Posted on 07/15/2009 3:23:52 AM PDT by Zakeet
BREAKING NEWS - The USGS issues a tsunami warning after 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits off New Zealand.
The epicenter of the quake was located about 100 miles west of the city of Invercargill, on South Island.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
What area?
The only area under a tsunami warning is New Zealand.
Quake occured nowhere near a full or new moon. Just pointing that out because the Berkland nutters won’t.
Certainly the east coast of Australia and,likely,other parts of the South Pacific.
150 km (95 miles) WNW of Invercargill, New Zealand
175 km (110 miles) WSW of Queenstown, New Zealand
300 km (185 miles) W of Dunedin, New Zealand
825 km (510 miles) SW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand
> What area?
Invercargill is New Zealand’s southernmost large town. It’s right at the bottom of the South Island on the East Coast.
This happened 100 km west of that, so any waves will be smacking into Fiordland (largely uninhabited deep fiords) and up the West Coast. Next major population would be Nelson, up at the top of the South Island, then Wellington on the Cook Straight.
(Wellington might be in for a rough time if there are Tsunami as the Wellington Harbor is susceptible to seiching. That’s when water swirls round-and-round-and-round a bay toilet-bowl style, picking up debris and momentum each time it goes ‘round.)
I shall be watching with interest...
*DieHard*
The first post I see on Twitter at 6:33AM EDT is:
BrownSpeak: #newzealand yah! Finally..it took an earthquake for everyone to notice us
At least they have a sense of humor!
Hope everything turns out well.
Cheers, mate! Who knows — when I wake up tomorrow morning I might just have that waterfront property I always dreamed about!
Bad day to go fishing out there I guess. :) Hopefully its going to actualize in non populated areas.
So many of our Obama Voting Public is too stupid to realize the Richter Scale is logarithmic, not liner.
They hear 7.0 and then 7.8 and think, "well, it's only wafer thin".
Thanks for the post. This could be really big news.
bttt and prayers, this could be bad.
It’s probably silly for me to speculate, but I will anyway...
The West Coast of the South Island has a spine of solid rock called the Southern Alps, running from top-to-bottom. This lies along a fault line — hence the Alps and the many earthquakes that happen there.
If I had to guess I’d say this earthquake would have been on that fault line. And any resultant Tsunami has got alot of water to move before it hits shore: the water is quite deep there.
When it gets to shore, it has the fjords in Fjordland to use up its energy on — and that’s long before it even reaches Nelson.
My guess is that it isn’t going to amount to much.
(and with my luck I could be horribly wrong. Let’s hope not!)
BTTT
Doubtful it’s a big deal - the population exposed to serious shaking is quite small and the nature of the fault is such that motion is mostly strike-slip rather than subduction.
Still. A bad day to go fishing IMO. Hope no one gets hurt.
Bondi Beach is in Australia..
This is New Zealand on the South East coast..
Earthquakes in NZ are serious things
Read up on what has happened in the past in NZ vbefore you moved there...
Murchison, Inaugahua Junction....
Great. I wanted to sleep tonight.
Thanks mate — I wouldn’t go fishing today for all the tea in China!
Yup,I know.I've surfed it.well...I didn't really *surf* it but I've walked it.I didn't know that the quake was off the *east* coast of NZ.I don't know enough about tsunmais to know whether or not that means that it couldn't hit Australia's coast.
Well, now, we ain’t all nuts.
As a yute, I remember very much seeing a totally full moon from my porch in upstate NY back about 68.
There was a large quake near the LA basin that very night.
The reason I remember it so clearly is it was one of my first times getting to first base with the gal next door.
Now, we are talking gravity and forces and rotational physics and orbital physics here, so don’t be so harsh.
Remember that something as simple as the three body gravitational problem is unsolved.
(grin!) New Zealand is a Civil Defense Officer’s dream assignment!
(I was in Civil Defense and disaster planning for a few years either side of 2000)
We got lucky this past year with Ruapehu’s lahar. Fortunately it didn’t amount to much this time around (but it could have!)
All of NZ is in the “Ring of Fire” area for old volcanoes...
the Pacific rim is rockin’.
Dad was stationed in NZ while waiting for his Marine battalion to hit the beaches of Guadalcanal. He always talked about retiring to NZ but never did make it back there......
South East Australia is under tsunami alert at this time.
Trying to remember
Is it Mt Egmont that is the old volcano in Auckiand ???
Then theres the volcano in Banks Penisular between Lyttleton and Akaroa...
