MASSIVE earthquake, will a tsunami follow?
29 September 2009, 08:45 PM
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Bit of a puddle, according to this.
Tsunami hits American Samoa | Front page | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Tsunami hits American Samoa | Front page | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
29 September 2009, 08:53 PM
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Powerful quake generates tsunami in Pacific off American Samoa | Top News | Reuters
Tsunami warning centre were saying that both Samoa's have been hit by large swells.
Tsunami warning centre were saying that both Samoa's have been hit by large swells.
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29 September 2009, 10:24 PM
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Seems that so far things have been quite mild. Lets hope it stays that way. Still some conflicting stories, but 3 confirmed dead and 50 injured so far. But we know these things can take a while to get the full story.
29 September 2009, 10:32 PM
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Fingers crossed it is mild and the world learned a lesson from Christmas a few years ago.
29 September 2009, 11:03 PM
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Reported locally as a 1m Tsunami that should have struck 35 minutes ago, as yet nothing doing, 3 confirmed deaths in AS.
Just to calm things down a bit....
Just to calm things down a bit....
30 September 2009, 10:42 AM
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Seems the first death toll is approx 100 on 3 islands, but expected to rise.
Still a horrible number, but could have been so much worse.
The alert for the rest was cancelled quite quickly, which was a good thing.
Hope the clean up operation and rescues are done swiftly.
Still a horrible number, but could have been so much worse.
The alert for the rest was cancelled quite quickly, which was a good thing.
Hope the clean up operation and rescues are done swiftly.
30 September 2009, 12:27 PM
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30 September 2009, 01:06 PM
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck Indonesia on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The quake was recorded about 33 miles from Padang, the capital city of West Sumatra, which is home to more than 800,000 people.
Several buildings were damaged, Metro TV reported. People were seen running out of their homes and toward the hills.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a tsunami watch for Indonesia, India, Thailand and Malaysia.
NOAA could not immediately say whether the quake generated a tsunami, but such advisories are issued when a quake has the potential to cause one.
On Tuesday, a magnitude 8.0 quake -triggered tsunami killed at least 84 in the Samoan islands and Tonga
The quake was recorded about 33 miles from Padang, the capital city of West Sumatra, which is home to more than 800,000 people.
Several buildings were damaged, Metro TV reported. People were seen running out of their homes and toward the hills.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a tsunami watch for Indonesia, India, Thailand and Malaysia.
NOAA could not immediately say whether the quake generated a tsunami, but such advisories are issued when a quake has the potential to cause one.
On Tuesday, a magnitude 8.0 quake -triggered tsunami killed at least 84 in the Samoan islands and Tonga
30 September 2009, 04:42 PM
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At least 75 people have been killed and thousands more are trapped under flattened buildings after an earthquake near Sumatra, Indonesian officials have said
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