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Bureau of Meteorology apologises for confusion after sending false tsunami watch warning for bottom half of Australia
20 hours ago
The Bureau of Meterology has apologised for the confusion the test warning caused. (ABC Radio Brisbane: Antonia O'Flaherty )
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says there is no tsunami headed to Australia after sending a false warning to half the country earlier today.
The warning was sent via push notification to the BOM app, third-party weather apps, and the social media website X.
It was marked "test" and included tsunami watch warnings for Tasmania, New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland.
A BOM spokesperson said the notifications were part of a transition to new software and were cancelled immediately after they were sent.
"There is no tsunami threat to Australia," the spokesperson said.
"The Bureau acknowledges and apologises for any confusion that this test may have caused."
I did a dig and found the last tsunami wave to reach Australia was March 11th 2011. These were linked to the Tōhoku earthquake in Japan, which triggered destructive tsunami waves up to 40-metres high in the Asian country. A 56 centimetre wave was observed at Norfolk Island, a 35 centimetre one at Port Kembla in New South Wales, and a 23 centimetre wave at Spring Bay in Tasmania.