Another Tsunami warning

[WuZards-Eugene]

The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management have released a National Advisory Tsunami Potential Threat to NZ


The information we have at this time is:
Tsunami advisory in effect:
There is a potential threat of a tsunami impacting on New Zealand coastlines.
This tsunami advisory will remain in effect until either the advisory is upgraded to a warning or a cancellation message is issued by the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management.
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Earthquake parameters:
Location: VANUATU ISLANDS
Time and date: 2203Z 07/10/09
NZ time: 12.03 NZDT 08/10/09
Co-ordinates: 13.0 SOUTH 166.3 EAST
Depth: 33 KM
Magnitude: 8.0
The above magnitude is provisional and may be adjusted as more seismic data becomes available.

[WuZards-Eugene]

Hope nobody is on holiday in vanuatu

[R6_kid]

Looks like something serious is bubbling up under the ring of fire!

[kevfromcoro]

Another one... whats going on?

IS it heading this way?

i guess not.. otherwise it would be all over the news

[Ixion]

Another one... whats going on?

IS it heading this way?

i guess not.. otherwise it would be all over the news

Apparently. And it IS all over the news (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10602008)

Boooorrrring :yawn::yawn: Nothing will come of it, they are always false alarms.

[laserracer]

now watch all the silly twats go down to the beach to have a look :rolleyes:

[Cajun]

and now canceled

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0018Z 08 OCT 2009

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

... TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH CANCELLATION ...

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

VANUATU / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / TUVALU / NEW CALEDONIA / FIJI / KIRIBATI / KOSRAE / WALLIS-FUTUNA / HOWLAND-BAKER / MARSHALL IS. / TOKELAU / KERMADEC IS / POHNPEI / NEW ZEALAND / SAMOA / AMERICAN SAMOA / TONGA / AUSTRALIA / NIUE / COOK ISLANDS / CHUUK / INDONESIA / WAKE IS. / JARVIS IS. / PALMYRA IS. / GUAM / N. MARIANAS / JOHNSTON IS. / YAP / MARCUS IS. / BELAU / MIDWAY IS. / FR. POLYNESIA / HAWAII / PHILIPPINES

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 - 2203Z 07 OCT 2009
COORDINATES - 13.0 SOUTH 166.3 EAST
DEPTH - 33 KM
LOCATION - VANUATU ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 7.8

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
VANUATU VU 17.8S 168.3E 2320Z 0.05M / 0.2FT 24MIN
DART CORAL 55012 15.8S 158.5E 2326Z 0.03M / 0.1FT 10MIN
LUGANVILLE VU 15.5S 167.2E 2327Z 0.10M / 0.3FT 20MIN

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 ALTHOUGH SOME MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES. FOR ALL AREAS COVERED BY THIS CENTER...THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE CANCELLED.

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.

[R6_kid]

Apparently. And it IS all over the news (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10602008)

Boooorrrring :yawn::yawn: Nothing will come of it, they are always false alarms.

The boy who cried wolf...

Better to take heed and be aware, it was an ADVISORY, not a WARNING. The nature of Tsunamis means that they are unpredictable and you can only measure them when they are happening.

[kevfromcoro]

Ok..... this is the second one we have had.
whats going to happen if we do a real one....
there seams to be a rummbling in the pacific

[WuZards-Eugene]

Bugger, was hoping to use that as an excuse to get out of work early. "The waves are coming boss, I need to head to the safety of the rimutaka's on my bike":blip:

[Blackshear]

I feel pretty safe in birkenhead.
I'd like to see a tsunami get up Verrans corner :oi-grr:

[Kiwi Graham]

That s quite a few coincidences now! are we revving up for a MF of a eruption/tidal wave?

Think I'd start to be feeling a little nervous living in my ++million $ mansion on the North Shore east coast beach. Ive got a spare room in my westie home on the high ridge on the outskirts of Henderson with expansive views of Auckland city, Price will vary according to the state of the tide ;)

[StoneY]

Bugger, was hoping to use that as an excuse to get out of work early. "The waves are coming boss, I need to head to the safety of the rimutaka's on my bike":blip:

Mt Wainui will do for me

[Ixion]

That s quite a few coincidences now! are we revving up for a MF of a eruption/tidal wave?

..

Rather the reverse I would think. These small ones let off the pressure and prevent it building up to really dangerous levels. The same way White Island keeps NZ from really big quakes.

[Hans]

Can we PLEASE have a real one?

[Sidewinder]

owell hope it comes my way, be easyer than traveling to the beach. must be the in thing at the mo. why go to the beach when ya can bring the beach to you:beer:

[WuZards-Eugene]

Mt Wainui will do for me

Na, rimutaka's is more fun when you're in a hurry. :Police: "Sorry Officer, I was just trying to get to safety from the Tsunami" :whistle:

[Patrick]

Looks like something serious is bubbling up under the ring of fire!

That'll be the curry.....

