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29th September 09, 02:30 PM
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tsunami - Samoa
There have been reports of a few deaths, sounds like more damage than death so far...thankfully...
A powerful earthquake has struck near the Samoa islands, sparking a tsunami warning for New Zealand.
The Ministry of Civil Defence said the quake, measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale struck at 06.48am New Zealand time.
Newstalk ZB reported that a three metre wave had hit Samoa's coast.
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29th September 09, 02:48 PM
#2
8.3 is huge. Keep us posted.
Animo non astutia
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29th September 09, 03:08 PM
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14 Dead in American Samoa, and 4 elsewhere...
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29th September 09, 05:42 PM
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Scary stuff indeed. Are you a coastal resident?
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29th September 09, 05:52 PM
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Scary stuff indeed. Are you a coastal resident?
Yeah, but by the time it got here it was only a metre and a half...(swell mostly reported)
40 dead and climbing...
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29th September 09, 06:01 PM
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Right. The story's just now hitting the news outlets here.
Hope your early warning systems are up to speed for any future occurrences.
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29th September 09, 06:41 PM
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My parents are doing their darndest to try to scare us out of our move to New Zealand (uncontrollable events have pushed it back, but hopefully we'll be out of here by May)
The earthquake off the coast of the South Island and resulting wave from a little while back and this tsunami are their latest ammo....
Imagine their dismay when I told them that the waves weren't much taller than me if that. 
--Chelsea McMurdo--
This post is a natural product made from Recycled electrons. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.
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29th September 09, 06:52 PM
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The earthquake off the coast of the South Island
Yeah that was big, and the after shocks lasted a while, but these events are few and far between.
My parents are doing their darndest to try to scare us out of our move to New Zealand (uncontrollable events have pushed it back, but hopefully we'll be out of here by May)
just in time for a south island winter...nice.LOL
what ever you do, don't show them this then...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ring_of_Fire
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29th September 09, 07:02 PM
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I know....we were going to go in August and then November, but my husband is still an electrical apprentice so he decided it would be easier to find a job if he has his journeyman, and unfortunately there weren't any classes nearby this summer, so he had to enroll in the September class. And it'll be easier to get our Expression of Interest approved. The last one got declined because he's an apprentice.
Besides as long as I don't get so much snow on the porch that I have to dig my way out, I'm fairly ok with that....
They've already pointed out the Ring of Fire and I immediately pointed out the fault right under our house and the volcano in Yellowstone. lol.
--Chelsea McMurdo--
This post is a natural product made from Recycled electrons. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.
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30th September 09, 01:28 PM
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Sounds like estimated deaths are close to 200, 4 kiwis and 6 aussies included in the count thus far, also indonesia got hit with a big quake over night...which sparked more tsunami panics...
one of Tonga's northern island got hit and 10 people dead there, poor buggers just had a ferry go down with 86 people now this...oh well
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