Tsunami warning in south Pacific

BBC News ^ | Oct 7, 2009

[VRWCTexan]

tsunami warning has been issued for 11 nations in the south-west Pacific, including Papua New Guinea, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake off Vanuatu.

[Two Kids' Dad]

That whole area is such a beautiful and pristine part of the world. Vanuatu, Tonga, Fiji, Kiribati, Palau, the Marshall Islands, etc. would be paradise if not for the earthquakes, typhoons and tsunamis.

If I win the Super Lotto tonight I’ll organize my own personal relief effort to help them out. Pacific Islanders have long had a reputation for being some of the nicest people on earth. The kindness of others should (dare I say “must”?) be extended to them in their time of need.

[Rebelbase]

“AMERICAN SAMOA PAGO PAGO 14.3S 170.7W 0152Z 08 OCT”

Dang, this makes the second one in a week for them.

[Bean Counter]

I live 50 miles directly South of mt. St. Helens, so I tend to pay attention to things geologic. Our volcano has been quiet for almost a year now, but that can change at the drop of a hat, or the shearing of a local fault line...say, Cascadia...

[Rebelbase]

If it hadn’t been for WWII those places would just be footnotes in world geography.

[skeeter]

I’d bet those atolls aren’t in a great deal of danger - tsumanis need gradually shallowing water and coastal topography to build their destructive effects.

[fanfan]

Thanks for those posts, Rebelbase.

Good luck to these people.

[piroque]

Is that morjiro , not to sure on the spelling , ain’t been there in 16 years . spent some time in the Marshall island back in ‘93

[VRWCTexan]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/08/pacific-earthquake-vanuatu-tsunami-warning

7.8 - followed by a 7.3

[Drill Thrawl]

Good Luck.

[Ramius]

NOAA site now shows the Watch as cancelled for Hawaii. I still haven’t seen anything about what happened on Vanuatu.

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BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
219 PM HST WED OCT 07 2009

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH CANCELLATION

THE TSUNAMI WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE
AT 0219 PM HST.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 1203 PM HST 07 OCT 2009
COORDINATES - 13.0 SOUTH 166.3 EAST
LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 7.8 MOMENT

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
-————————— -—— ——— -—— -——————— -——
VANUATU VU 17.8S 168.3E 2320Z 0.05M / 0.2FT 24MIN
DART CORAL 55012 15.8S 158.5E 2326Z 0.03M / 0.1FT 10MIN
LUGANVILLE VU 15.5S 167.2E 2327Z 0.10M / 0.3FT 20MIN

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

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA THERE IS NO DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI
THREAT TO THE STATE OF HAWAII. THEREFORE THE TSUNAMI WATCH FOR
HAWAII IS CANCELLED.

HOWEVER... SOME COASTAL AREAS IN HAWAII COULD EXPERIENCE SMALL
NON-DESTRUCTIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND STRONG OR UNUSUAL CURRENTS
LASTING UP TO SEVERAL HOURS. THE ESTIMATED TIME SUCH EFFECTS
MIGHT BEGIN IS

0650 PM HST WED 07 OCT 2009

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

[Bean Counter]

Actually, we are less at risk from St. Helens here, than Seattle is from Mt. Ranier. If Ranier ever erupts, it will flush the Puget Sound like a giant toilet...some say that would be an enormous improvement...

[shield]

Luk 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

Luk 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

[Ramius]

NOAA site now shows the Watch as cancelled for Hawaii. I still haven’t seen anything about what happened on Vanuatu.

---

BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
219 PM HST WED OCT 07 2009

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH CANCELLATION

THE TSUNAMI WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE
AT 0219 PM HST.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 1203 PM HST 07 OCT 2009
COORDINATES - 13.0 SOUTH 166.3 EAST
LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 7.8 MOMENT

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
-————————— -—— ——— -—— -——————— -——
VANUATU VU 17.8S 168.3E 2320Z 0.05M / 0.2FT 24MIN
DART CORAL 55012 15.8S 158.5E 2326Z 0.03M / 0.1FT 10MIN
LUGANVILLE VU 15.5S 167.2E 2327Z 0.10M / 0.3FT 20MIN

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

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA THERE IS NO DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI
THREAT TO THE STATE OF HAWAII. THEREFORE THE TSUNAMI WATCH FOR
HAWAII IS CANCELLED.

HOWEVER... SOME COASTAL AREAS IN HAWAII COULD EXPERIENCE SMALL
NON-DESTRUCTIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND STRONG OR UNUSUAL CURRENTS
LASTING UP TO SEVERAL HOURS. THE ESTIMATED TIME SUCH EFFECTS
MIGHT BEGIN IS

0650 PM HST WED 07 OCT 2009

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

[Ramius]

Whoops. Sorry about that.

[Vinnie]

Just watched a show about the world’s volcanos.

One stop was Vanuatu. Fascinating.

[concentric circles]

Marine pilots of VMF-214, the Black Sheep Squadron, re-fly a mission around Major Boyington, who was later awarded the Medal of Honor.

Marine Corsairs, F4U-1, on Esperitu Santa, March 1944.

[jch10]

Heads up to our friends down under.....stay safe.

[gleeaikin]

Here is a second report on the Vanuatu quakes, if you want for the Catastrophism ping list.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks gleeaikin.

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