8.1 Earthquake Occurred Near New Zealand, Tsunami Threat to West Coast Unclear
(NWS) A large earthquake occurred NNE of New Zealand (magnitude 8.1 at 11:28am PST). The Tsunami Warning Center is presently evaluating the threat for the US West Coast. See https://www.tsunami.gov/ for updates. Here is some commentary on the earthquakes that occurred in the same area this morning by Dr Lucy Jones. https://twitter.com/DrLucyJones/status/1367571681355591680?s=20