Yes,I know that NZ is an earthquake/volcano zone.In fact,I once went to a town on the North Island called Rotorua which is a big geothermal energy area.I guess they pipe this energy into homes and businesses for free heat and things like that.The town *did* have a pretty strong sulfur smell to it...at least parts of the town did.
Thank your Dad for us...
If it wasnt for the presense of the Amierican soldiers and Marines, NZ would have been taken over by the Japanese...
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1051Z 15 JUL 2009
THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.
... TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION ...
THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND/OR WATCH ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR
NEW ZEALAND
THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0923Z 15 JUL 2009
COORDINATES - 46.0 SOUTH 166.3 EAST
DEPTH - SHALLOWER THAN 100 KM
LOCATION - OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND N.Z.
MAGNITUDE - 7.8
MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
Jackson Bay, NZ 43.97S 168.62E 10:18Z 0.17M 10min
DART Tasman Sea, NZ -46.92S 160.56E 09:53Z 0.05M 8min
LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)
LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)
TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.
EVALUATION
SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE
BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR
THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS
AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT
OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME
THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL
CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE
ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC
ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW CANCELLED FOR ALL AREAS COVERED BY
THIS CENTER.
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.
You get used to the smell..
There’s sulpher springs in the South Island too...
Mariua Sprimgs was about 40 miles from where I used to live...
We used to go there in the winter time ...
outdoor swinmming in the snow...
You gonna be OK.?
cant open that link...
From the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre
IDY68034
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
MEDIA:
PLEASE USE STANDARD EMERGENCY WARNING SIGNAL (SEWS)
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE AND FREQUENT BROADCAST
********************************************************************************
TSUNAMI WARNING NUMBER 1 FOR LORD HOWE ISLAND
Issued by the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC) at 08:05 PM EST
on Wednesday 15 July 2009
********************************************************************************
TSUNAMI THREAT TO LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
********************************************************************************
SUMMARY:
Tsunami warning for LORD HOWE ISLAND.
An undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.9 (Latitude 45.960S Longitude 166.470E )
has occurred at 07:22 PM EST on Wednesday 15 July 2009 off W. COAST OF S.
ISLAND, N.Z.
For low-lying coastal areas there is a threat of MAJOR LAND INUNDATION,
FLOODING, DANGEROUS WAVES AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS for several hours from
09:30 pm (EST) Wednesday.
People in affected areas are strongly advised by the LORD HOWE ISLAND POLICE to
go to higher ground or at least one kilometre inland.
For all threatened areas, people are advised to get out of the water and move
away from the immediate water’s edge.
Next update will be issued by 09:05 PM EST on Wednesday 15 July 2009
For latest and further information call 1300 TSUNAMI (1300 878 6264) or visit
www.bom.gov.au
********************************************************************************
DETAILS:
TSUNAMI THREAT TO LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS
A threat of MAJOR LAND INUNDATION, FLOODING, DANGEROUS WAVES AND STRONG OCEAN
CURRENTS exists for several hours from 09:30 pm (EST) Wednesday.
COMMUNITY RESPONSE ADVICE FROM THE LORD HOWE ISLAND POLICE :
- People are strongly advised to go to higher ground, at least ten metres above
sea level, or if possible move at least one kilometre away from all beaches
and the water’s edge of harbours and coastal estuaries.
- Take only essential items that you can carry including important papers,
family photographs and medical needs.
- It may be in your own interests to walk to safety if possible to avoid
traffic jams.
- If you cannot leave the area take shelter in the upper storey of a sturdy
brick or concrete multi-storey building.
- Boats in harbours, estuaries or shallow coastal water should return to shore.
Secure your boat and move away from the waterfront.
- Vessels already at sea should stay offshore in deep water until further
advised.
- Do not go to the coast to watch the tsunami, as there is the possibility of
dangerous, localised land inundation of the immediate foreshore.
- Check that your neighbours have received this advice.
CAUTION:
Tsunami waves are more powerful than the same size beach waves, with the first
wave not necessarily being the largest.
Low-level effects may be observed in neighbouring coastal areas. People are
advised to take care.
TSUNAMI SOURCE:
An undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.9 (Latitude 45.960S Longitude 166.470E )
has occurred at 07:22 PM EST on Wednesday 15 July 2009 near OFF W. COAST OF S.
ISLAND, N.Z..
The NEXT UPDATE will be issued by 09:05 PM EST on Wednesday 15 July 2009
FOR LATEST AND FURTHER INFORMATION:
Call 1300 TSUNAMI (1300 878 6264) or visit www.bom.gov.au
FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE:
Call the LORD HOWE ISLAND POLICE on (02) 6563 2199
********************************************************************************
EST = Eastern Standard Time
CST = Central Standard Time = EST - 30 minutes
WST = Western Standard Time = EST - 2 hours
The JATWC is operated by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and Geoscience
Australia
********************************************************************************
> Is it Mt Egmont that is the old volcano in Auckiand ???