It was a massive 4cm Tsunami....

[tri boy]

Water rose here.
I splashed a darkie into the bowl.

[Dean]

That'll be the curry.....

It was a massive 4cm Tsunami....
Arent you a :Police: - Tell your knob jockey boys in blue to stop blocking off the beaches if they knew the waves was going to be as small as Dangerous Bastards penis, there was no need for a beach shutdown.

And by the book you have to atleast convince us you are worried for our safety, to hype this Tsunami up so we get more of a wake up call.

[Patrick]

Arent you a :Police: - Tell your knob jockey boys in blue to stop blocking off the beaches if they knew the waves was going to be as small as Dangerous Bastards penis, there was no need for a beach shutdown.

And by the book you have to atleast convince us you are worried for our safety, to hype this Tsunami up so we get more of a wake up call.

Derrr....

They wouldn't shut off a beach if they KNEW it was 4cm....

Weather is shit anyhow... Who would want to be at the beach?

I take you didn't see what that wave did in Samoa then... Hence the reason for the "concerns."

Go to bed on time, you'd have been up early enough to hear the warnings.

[Dean]

Derrr....

They wouldn't shut off a beach if they KNEW it was 4cm....

Weather is shit anyhow... Who would want to be at the beach?

I take you didn't see what that wave did in Samoa then... Hence the reason for the "concerns."

Go to bed on time, you'd have been up early enough to hear the warnings.

Many wanted to be on the beaches for their own reasons and since the beaches are available to the public they can and should be able to do what they want.

We have previously learnt that Tsunami's dont carry enough to cause causualtys in NZ.

Go to bed on time? You sound just like the recruiting officer "Go get some more life experience".

[Patrick]

Many wanted to be on the beaches for their own reasons and since the beaches are available to the public they can and should be able to do what they want.

We have previously learnt that Tsunami's dont carry enough to cause causualtys in NZ.

Go to bed on time? You sound just like the recruiting officer "Go get some more life experience".

And just like ANY public place, it can be closed down for safety reasons....

Samoa thought they were sweet too.... as did Indonesia... and Papua New Guinea a few years ago.... just to name a few. The day people think, "it's just another false alarm" is the day that NZ will be visited by a Indonesian sized "ripple."

Sounded like you were sleeping the day away and that was why you missed the warnings? Think I misread the "wakeup call" comment. :clap:

Done a stint in recruiting... and "getting life experience" is for the younguns....

[StoneY]

We have previously learnt that Tsunami's dont carry enough to cause causualtys in NZ.
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Maybe thats true when the earthquakes way over by Samoa man but one day......
20 minutes after the warning a shitload of cars drove into wainui, was so funny...day shoppers maybe????

[Dean]

And just like ANY public place, it can be closed down for safety reasons....

Samoa thought they were sweet too.... as did Indonesia... and Papua New Guinea a few years ago.... just to name a few. The day people think, "it's just another false alarm" is the day that NZ will be visited by a Indonesian sized "ripple."

Sounded like you were sleeping the day away and that was why you missed the warnings? Think I misread the "wakeup call" comment. :clap:

Done a stint in recruiting... and "getting life experience" is for the younguns....

More like BS reasons, foreinstance im in Hibiscus coast, we are on a hill with cliffs surrounding the beaches, theres no way a tsunami is going to do any proper damage. Its not that there is a wave coming its how big and travelling at what speed hitting where. Im pretty sure the people in the center could estimate at what speed and possibly how dangerous the wave was in Indonesia. Although it was unfortunate tragedy in Samoa they had substantial reports on how fast and big the wave was travelling to NZ. Police knew this.

Sleep is good, the more sleep the better, it wasnt the fact about needing more life skills its the way the recruiter said it. The whole "we are so good and old, you are nothing, north shore streets is very hectic at these times". I havent passed NCEA leve2 but I pissed all over the physical appraisal, the pushups, wall jump reach, K run.

[Patrick]

More like BS reasons, foreinstance im in Hibiscus coast, we are on a hill with cliffs surrounding the beaches, theres no way a tsunami is going to do any proper damage. Its not that there is a wave coming its how big and travelling at what speed hitting where. Im pretty sure the people in the center could estimate at what speed and possibly how dangerous the wave was in Indonesia. Although it was unfortunate tragedy in Samoa they had substantial reports on how fast and big the wave was travelling to NZ. Police knew this.

Sleep is good, the more sleep the better, it wasnt the fact about needing more life skills its the way the recruiter said it. The whole "we are so good and old, you are nothing, north shore streets is very hectic at these times". I havent passed NCEA leve2 but I pissed all over the physical appraisal, the pushups, wall jump reach, K run.

Take it up with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre - they are the ones who issue the warnings. The Police just try to clear the beaches of the stupid ones.... should leave it to Darwin to sort them out, really....

And Samoa didn't get a hell of a lot of warning - it was just off their shore. Only the bright ones worked out big earthquake = possible Tsunami.