However the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), which despatched the alert — and one warning of an 8.2 magnitude earthquake in New Zealand — has stated there is no trigger for panic.
The BoM has confirmed the alerts acquired on its climate app have been a take a look at.
Whereas a submit on X warned the general public forward of time concerning the alerts, the BoM has since apologised for any confusion the take a look at could have brought on.
The take a look at alerts have been a part of the BoM’s transition to new software program used as a part of the tsunami early warning system.
The warnings have been despatched out for numerous areas and have been cancelled instantly after they have been issued.
The BoM is a part of the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC), which operates 24 hours a day to detect, monitor, confirm and warn of any tsunami threats to the shoreline of Australia and its offshore territories.
