Thursday, September 28, 2006

Tsunami info

There was an earthquake-generated tsunami in between Samoa and Tonga on the Tonga trench this afternoon. No local damage has been reported to date, and the low amplitude (0.08m) should prevent any distal destruction.

Information on the earthquake can be found here:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2006/usteaj/#summary

The tsunami bulletin can be found here:
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/wmsg

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