An earthquake of over 7 magnitude was recorded in the early hours of Monday, April 24. Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Archipelago Located in Pacific Ocean. Although officials did not specify whether there were injuries or fatalities, A Image gallery Alleged destruction.
All three photos shared by Twitter user @oetv_ec are authentic but do not match the recent incident. The snapshots date to a seismic event that occurred 12 years ago.
Both photos show the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck New Zealand’s South Island on February 22, 2011. Due to the movement, many buildings in the city collapsed and other damaged results.
The incident at the time claimed 185 lives and reduced 80% of the city (the epicenter) to rubble.
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In 2013, the New Zealand government was estimated to have invested US$29 billion to restore and rebuild the city, which is 10% of the country’s GDP.
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The third photo shows a member of the country’s fire brigade helping to rescue several people, the wreckage visible. The event was photographed by Martin Hunter of the Getty Agency. Similarly, it starts from the destruction of 2011.
Following the strong earthquake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Service issued a tsunami watch and warned of the possibility of “dangerous tsunami waves” off the coast of the Kermatek Islands, 300 kilometers from the epicenter.
The Kermadec Islands, located between New Zealand and Tonga, are uninhabited except for personnel at a permanently established base on Raoul Island, which houses a weather and radio station.
New Zealand sits on a fault line between the Pacific and Oceanic tectonic plates and records about 14,000 earthquakes each year, 100 to 150 of which are powerful enough to be felt.
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