Centro de Alerta de Tsunamis del Pacífico
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center alerted New Zealand authorities of the approaching tsunami prompting the first major tsunami evacuation in New Zealand. Port facilities along the east coast of New Zealand were cleared, schools in coastal areas closed and Whitianga, Mercury Bay, Waihi Beach, Whakatāne, Ōhope, Ōpōtiki and Kaikōura evacuated.