Mt Egmont/Taranaki is in Taranaki, near New Plymouth. Not far away is Mt Ruapehu. It is quite active.
White island is also active, off the coast of Whakatane.
Mt Eden is the main crater in Auckland, near Eden Park. There’s something like 22 significant craters in the Auckland region — they’re always discovering new ones.
The big volcanic island off Auckland is Rangitoto.
> Then theres the volcano in Banks Penisular between Lyttleton and Akaroa...
The whole area between Akaroa and Banks Peninsula is volcanic (and quite old). I don’t know the name of any specific one.
Aoraki/Mt Cook is south of there.
I think you need media player......
Thankyou, Fatima — I think my family and I will be fine. I’m in the North Island on top of a mountain. It’s kind of you to think of us: thanks!
So you've lived there! Cool! A very beautiful country!
IDY68029
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
MEDIA:
NO USE OF STANDARD EMERGENCY WARNING SIGNAL (SEWS)
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE AND FREQUENT BROADCAST
********************************************************************************
TSUNAMI WARNING NUMBER 1 FOR PARTS OF VICTORIA
Issued by the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC) at
08:28 PM EST on Wednesday 15 July 2009
********************************************************************************
TSUNAMI THREAT TO THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
********************************************************************************
SUMMARY:
Tsunami warning for the marine environment for parts of VICTORIA.
Threatened areas extend from Lakes Entrance to Gabo Island including Gabo
Island, Lakes Entrance, Mallacoota and Point Hicks.
Possibility of DANGEROUS WAVES, STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS AND SOME LOCALISED
OVERFLOW ONTO THE IMMEDIATE FORESHORE for several hours from 10:15 pm (EST)
Wednesday.
Although major evacuations are not required, people are advised to get out of
the water and move away from the immediate water’s edge.
Next update will be issued by 09:28 PM EST on Wednesday 15 July 2009
For latest and further information call 1300 TSUNAMI (1300 878 6264) or visit
www.bom.gov.au
********************************************************************************
DETAILS:
A threat of DANGEROUS WAVES, STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME
LOCALISED OVERFLOW ONTO THE IMMEDIATE FORESHORE exists for parts of
VICTORIA from Lakes Entrance to Gabo Island including Gabo Island, Lakes
Entrance, Mallacoota and Point Hicks.
Tsunami effects are expected at the following locations from these times:
Lakes Entrance after 10:15 pm (EST) Wednesday
COMMUNITY RESPONSE ADVICE FROM THE VICTORIAN STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE
- While major evacuations in these areas are not required, people are advised
to get out of the water and move away from the immediate water’s edge of
harbours, coastal estuaries, rock platforms and beaches.
- Boats in harbours, estuaries or shallow coastal water should return to
shore. Secure your boat and move away from the waterfront.
- Vessels already at sea should stay offshore in deep water until further
advised.
- Do not go to the coast to watch the tsunami, as there is the possibility of
dangerous, localised flooding of the immediate foreshore.
- Check that your neighbours have received this advice.
CAUTION:
Tsunami waves are more powerful than the same size beach waves, with the first
wave not necessarily being the largest.
Low-level effects may be observed in neighbouring coastal areas. People are
advised to take care.
TSUNAMI SOURCE:
An undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.9 (Latitude 45.960S Longitude 166.470E )
occurred at 07:22 PM EST on Wednesday 15 July 2009 near OFF W. COAST OF S.
ISLAND, N.Z..
Sea level observations have confirmed a tsunami.
********************************************************************************
The earthquake of magnitude 7.9 (Latitude 45.960S Longitude 166.470E )
occurred at 07:22 PM EST on Wednesday 15 July 2009.
********************************************************************************
The NEXT UPDATE will be issued by 09:28 PM EST on Wednesday 15 July 2009
FOR LATEST AND FURTHER INFORMATION:
Call 1300 TSUNAMI (1300 878 6264) or visit www.bom.gov.au
FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE:
Call the VICTORIAN STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE on 132 500
********************************************************************************
EST = Eastern Standard Time
CST = Central Standard Time = EST - 30 minutes
WST = Western Standard Time = EST - 2 hours
The JATWC is operated by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and Geoscience
Australia
I probably remember My Egmont because that was the name of my favorite fire cracker...
LOL
Top of a mountain works :)(((((Hugs)))))
OK
NZ is a condensed US
My sister’s family go skiing at Mt Cook
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