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This map shows the areas affected by tsunamis from local sources since the 1820s. Tsunamis have accompanied several of the major earthquakes that occurred offshore or close to the coast.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Sources: GNS Science Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management
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