaded. The shudder struck in the early hours of Monday morning in Christchurch which was diminished to rubble by a tremor only five years back. The torrent danger is for the east shore of all New Zealand including Christchurch, Wellington and the Chatham islands. @dickbicknell Richard Bicknell tweeted harm to his kitchen, composing: 'Cheers for the worry all, everybody's alright. Here's the kitchen' The quake could be felt more than 1,100 miles away, with potential for harm inside a close to 100-mile range. Geoscience Aust demonstrate the 7.4 mag quake in Sth Island New Zealand could be felt more than 1,800km away, harm for 148km span English gourmet specialist Tim Owen, who is in Halswell, a satellite town of Christchurch, told Mirror Online: "We live around 25 minutes from the shoreline, it's not very far. The possibility of a torrent is constantly alarming. "I have a few companions that live ideal on the shoreline so have reached them.