Thursday, September 28, 2006
Warning centre reports tsunami after Samoa quake
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KhanumPosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(ABC News Online) from Samoa.
A strong earthquake near Samoa in the South Pacific is believed to have generated a tsunami.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii says an earthquake in the Samoan islands region has generated a tsunami.
"Sea level readings indicate a tsunami was generated," says a warning on the centre's website.
It warns that it may have been destructive along coasts near the earthquake epicentre.
"For those areas, when no major waves are observed for two hours after the estimated time of arrival or damaging waves have not occurred for at least two hours, then local authorities can assume the threat has passed," it says.
It says the tsunami waves were measured at Pago Pago at 07:00 GMT (5:00pm AEST), and they were eight...
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KhanumPosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(ABC News Online) from Samoa.
A strong earthquake near Samoa in the South Pacific is believed to have generated a tsunami.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii says an earthquake in the Samoan islands region has generated a tsunami.
"Sea level readings indicate a tsunami was generated," says a warning on the centre's website.
It warns that it may have been destructive along coasts near the earthquake epicentre.
"For those areas, when no major waves are observed for two hours after the estimated time of arrival or damaging waves have not occurred for at least two hours, then local authorities can assume the threat has passed," it says.
It says the tsunami waves were measured at Pago Pago at 07:00 GMT (5:00pm AEST), and they were eight...
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