Tsunami warning.

[JT-Fan]

Taken from AOL news:

A magnitude-8.1 earthquake has struck near the South Pacific nation of Tonga - triggering tsunami warnings for New Zealand and Fiji.
The quake, classified as a "great'' quake, struck 95 miles south of Neiafu, Tonga, and 1,340 miles north-northeast of Auckland, New Zealand.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, part of the US National Weather Service, issued the tsunami warning but said it was not known whether the quake generated a potentially deadly giant wave.An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines in the region near the epicentre within minutes to hours,'' the warning said.
More to follow...

[Wayne]

Oooh. I'm glad I'm not living there.

Knowing that there could be a tsunami where you live any second now would scare the hell out of me.

[DaveTaylor]

my mum came back from fiji a few days ago :O but omg lets hope it don't hit and have another 1 million people killed :(

[JT-Fan]

i knoww.
its worrying.

[DaveTaylor]

at least they been warned this time :/

[JT-Fan]

yeah thats good i guess

[Emicat.]

They haven't been warned - we have.

[JT-Fan]

theyv issued warnings there as well..

[DaveTaylor]

last one was 7.2 this one hit 8.1 oh boy!

[crash]

oh my god.

[Charles]

last one was 7.2 this one hit 8.1 oh boy!
'Oh boy'!? You mean 'Oh noes'.
I hope this won't be as bad :(

[DaveTaylor]

oh my god.
you think?

[JT-Fan]

its rly saddd ;[
i hope its all ok

[crash]

you think?

i know.
at least they can at least have some kind of warning as someone said

[FrozenWhisper]

1 word, run. How the last tsumai (sp?) happend is quite amazing, I'm a geek and watched a programm on it, two part of the ground rubbed together causing the ocean floor to raise up quickly, hence the earthquake/ tsumai (sp?)

[Charles]

1 word, run. How the last tsumai (sp?) happend is quite amazing, I'm a geek and watched a programm on it, two part of the ground rubbed together causing the ocean floor to raise up quickly, hence the earthquake/ tsumai (sp?)
Faultlines and stuff. You havn't learnt about it in Geography?

[FrozenWhisper]

Faultlines and stuff. You havn't learnt about it in Geography?
Im only 12 ;), were still doing volcanoes :rolleyes:

[Charles]

Im only 12 ;), were still doing volcanoes :rolleyes:
Ah. I loved learning about the Earthquakes and stuff in Geography. Now, pffsh 'National Parks' and 'Flooding'.. yeah :$

[DaveTaylor]

Ok easiest way to see if a tsunami is coming if you are at sea the sea will be unbelievable flat, and i mean unbelievable flat and the second is if the shore water is getting "sucked" into the sea

[crash]

Ah. I loved learning about the Earthquakes and stuff in Geography. Now, pffsh 'National Parks' and 'Flooding'.. yeah :$

population for me, oh joy!

[SHEEPY]

The animals must of warned them earlier this time.

[DaveTaylor]

The animals must of warned them earlier this time.
good point forgot about that one, smart buggers :p

[FrozenWhisper]

Ah. I loved learning about the Earthquakes and stuff in Geography. Now, pffsh 'National Parks' and 'Flooding'.. yeah :$
I won a volcano model making contest :P, We where just doing about :$ Castleton, this is quite intresting Volcanoes tho.

[JT-Fan]

we're learning about earthquakes as well

[DaveTaylor]

All i done in geog is, weather, natural regions, farming and now settlements :/

[RedStratocas]

Tsunamis are basically the only natural disaster that doesnt happen very often here in the US. Weve got basically everything else.

[CustomHabbo]

Tsunamis are basically the only natural disaster that doesnt happen very often here in the US. Weve got basically everything else.
Well i remeber at one time they said there a channce we might get a sunami for some of the east coast and i live in nj. I wasnt worried though.

[RedStratocas]

Well i remeber at one time they said there a channce we might get a sunami for some of the east coast and i live in nj. I wasnt worried though.

Theyll probably never be a tsunami on the east coast

By the way, the warning was lifted

[Jordan3]

Well, some people are in a bit of trouble.

[Colourful™]

A strong earthquake measuring 8.0 has rocked the Pacific island nation of Tonga, but initial fears that it might trigger a tsunami have receded.
The US Geological Survey said the quake was centred some 16km (10 miles) below the ocean floor about 160km (100 miles) north-east of the capital, Nuku'alofa.

It struck at 0426 local time (1526 GMT), the USGS said. There was no immediate word of damage or injuries.

Tsunami alerts were issued across the region but were cancelled within hours.

The earthquake was rated as the strongest quake of 2006.

Brief alert

Experts at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, based in Hawaii, revised initial estimates that a destructive wave could hit Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa or Hawaii.

When I got up I felt the building swaying back and forth and it was for at least a minute that it went on like that

Ron Vea
Tonga Radio
Sea level readings suggested that a small tsunami was generated, and authorities near the epicentre were warned to be on guard for rough seas.

But warnings of more serious waves were cancelled less than two hours after the quake struck.

Early estimates had suggested that Fiji could bear the brunt of any large tsunami.

Areas along New Zealand's coastline were also placed on high alert, although concerns eased as warnings were scaled down.

Experts say earthquakes as strong as magnitude 8.0 could trigger a lethal tsunami, depending on conditions and the nature of the quake.

Heavy shock

Initial reports from police in Tonga suggested the quake caused little damage to property and few injuries.

The owner of Tonga Radio, Ron Vea, told the BBC about the moment the earthquake struck.

"I was asleep and we are in an apartment building, two-storey apartment building, just across from the waterfront and then we felt the crackling sound, it's just a weird kind of a sound I haven't heard before.

"When I got up I felt the building swaying back and forth and it was for at least a minute that it went on like that."

Reports from the capital, Nuku'alofa, suggested heavy shaking and some potential damage to property. Other islands reported lesser shocks.

The previous biggest earthquakes in the Tonga region of the Pacific were a magnitude 6.7 in January 2004 and a 7.2 in January 2000.

[Adam$]

Arg. Hope they get out in time.

[Italic]

False Alarm :rolleyes: They sent a warning but then later they found that it posed no danger.

[Rockstar]

Lol i posted this in the staff talk about anything but still there has been no cancelation on the togo news it is still on it's way !

[Italic]

Lol i posted this in the staff talk about anything but still there has been no cancelation on the togo news it is still on it's way !
Ermm... No it's not.

[omgabear]

Heard of that, scary news in one way but good in the other to see how well they can handle such a situation!

[Phorum]

Oooh. I'm glad I'm not living there.

Knowing that there could be a tsunami where you live any second now would scare the hell out of me.
I know! Nottinghams better :P