Updated: 7.9 Earthquake Tonga (Northeast of Australia)

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[silentknight]

8.0

[bd476]

Magnitude 5.5 - MACQUARIE ISLAND REGION

2006 May 4 02:08:54 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude	5.5 (Moderate)
Date-Time	Thursday, May 4, 2006 at 02:08:54 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Thursday, May 4, 2006 at 1:08:54 PM = local time at epicenter
Location	58.158°S, 157.980°E
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region	MACQUARIE ISLAND REGION
Distances	400 km (250 miles) S of Macquarie Island, Australia 2220 km (1380 miles) SSW of WELLINGTON, New Zealand 2625 km (1630 miles) SSE of CANBERRA, A.C.T., Australia
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 10 km (6.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	Nst= 74, Nph= 74, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.9 sec, Gp= 40°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usmhag

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[se_ohio_young_conservative]

I do not worry about the end time much myself.

I love the Lord. I say my prayers everynight, get up in the morning, get ready and roll on. Life goes on. Life on this earth is short either way. I focus on living and my faith.

[SevenofNine]

Wrong caption on Godzilla he hit Japan mostly LOL!

[bd476]

Approximate location of this morning's
earthquake, near the Ha'apai islands
in central Tonga

Quake near Tonga triggers small tsunami

UPDATED 8.40am Thursday May 4, 2006

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Tonga this morning, prompting a tsunami warning for New Zealand and other countries which was later lifted.

A small tsunami of less than half a metre was observed at Niue (east of Tonga) and at Pago Pago in American Samoa (north of Tonga).

The National Crisis Management Centre in New Zealand said there were no reports of damage in Fiji, Niue, the Solomons, Tokelau or Rarotonga.

Spokesman Allen Walley said: "Whilst electricity is out in Tonga, there are no reports of major damage at this time."

Geological and Nuclear Science seismologist Brian Ferris said the quake was also felt in Auckland and Gisborne. He was awoken by an alarm system when the quake struck.

"There has been a small wave, about half a metre high, detected near Niue and Pago Pago, but that's not going to threaten New Zealand," he said.

In New Zealand, police call centres received more than 50 calls an hour as worried people tried to find out what they should do. People fled their homes in Gisborne where a tsunami was originally predicted to hit at 6.21am.

People ran into the streets of Tongan capital Nuku'alofa as buildings shook during the quake which lasted about four minutes, a police officer told Radio New Zealand.

New Zealand jazz musician Richard Adams was in a hotel in Nuku'Alofa when the quake struck.

"It was the biggest earthquake I've ever felt," Mr Adams told CNN. "Things were falling over, my bag was falling over it went on for at least ... well, it felt like five minutes, but I guess it was probably a minute."

Power to the hotel - the Pacific Royale - was cut, and it was littered with broken glass and plates, and pot plants were toppled.

In panic, one guest jumped from third floor balcony into the hotel court yard.

"He was the only tourist injured. He jumped from his room, maybe he was afraid," said William Vea, the night receptionist at the hotel.

A report on Sky Television said it was felt in several Tongan islands. A resident told Sky he felt tremors lasting over 30 seconds.

The quake hit 170km northeast of the Tongan capital Nuku'alofa at 3.26am (NZT), at a depth of 38km, the New Zealand Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS) said.

The epicentre was near the Ha'apai islands in central Tonga, approximately 2150km northeast of Auckland.

The quake was reported by GNS as magnitude 8.1, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii later said it measured 7.8 on the Richer scale.

The Tsunami Warning Centre issued warnings for countries in the region at 3.42am, saying at the time it did not know whether the quake actually generated a tsunami. If it did, it could have hit Fiji at 5.13am and Gisborne at 6.21am.

The Centre later cancelled all warnings, and said New Zealand would likely experience half-metre swells only.

Niue registered a 0.21m wave at 4.03am and Pago Pago registered a 0.15m wave at 4.36am, according to data on the Tsunami Warning Centre website.

- NZPA, REUTERS, NZHERALD STAFF

Quake near Tonga triggers small tsunami

[bd476]

Petronski wrote: "Tsunami possibilities?"

"...'There has been a small wave, about half a metre high, detected near Niue and Pago Pago, but that's not going to threaten New Zealand,' he said...

...In panic, one guest jumped from third floor balcony into the hotel court yard.

'He was the only tourist injured. He jumped from his room, maybe he was afraid,' said William Vea, the night receptionist at the hotel...

...The Tsunami Warning Centre issued warnings for countries in the region at 3.42am, saying at the time it did not know whether the quake actually generated a tsunami. If it did, it could have hit Fiji at 5.13am and Gisborne at 6.21am.

The Centre later cancelled all warnings, and said New Zealand would likely experience half-metre swells only.

