Yet another huge earthquake...tsunami warning cancelled

[Saint Nick]

Biggun off the coast of NZ.

USGS Info

 

[Farmer]

Yeah I predickdit that.

 

[olds]

Biggun off the coast of NZ.

I'll get godless, yet.

 

[WelshBloke]

*goes to search some of Daves posts*

 

[gevorg]

Do big earthquakes started to occur much more lately, or it is the media that started to report about them much more lately?

 

[darkswordsman17]

Do big earthquakes started to occur much more lately, or it is the media that started to report about them much more lately?

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/eqstats.php
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/increase_in_earthquakes.php

Also, OP, source?

Nevermind.

http://news.yahoo.com/magnitude-7-8-quake-shakes-kermadec-islands-193313288.html

 

[Fingolfin269]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/eqstats.php
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/increase_in_earthquakes.php

Also, OP, source?

Just go to cnn.com or something. It's on all the news sites.

 

[Texashiker]

Are the sheep ok?

 

[phoenix79]

Are the sheep ok?

Are the sheep ever ok in NZ?

 

[Texashiker]

Are the sheep ever safe in NZ?

Fixed that for you.

 

[Newbian]

Are the sheep ever ok in NZ?

The shaking can make the men fall down and hopefully give time for the sheep to escape.

 

[SunnyD]

Earthquakes: The planet's way of telling 8 billion humans, "Hey... fatasses. Get the fuck off me!"

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Tsunami party at my house!

 

[Schadenfroh]

Tidal wave on the way
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/06/us-quake-pacific-idUSTRE76567K20110706

"Sea level readings confirm that a tsunami was generated. This tsunami may have been destructive along coastlines of the region near the earthquake epicenter," the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Center said in its warning.

Hope AT New Zealand crew and their families are OK.

 

[PimpJuice]

Biggun off the coast of NZ.

NZ sucks, who cares

 

[drizek]

Do big earthquakes started to occur much more lately, or it is the media that started to report about them much more lately?

I don't think it is uncommon to get a string of big earthquakes lik this. They are all in the pacific so it is all just one set of plates that are involved.

 

[spidey07]

I don't think it is uncommon to get a string of big earthquakes lik this. They are all in the pacific so it is all just one set of plates that are involved.

If only we could think of a catchy name for that area of the pacific to describe it's history of earthquakes, volcanoes and plate activity. Something with a fiery ring to it.

 

[WelshBloke]

NZ sucks, who cares

Dont be a cock.

 

[BoomerD]

tsunami warning/watch cancelled.

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2011.07.06.195959

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

tsunami warning/watch cancelled.

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2011.07.06.195959

Damnit! Have to cancel the party now...

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

000
WEPA40 PHEB 061959
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1959Z 06 JUL 2011

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION ...

THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND/OR WATCH ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR

KERMADEC IS / TONGA / NEW ZEALAND

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 1903Z 06 JUL 2011
COORDINATES - 29.4 SOUTH 175.7 WEST
DEPTH - 48 KM
LOCATION - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
MAGNITUDE - 7.8

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
BOAT COVE RAOUL IS 29.3S 177.9W 1932Z 1.03M / 3.4FT 04MIN
FISHING ROCK RAOUL 29.3S 177.9W 1926Z 0.99M / 3.3FT 06MIN

LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)
LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)
TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.

EVALUATION

SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE
BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR
THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS
AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT
OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME
THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL
CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE
ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC
ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW CANCELLED FOR ALL AREAS COVERED BY
THIS CENTER.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

Hmm...

 

[JulesMaximus]

If only we could think of a catchy name for that area of the pacific to describe it's history of earthquakes, volcanoes and plate activity. Something with a fiery ring to it.

Ring of dung?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

If only we could think of a catchy name for that area of the pacific to describe it's history of earthquakes, volcanoes and plate activity. Something with a fiery ring to it.

Ring of dung?

One ass to rule them all.

 

[Nox51]

So far so good in Auckland, we've been told that the tsunami warning has been downgraded to a surge and to stay out of the water and off the beaches and don't gawk around like idiots.

It was fun to be woken up by a slightly panicked grandmother phoning from overseas on the day I decided to sleep in. Few things wake you up as fast as 7.something earthquake,tsunami warning.

The sheep are safe.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

The sheep are safe.

A little more nervous than usual?