7.9 quake off Papua New Guinea

[malaise]

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]

1. The Ring of Fire is awake.

Sitting here in California, waiting for our turn.

[malaise]

2. And then some

Sitting here in the Caribbean, we are so aware that one is overdue in these parts.

[Adsos Letter]

3. Yup.

[csziggy]

4. Tsunami threat now passed

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

[malaise]

5. PHEW!!!

I remember the December 26 2004 quake - indeed I won't ever forget that one tsunami and all.