Tsunami warning test broadcast request sent to mediaALDEN WILLIAMS/FAIRFAX NZ A civil defence training group mix-up caused a tsunami warning broadcast request to be sent to media across the country. In a training error, Civil Defence sent an urgent tsunami warning after a non-existent 8.7 magnitude earthquake. However, the initial request for emergency broadcast was never marked as a test. A Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management public information manager said the broadcast request was never supposed to be sent to media. "The Ministry of Civil Defence is issuing an advisory regarding the possibility of large aftershock," the press release, issued by West Coast Civil Defence on November 24, said.

Source: Stuff February 03, 2017 02:29 UTC