HelperElfMissy 42 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Big news here. Samoa flattened I keep checking the web for info on whether Cook Islands has been effected. We have close friends whose entire family is there. Lot of small flat islands in that area. Lot of potential for disaster. Link to post Share on other sites
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thursday 1 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I can imagine the chaos. Move to higher ground. Electricity is out, so not much news from there. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted October 8, 2009 Author Share Posted October 8, 2009 Originally Posted By: ABCnews online The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has issued a tsunami warning for Papua New Guinea and island nations in the south-west Pacific, including Fiji, after a 8.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Vanuatu this morning. The epicentre of the quake was located 373 kilometres from Vanuatu at a depth of 33 kilometres, the US Geological Survey says. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. ABC Papua New Guinea correspondent Liam Fox said the quake had not been felt in the capital Port Moresby. Earlier this morning a magnitude-6.7 quake struck south-east of the Sulu archipelago of the Philippines. The quake was in the Celebes Sea, 320 kilometres south of Zamboanga in Mindanao, and occurred at 5:41am (local time). The depth was 582.8 kilometres, the USGS said. The warning comes a week after an undersea 8.3-magnitude quake struck off Samoa, causing a devastating tsunami in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga, which killed hundreds of people. A deadly 7.6-magnitude earthquake also hit the Indonesia island of Sumatra, destroying entire villages and buying people alive. The death toll is expected to exceed 1,000. Link to post Share on other sites
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