False Tsunami Alert

Australia Tsunami Test Blunder: False Alert Triggers Panic, Meme Frenzy On Social Media

Residents along the New South Wales and Queensland coasts experienced brief panic on Wednesday when Australia's Bureau of Meteorology mistakenly issued a tsunami warning. The alert, sent just after 11:30 a.m., informed app users that a tsunami was approaching, following an 8.2 magnitude earthquake near New Zealand's west coast. The...