Magnitude 7.9 - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION

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[NY.SS-Bar9]

Magnitude 7.9 Date-Time

* Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 17:48:14 UTC * Tuesday, September 29, 2009 at 06:48:14 AM at epicenter

Location 15.554°S, 172.141°W Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program Region SAMOA ISLANDS REGION Distances

* 199 km (124 miles) SSW (192°) from APIA, Samoa * 211 km (131 miles) SW (227°) from PAGO PAGO, American Samoa * 396 km (246 miles) NNE (30°) from Neiafu, Tonga * 2415 km (1501 miles) W (272°) from PAPEETE, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 11.9 km (7.4 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters NST= 59, Nph= 59, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.29 sec, Gp= 54°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7 Source

* U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

Event ID us2009mdbi

[Lokibob]

There is a watch for Hawaii, but no warning yet. /the earliest a tsunami would hit Hawaii is 1:11 PM HST (a few hours from now).

This was a pretty deep eq, tho.
......Bob

[gura]

Wait, does this mean that Obama's Birth Certificate is in danger?

"Uh, the tsunami ate it..."

[ridesthemiles]

Survivor is filming there. Any talk of a Sunami?”

Are they still filming? I thought they had everything in the ‘can’ before they start the actual show we see.

Anyone got more info?

[I Drive Too Fast]

ping

[MrsEmmaPeel]

My thoughts exactly. I’m trying to find out.

[null and void]

[SE Mom]

I’m ignorant about the directions a tsunami might go- wouldn’t this also be a concern for New Zealand and/or Australia?

[syriacus]

Thanks for posting this. I just called my daughter who is living in Hawaii with her husband and son.

[Bender2]

Just got my National Geographic Wold Map in the mail yesterday and it shows a whole gaggle of populated islands all around Samoa. If there is a big tsunami, and I understand one can move at some 600 miles per hour, most of those islands are already toast.

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami was caused by an undersea earthquake with a magnitude of between 9.1 and 9.3, but a 7.9 one I understand is capable of producing a killer wave also.

Prayers for those in its wake—

[MrsEmmaPeel]

Text of tsunami warning here:

[null and void]

Head’s up!

(Surf’s up!)

[MrsEmmaPeel]

Yeah -- big Time.

Link of tsunami warning here

[Danae]

Oh Sh!*

[txhurl]

Prayers

[OCCASparky]

Yep—that’s a nasty one. When I was stationed in Guam in 1993, we had one measured at 7.8. That was bad enough, thanks.

[444Flyer]

Don't forget New Zealand.

[Bender2]

Do anybody know of any Samoan FReepers?

Prayers for all in the area.

[NormsRevenge]

A Living Breathing Planet and a "Ring of Fire"

[txhurl]

I can’t think of any.... wait. I think we have one. AmericanSamoan?