Megathrust quake: Evacuation zones would protect Kiwis from monster Hikurangi tsunami, scientist sayingomar200 A simulation of a tsunami hitting New Zealand's east coast. Even if 12-metre-high tsunami waves crash into the cities and towns along our eastern coast, climbing to the designated evacuation zones should keep people out of harm's way. INGOMAR200 Even if 12m-high waves crashed into our eastern coast, our evacuation zones provide a degree of comfort. "And we have prepared the evacuation zones based around those multiple different scenarios, including magnitude 9 earthquakes." ROBERT KITCHIN Wellington's Lyall Bay School practice a tsunami evacuation drill.

Source: Stuff March 06, 2018 04:54 UTC