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03 May 06 - 01:24 PM (#1732973) Subject: BS: Tsunami, Tonga earthquake From: Alice Anyone in New Zealand have info? Can't get anything but the headlines right now. alice |
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03 May 06 - 01:27 PM (#1732979) Subject: RE: BS: Tsunami, Tonga earthquake From: Alice anyone? |
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03 May 06 - 01:36 PM (#1732985) Subject: RE: BS: Tsunami, Tonga earthquake From: Bill D CNN reports no tsunami so far....power of quake is not nearly as relevant as type. This may not have been a slip-thrust like the Xmas one. |
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03 May 06 - 01:43 PM (#1732991) Subject: RE: BS: Tsunami, Tonga earthquake From: John MacKenzie Info here slowish site. No Tsunami detected so far, NZ warned but it is 1400 miles away. More details Click Giok |
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03 May 06 - 01:44 PM (#1732993) Subject: RE: BS: Tsunami, Tonga earthquake From: McGrath of Harlow It's good that they seem to have got out a warning in good time, without delaying in order to make quite sure there actually was going to be a tsunami. Better safe than sorry. |
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03 May 06 - 01:48 PM (#1733000) Subject: RE: BS: Tsunami, Tonga earthquake From: beardedbruce so far... CNN) -- Tsunami warnings were issued for Fiji and New Zealand after a massive earthquake measuring about 7.8 in magnitude shook the southern Pacific Ocean. The quake's epicenter was about 153 kilometers (95 miles) off the coast of Tonga, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It struck Thursday at 4:26 a.m in Tonga (Wednesday at 1526 GMT). Two hours later, there was still no indication that a tsunami had been generated by the quake. http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/03/earthquake.tonga/index.html |
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03 May 06 - 02:08 PM (#1733016) Subject: RE: BS: Tsunami, Tonga earthquake From: autolycus I seem to remember after the Indian tsunami, that it was said the tsunami early warning system in the Pacific is so much better than what was available in the Indian. Ivor |