Posted on 05/03/2006 9:01:37 AM PDT by Peter J. Huss
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/usmgas.php No TSUNAMI Alert.
surf's up!
TSUNAMI ALERT CANCELLED
Bad link.
I'm having Salami. Is it cancelled?
TONGA - CA?
Is that Tonga, California?
Link goes to a 404 error, page not found.
Ms. Estefan says, "Come on and shake your body, baby. Do that (T)onga!"
No, but the mustard and cheese are in quarrantine.
The working link:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/usmgas.php
Oh, NO!! It must have gotten them....
This link works for me.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/usmgas.php
Tonga is a French / Indonesian island chain, I believe.
The weather radio on my desk just stated that no Tsunami is expect from this event. Surfs will be greater than normal. Thats about it.
NO TSUNAMI.
God I wish I could edit my posts!!!!
The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: A great earthquake occurred about 160 km (100 miles) NE of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga at 9:26 AM MDT, May 3, 2006 (May 04 at 4:26 AM local time in Tonga). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. No reports of damage or casualties have been received at this time; however, this earthquake may have caused damage due to its location and size. Earthquakes of this type sometimes cause tsunamis, however the USGS has no information that an actual tsunami has been generated. For information about tsunamis, contact the NOAA Tsunami Warning Centers at http://tsunami.gov.
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
HEAD FOR THE HILLS!
/sarcasm
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