Tsunami warning Australia: east coast residents sent into panic as BoM issues alert –then says it was just a test

Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) in Australia issues tsunami alert over an 8.2 magnitude earthquake off New Zealand before cancelling it moments later

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A brief panic gripped parts of eastern Australia on Wednesday after the national weather bureau sent a tsunami warning to thousands of residents.

People along the New South Wales and Queensland coast received the Bureau of Meteorology warning, sent shortly after 11.30am, reading: tsunami warning" and giving the location of the user. App users were informed that a tsunami was approaching, caused by an 8.2 magnitude earthquake off the west coast of New Zealand.

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