Samoan Tsunami Survivor
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By , on October 5th, 2009 2 comments   Geology, Natural Disaster   , , , , , ,  

Neil Lumsden was out surfing when out of nowhere the recent earthquake struck the deep sea off of Samoa. We had no warning, being out in the water outside of the reef pass we didn’t feel the earthquake happen, and everyone was caught completely off guard. All of a sudden, while sitting at the usual . . . → Read More: Samoan Tsunami Survivor

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Tsunami Warning in the South Pacific
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By , on March 19th, 2009 2 comments   Geology, Weather   , , , , , ,  

[googlemap lat="-22.857194700969636" lng="-174.55078125" width="500px" height="300px" zoom="6" type="G_HYBRID_MAP"]Tonga[/googlemap] 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 . . . → Read More: Tsunami Warning in the South Pacific

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