From the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre
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 ...
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
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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
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TSUNAMI THREAT TO LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
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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
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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
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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
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