Niue registered a 0.21m wave at 4.03am and Pago Pago registered a 0.15m wave at 4.36am, according to data on the Tsunami Warning Centre website..."
Posted: latest on the Earthquake and small tsunami

[Quix]

Absolutely! We are living in the end times era. There's far more confirming congruencies with Biblical prophecies than any other time in the last 2000 years.

BTW, am still collecting screen names toward an END TIMES, PROPHETIC, DREAMS/VISIONS ping list. if you are interested, please let me know here or via FREEPMAIL.

I won't likely do much with such a list unless and until it gets to be a significant number at least comparable with the old lost one.

[Quix]

There have always been great quakes off and on.

We shall see what develops as we march forward toward the end of history as we have known it.

You might do yourself a favor by establishing some kind of logical criteria for what sorts of sequences of what size quakes would cause you to adjust your assumptions about such issues.

I'm confident that whatever your criteria . . . within the remotest reasonableness . . . that criteria will be met within the next 50-75 years and probably within the next 5-25 years.

[Quix]

It is not for us to know or guess about the end times. When they come, they come.
- - -

Then WHY did Christ Jesus Himself chide His followers about being able to discern the weather but not the signs of the times? WHY did HE exhort us to watch; be ready and wait--occupying until He comes? He seemed to think we should make it something of a priority--lower than Loving God and Loving others but still enough of a priority to be alert to.

I hope you aren't saying Jesus was just passing gas with such exhortations.

[Quix]

So far, not sign of it
- - -

Not my perspective.

Would be more reasonable from my perspective if you had written:

"So far, no sign of it that I'm willing to acknowledge."

To me, there are signs all over the place unparalleled in all recorded history.

[Quix]

I sure hope Believers are not here to see that.

In any case, we must walk close to God. In any era, none of us have promise of tomorrow.

[Quix]

A reasonable summary of those points, to me.

I do think that big quakes will be a part of the picture. I believe that there will be quakes very unprecedented unless one considers the sinking of Atlantis.

When 'men's hearts fail them for fear,' I think the triggers will be markedly above average--above even the average of the earlier worst quakes.

[bluefish]

...all the signs of the end of the Earth have been present throughout history. We are no unique.

Kind of like reading a horoscope, no?

[Global2010]

Ahhh there you are, just t'ain't a quake without you.

Even our resident geo dude was up on this pup suggesting a 'nami....

Which means it was cerious!

Good to have ya back!

[Global2010]

Quix! Welcome Home! Good to see you..... Put me back on your ping list if it is still viable.

[bd476]

Thanks Global2010! That's a real nice welcome!

Look at the latest quakes in the area:


MAP 5.0 2006/05/04 05:01:40 -21.187 -174.351 5.0 TONGA
MAP 5.4 2006/05/04 04:55:45 -21.024 -174.362 50.0 TONGA
MAP 5.0 2006/05/04 04:26:37 -19.932 -173.954 26.7 TONGA
MAP 4.4 2006/05/04 00:09:11 -20.285 -177.925 482.2 FIJI REGION
MAP 5.2 2006/05/03 23:56:19 -14.660 167.072 260.4 VANUATU
MAP 5.1 2006/05/03 19:28:11 -20.820 -174.221 36.8 TONGA
MAP 5.4 2006/05/03 17:56:25 -20.449 -174.288 15.0 TONGA
MAP 5.1 2006/05/03 17:00:30 -20.357 -174.106 15.0 TONGA
MAP 7.9 2006/05/03 15:26:40 -20.088 -174.219 55.0 TONGA

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/region/S_Pacific_eqs.php

[Global2010]

Also what is up with the aftershocks out of no where with the little brat..
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program » Map Centered at 15°S, 170°E
Address:http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/10/170_-15.php

[Global2010]

Can you post this map just for info...
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program » Latest Earthquakes in the World - Last 7 days
Address:http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/

[Quix]

THANKS TONS.

Great to be back. PTL and thanks to JimRob. Was great meeting him recently in Colo.

Will add you to the ping list. I think I may have actually found the old one but am still starting a new one. I don't know how many old friends would like to be on such a ping list ran by such a former banee! LOL.

And, I'm still waiting to see what sorts of docs I might feel fitting to post. No need to rattle hyper sensitivities beyond the breaking point.

Besides, threads about END TIMES, DREAMS/VISIONS and prophecy tend to be more challenging than the evolution/ID threads in terms of the unmitigated fierce assaults by naysayers.

Then there's the issue of my still being pretty disgusted with the whole Christian prophetic field and it's confusion and immaturity. God alone can clear that up and I don't know His schedule on it.

So, may be a while before I post to such a ping list.

Thanks for asking to be on it. Will put you there now.

[Blogger]

I don't believe we will be.

[Hischild]

I would love to be on this ping list! Please sign me up!