Mega Tsunami: Would Auckland Survive?

Following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake, equal in power to the one that destroyed Napier in 1931, Civil Defence initially issude no Tsunami warning but 55 minutes afterwards did so, claiming a tsunami was possible. A 2m high tsunami had already hit the Kaikoura coast by then. Some people in Kaikoura and Wellington had already left for higher ground, but others haven't.

Strange Lights During Earthquake Confuse Onlookers

People in Wellington have witnessed a luminous phenomenon known as earthquake light on Monday morning. An Instagram user Syrian Kiwi who is living in Wellington, posted a video showing the lights flashing in the sky. The user wrote
"Sky during earthquake in Wellington. Hope everyone's safe."
Earthquake lights attend to happen all around the world, where vertical faults allow stress-induced electrical currents to flow rapidly to the surface, producing the Phenomenon. The earthquake lights are a bit like the Auroras and produce a white and blue combination of colours. Earthquake lights only show up when the magnitude 5.0 or higher. Experts say the lights may one day help predict the approach of future earthquakes.