(Express) – Scientists have urged government officials to prepare for a terrifying and unprecedented magnitude-9 mega-earthquake that would unleash a deadly tsunami with 30 meter-high waves. Scientists have declared that it is a matter of “when, not if” a devastating earthquake strikes New Zealand, unleashing a mega-tsunami that could wreak havoc across large parts of the world. Geologists in New Zealand
claim the Hikurangi Subduction Zone is one of the world’s biggest faultlines and there is evidence that it could soon set off a quake and a subsequent tsunami. The rupture of the fault line would cause damage and destruction on a scale bigger than the Japanese quake and tsunami of 2011. New Zealand Geoscience Society (GNS) official Dr. Laura Wallace admitted that the tsunami triggered could have waves of up to 30 meters-high. Dr. Wallace said the imminent threat of an extremely powerful earthquake was higher than previously expected, which has prompted officials in New Zealand to ramp up preparation and emergency response plans. READ MORE
