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Posted on 05/03/2006 9:50:15 AM PDT by Kimberly GG
Magnitude 8.1 earthquake near Island of Tonga in South Pacific
more to follow
Tsunami could strike Fiji within the next 30 minutes.
Batten down the hatches... Prayers to the folks in peril.
Looking at map, seems like australia would be target as well?
So I guess it's way too late to tell FEMA?
Yikes
No warning for Hawaii, just a watch. Per National Weather Service spokesman on Fox News.
Where is Mayor Nagin?
I don't know alot about those areas. Is that enough time for people to get out of the way? Also, Foxnews mentioned Hawaii. Is that really very likely? I wish I knew my Pacific geography better!
susie
Lucky for THEM.
I guess this is Bush's fault too.
He's in Dallas....parent-teacher conferences for his kids. ;o)
Safely in Louisiana. Fiji is saved.
Correct that title, It's a watch only:
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
0634 AM HST 03 MAY 2006
TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI ADVISORY SUPPLEMENT
A TSUNAMI ADVISORYIS IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0527 AM HST 03 MAY 2006
COORDINATES - 19.9 SOUTH 174.2 WEST
LOCATION - TONGA ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 7.8 MOMENT
EVALUATION
THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS ISSUED A NON-EXPANDING
REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING FOR A PART OF THE PACIFIC NEAR THE
EARTHQUAKE. BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA THERE IS NO DESTRUCTIVE
TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.
HOWEVER...SOME COASTAL AREAS IN HAWAII COULD EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA
LEVEL CHANGES AND STRONG OR UNUSUAL CURRENTS LASTING UP TO
SEVERAL HOURS. THE ESTIMATED TIME SUCH EFFECTS MIGHT BEGIN IS
1133 AM HST 03 MAY 2006
BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
It has already been downgraded to an advisory (Hawaii).
If a tsunami should form and head towards Hawaii, they have the best warning system in the world (I think it's the best in the world). There are sirens that go off that you can't miss, and everyone knows what that means. I hope it doesn't come to this, but if it does, at least Hawaii has their act together.
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