Zguy28 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12612687/ http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/ Quake triggers tsunami warning New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Samoas told to be on alert BREAKING NEWS MSNBC staff and news service reports Updated: 1:08 p.m. ET May 3, 2006 A tsunami warning was issued for New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and the Samoa islands Wednesday after an 7.8 earthquake struck near the South Pacific island nation of Tonga. The temblor, classified by the U.S. Geological Survey 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. A Tongan police officer in the capital, Nuku'alofa, said there were no immediate reports of damage or a tsunami. The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued the alert, adding that it did not immediately know if a tsunami had been generated by the large quake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsbuck Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Mother nature sure is getting pissed off at us. Just wait till this years hurricane season hits!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shallow1 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Wanring cancelled,...to lazy to post the link, but no Tsunami..good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pez Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Mother nature sure is getting pissed off at us. Just wait till this years hurricane season hits!! From preliminary reports, the hurricane season this year is supposed to be as bad if not worse than last years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsbuck Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 From preliminary reports, the hurricane season this year is supposed to be as bad if not worse than last years... Exactly, I'm trying to get the word out I sure hope I'm wrong, but if we have a hurricane season worse than last years it could be devistating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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