At those distances shown, 600 MPH seems about right.
If red X above, go to http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2009/09/29/424649/01/ttvu424649-01.jpg
Fox News is right now saying a wave swept in about 100 yards in American Samoa. No major damage reported.
Posted on 09/29/2009 11:12:31 AM PDT by 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
Just searched for “AmericanSamoan” and got “Nothing matched your criteria”
Prayers!
http://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/TaylorsMistake/webcams/180 Things look normal there.
Hi, how are you.
7.9 Earthquake hits Samoa Islands at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350931/posts
and 7.9 Earthquake Strikes 120 Miles Off of American Samoa at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2350933/posts
and neither have anyone posting from the area.
Just read on one of the many posted links that New Zealand is now under a tsunami warning (as well as several other islands) and I’m wondering if it’s like the watches/warnings we get in Florida for hurricanes etc. A watch means- be on the lookout- you’re in the cone of possibility- a warning means- it’s coming for you. Do you know if it’s the same for tsunamis?
They’re done filming. They always finish filming several weeks before they start the show. Survivor 20 is being filmed in Samoa too, but they filmed that one right after the current season, so they’re done with that one also.
It means that the quake was big enough to generate a significant Tsunami. It doesn’t mean that it did. Only that it could. So they err on the side of caution. It was only 20 miles down, which is both shallow and fairly deep at the same time.
Per FOX:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,557282,00.html
DEVELOPING: A tsunami warning was issued Tuesday for several islands after a strong earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The 7.9-magnitude quake shook about 120 miles southwest of American Samoa, the USGS reported.
The tsunami warning was issued for New Zealand, American Samoa and other Pacific islands, Reuters reported.
In addition, a tsunami watch was issued for Hawaii, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Click here for more from the USGS.
This is a developing story. Refresh page for updates.
Yes, a watch means heads up. Warning - Head for the hills! Thank goodness I live up high. Hawaii is actually overdue for a tsunami. We haven’t had one since I was a kid.
At those distances shown, 600 MPH seems about right.
If red X above, go to http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2009/09/29/424649/01/ttvu424649-01.jpg
Fox News is right now saying a wave swept in about 100 yards in American Samoa. No major damage reported.
Thanks- and I don’t remember if it’s the deep or the shallow ones most likely to generate tsunamis...but shallow makes more sense..
there goes the long form birth certificate LOL
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Shallow ones. When the sea floor gets lifted that is when you get a tsunami. Or lowered as well. Its the change in equilibrium that does it.
Its been updated to an 8.3 and there IS a Tsunami that has been generated!
No idea how big or how serious.
THIS IS A LIVE ONE.
This per FOX TV.
New Zealand... seems like the Northern end is more mountanous?
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