Demosthenes
2006-05-03, 03:13 PM
THE ORIGINAL TITLE OF THIS THREAD WAS "GRAV JUMPED" BUT HE CHANGED IT
Perhaps this was the cayse of the Tsunami that hit India and Sri Lanka?
An earthquake measuring 8.1 hit the Tonga islands on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Web site said, prompting a tsunami warning for Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand and other South Pacific states.
But there were no reports of abnormally large waves in Tonga, Fiji, Samoa or New Zealand, said police and media in the small island states. A large wave would have hit Suva, Fiji, at 6:13 p.m. British time and Gisborne, New Zealand, at 7:21 p.m. British time.
"Sea level readings indicate a tsunami was generated. It may have been destructive along coasts near the earthquake epicentre," the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in a later bulletin. The size of the tsunami wave was not clear.
The earthquake was at 4.26 a.m. local time (4:26 p.m. British time) and was at 16.1 km (10 miles) depth, the centre said. The quake struck 95 miles (155 km) south of Tonga's Neiafu island, USGS said.
The earthquake temporarily cut power in Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa and tipped objects from shelves but caused no major damage nor injury.
Tongan officials said they were checking outer islands in the group, particularly the low-lying Hapai Islands, which were near the epicentre.
A police officer in Tonga told Britain's Sky Television it was the largest tremor for over 20 years, while a resident in Tonga said he felt tremors lasting over 30 seconds.
The Tonga islands are an archipelago east of Australia, south east of Fiji and north east of New Zealand.
Fiji radio in the capital Suva said there were no initial reports of a tsunami. "There have been no reports of any problems, but it is early in the morning" said a reporter for Fiji's FM96 radio station.
A policeman in the Samoan capital Apia, said: "Nothing has been reported in Apia so far. Everything is normal now".
A warning was also issued for Hawaii in the United States but no destructive threat was seen, according to the Pacific Tsunami Centre.
It said some coastal areas in Hawaii could experience small sea-level changes and strong or unusual currents lasting up to several hours beginning at 11:33 a.m. Hawaiian time (10:33 p.m. British time).
An earthquake in December 2004 off Indonesia caused a tsunami across the Indian Ocean and 230,000 people were killed or missing in several countries.
Perhaps this was the cayse of the Tsunami that hit India and Sri Lanka?
An earthquake measuring 8.1 hit the Tonga islands on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Web site said, prompting a tsunami warning for Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand and other South Pacific states.
But there were no reports of abnormally large waves in Tonga, Fiji, Samoa or New Zealand, said police and media in the small island states. A large wave would have hit Suva, Fiji, at 6:13 p.m. British time and Gisborne, New Zealand, at 7:21 p.m. British time.
"Sea level readings indicate a tsunami was generated. It may have been destructive along coasts near the earthquake epicentre," the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in a later bulletin. The size of the tsunami wave was not clear.
The earthquake was at 4.26 a.m. local time (4:26 p.m. British time) and was at 16.1 km (10 miles) depth, the centre said. The quake struck 95 miles (155 km) south of Tonga's Neiafu island, USGS said.
The earthquake temporarily cut power in Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa and tipped objects from shelves but caused no major damage nor injury.
Tongan officials said they were checking outer islands in the group, particularly the low-lying Hapai Islands, which were near the epicentre.
A police officer in Tonga told Britain's Sky Television it was the largest tremor for over 20 years, while a resident in Tonga said he felt tremors lasting over 30 seconds.
The Tonga islands are an archipelago east of Australia, south east of Fiji and north east of New Zealand.
Fiji radio in the capital Suva said there were no initial reports of a tsunami. "There have been no reports of any problems, but it is early in the morning" said a reporter for Fiji's FM96 radio station.
A policeman in the Samoan capital Apia, said: "Nothing has been reported in Apia so far. Everything is normal now".
A warning was also issued for Hawaii in the United States but no destructive threat was seen, according to the Pacific Tsunami Centre.
It said some coastal areas in Hawaii could experience small sea-level changes and strong or unusual currents lasting up to several hours beginning at 11:33 a.m. Hawaiian time (10:33 p.m. British time).
An earthquake in December 2004 off Indonesia caused a tsunami across the Indian Ocean and 230,000 people were killed or missing in several countries.