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Signe
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Muse.
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EEK! Like now. Tsunami Warning Issued for New Zealand
By RAY LILLEY, Associated Press Writer
26 minutes ago
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck early Thursday near the South Pacific nation of Tonga, the U.S. Geological Survey said. A tsunami warning predicted a giant wave could hit Fiji and New Zealand within minutes.
A Tongan police officer in the capital, Nuku'alofa, said there were no immediate reports of damage or a tsunami.
The temblor, classified by the USGS as a "great" quake, struck 95 miles south of Neiafu, Tonga, and 1,340 miles north-northeast of Auckland, New Zealand. It occurred 20 miles beneath the sea floor.
The U.S. National Weather Service warned that a tsunami could strike Fiji as soon as 1:13 p.m. EDT and New Zealand by 2:21 p.m. EDT.
The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued the tsunami warning but said it was not known whether the quake generated a potentially deadly giant wave. |
My Sig Image: hath rid itself of this mortal coil.
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bhodi
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No lie.
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schild
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Uh oh.
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bhodi
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No lie.
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The webcam is now offline. Probably due to the tsunami of connections than a real one.
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WayAbvPar
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Bad times. Hopefully there will be some time to warn everyone. It is like the middle of the night there now, isn't it?
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stray
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AP
Updated: 1:55 p.m. ET May 3, 2006
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Concerns about a tsunami in the aftermath of a powerful South Pacific quake eased after the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning center canceled its warning and an official in New Zealand said ocean-monitoring devices had not detected any signs of a tsunami. |
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Murgos
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Nothing to see here. Move along citizen.
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"You have all recieved youre last warning. I am in the process of currently tracking all of youre ips and pinging your home adressess. you should not have commencemed a war with me" - Aaron Rayburn
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schild
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I'm kind of glad. Natural Disasters are nature's moneysink.
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Signe
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Oh good. I have a friend who works in Pago Pago. I'd like to still consider him lucky to work in such a cool place.
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My Sig Image: hath rid itself of this mortal coil.
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