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Tsunami warnings extend to New Zealand
http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/powerful-earthquake-strikes-papua-new-guinea-tsunami-warning-issued/news-story/a06adff2e8e33a75dfc64a587d74fca4
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A MAGNITUDE 7.9 earthquake has struck off Papua New Guinea prompting a tsunami warning, however there have been no reports of injuries.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has said widespread hazardous tsunami waves are possible.
Earthquake-Report.com says that although massive earthquakes are very common in PNG, there are fears for tsunami waves potentially metres in height.
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Adsos Letter
(19,459 posts)Sitting here in California, waiting for our turn.
malaise
(269,237 posts)Sitting here in the Caribbean, we are so aware that one is overdue in these parts.
csziggy
(34,139 posts)TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 4
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1255 UTC SAT DEC 17 2016
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EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.9 OCCURRED IN
THE NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 1051 UTC ON
SATURDAY DECEMBER 17 2016.
* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THE TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS
EARTHQUAKE HAS NOW PASSED.
TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED
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* THE TSUNAMI THREAT HAS NOW LARGELY PASSED.
http://ptwc.weather.gov/text.php?id=pacific.TSUPAC.2016.12.17.1257
I remember the December 26 2004 quake - indeed I won't ever forget that one tsunami and all.