Tsunami Warning in the South Pacific
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News on the wire from Rick is that a tsunami warning was issued for the South Pacific after a 7.9 earthquake registered about 209km (130 miles) south-east of Tonga. The first report from the U.S. National Weather Service’s Pacific tsunami center is that “Sea level readings confirm that a tsunami was generated. This tsunami may have been destructive along coastlines of the region near the earthquake epicenter.” However according to the BBC, “…there are no immediate reports of damage.”
UPDATE FROM THE USNWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI CENTER
... TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION ... THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND/OR WATCH ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR TONGA / NIUE / KERMADEC IS / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / WALLIS-FUTUNA / FIJI
Date Posted: March 19, 2009 at 3:41 PM
March 19, 2009 at 11:12 PMAngelo Villagomez
Saipan was hit by a tsunami a few years ago. I caught the whole thing on video and put it on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZDFNcrBIG8
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March 20, 2009 at 10:44 AMKevin Zelnio
LOL, You are a braver man than I
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