Posted on 12/04/2018 10:47:42 PM PST by BenLurkin
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck in the southern Pacific Ocean near New Caledonia, prompting authorities to warn of a tsunami threat to nearby islands.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake struck about 104 miles east of Tadine in New Caledonia at a shallow depth of 6 miles. Earthquakes are generally more destructive when the epicenter is near the surface.
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bttt
ring of fire
Wow only 6 miles down
Probably just McHale and his band of cutthroats having a little too much fun on leave!
There was a magnitude 7 in the same area, the same depth, about 15 minutes ago as well. :-(
TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF
NEW CALEDONIA... AND VANUATU.
* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF
FIJI.
* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF
AMERICAN SAMOA... ANTARCTICA... AUSTRALIA... CHILE...
CHINA... CHUUK... COLOMBIA... COOK ISLANDS... COSTA
RICA... ECUADOR... EL SALVADOR... FRENCH POLYNESIA...
GUAM... GUATEMALA... HAWAII... HONDURAS... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... INDONESIA... JAPAN... JARVIS ISLAND... JOHNSTON
ATOLL... KERMADEC ISLANDS... KIRIBATI... KOSRAE...
MALAYSIA... MARSHALL ISLANDS... MEXICO... MIDWAY ISLAND...
NAURU... NEW ZEALAND... NICARAGUA... NIUE... NORTHERN
MARIANAS... NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... PALAU...
PALMYRA ISLAND... PANAMA... PAPUA NEW GUINEA... PERU...
PHILIPPINES... PITCAIRN ISLANDS... POHNPEI... RUSSIA...
SAMOA... SOLOMON ISLANDS... TAIWAN... TOKELAU... TONGA...
TUVALU... WAKE ISLAND... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... AND YA
That’s a pretty strong jolt.
You are showing your age.
Actually they were just a bit before my time - I grew up with Hogan’s Heroes. But, a freeper mentioned McHale’s Navy on youtube, so I’ve been watching an episode here and there. Funny stuff.
Lots of folks got their beginning on that show. Marlo Thomas was in an episode that I watched last week (Captain Binghamton’s niece) - it must have been one of her first gigs.
I learned a few new names of islands in that area.
It ain’t over yet, Ben!
There have been 25 within the last seven hours, all inside a ring of about 25 miles. There are some mid 4+’s, many 5’s and a couple of 6’s.
I’m thinking that Gozilla may be taking an early winter vacation down south.
I’m digging my tent out of storage right now, just in case all this moves back to the North and things go ‘primitive’ in this hemisphere.
Possible causes: Global Warming? The Russians? Trump?
My dad was stationed there during WWII. Many of the island names sound familiar. BIAK was always called “My aching be-ack.” Air base there did final adjustments on THE plane. Dad got a couple of brass stars for their efforts.
Haha, I was gonna say... Hey! That’s where the crew of the PT-73 goes to party!
He’s the tiger of the Pacific
Quentin McHale...
Maybe solar cycles, there has been increases in geological activity in the past during these solar cycles.
Any Geology types out there who can add to this would be appreciated, I am struggling for a correlation/causation.
Algore needs to be more careful. Every time he falls down, another earthquake and/or tsunami.
Maybe this?
The mystery of the ‘rumble in the Indian Ocean’: Strange seismic waves that shook the world...
Daily Mail UK ^ | 11/29/2018 | CHeyenn Macdonald and Harry Pettitt
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