Breaking News 7.9/8.3-Magnitude Quake Shakes Ocean 120 Miles Southwest of American Samoa

CNN just reported all watches and warnings have been canceled..

reply to post by TheCoffinman


Weather channel says it is still on for Hawaii - says to watch in about an hour - for any tsuanmi there.

The tsunami watch for Hawaii was dropped at 10:23AM HST. A tsunami advisory is still in effect. Swimmers, beachgoers and boaters are advised to exercise caution.

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A MAJOR TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED
TO STRIKE THE STATE OF HAWAII. HOWEVER SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND
STRONG CURRENTS MAY OCCUR ALONG THE COAST THAT COULD BE A
HAZARD TO SWIMMERS...BOATERS AND BEACHES. THEREFORE THE
TSUNAMI WATCH FOR HAWAII IS CANCELLED BUT A TSUNAMI ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT.

[edit on 9/29/2009 by Phage]

It ain't over yet...another 5.0 ...

South Pacific Region
earthquake.usgs.gov...

earthquake.usgs.gov...

MAP 5.0 2009/09/29 21:28:56 -17.205 -173.002 10.0 TONGA
MAP 5.0 2009/09/29 18:46:02 -14.953 -173.329 10.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.4 2009/09/29 18:40:11 -15.347 -173.296 10.0 TONGA
MAP 5.1 2009/09/29 18:34:29 -14.871 -172.493 10.0 SAMOA ISLANDS
MAP 5.0 2009/09/29 18:29:26 -15.948 -173.231 10.0 TONGA
MAP 5.8 2009/09/29 18:21:42 -16.197 -173.069 10.0 TONGA
MAP 5.6 2009/09/29 18:20:27 -12.191 -161.602 10.0 NORTHERN COOK ISLANDS
MAP 5.6 2009/09/29 18:08:22 -15.467 -172.092 10.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 8.0 2009/09/29 17:48:15 -15.300 -171.000 33.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 8.0 2009/09/29 17:48:11 -15.558 -172.073 18.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION

Say what?? now it's showing two 8.0??? 4 seconds apart???

[edit on 9/29/2009 by Hx3_1963]

well, on youtube 2 out of 3 videos I try to watch about it are removed for one excuse or another, so either they are trying to make it look BIGGER or SMALLER that is really is I guess......

reply to post by mellisamouse

Or they're taking video from 2004 relabeling it and posting it as Samoa.


[edit on 9/29/2009 by Phage]

What's up with this???

2 in 4 seconds???

earthquake.usgs.gov...

MAP 8.0 2009/09/29 17:48:15 -15.300 -171.000 33.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 8.0 2009/09/29 17:48:11 -15.558 -172.073 18.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION

just caught up with this....sure hope all is ok now

-Kyo

They must be pulling out their hair down there...it keeps being updated...

MAP 4.9 2009/09/29 21:51:00 -16.174 -172.533 10.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.0 2009/09/29 21:28:56 -17.205 -173.002 10.0 TONGA
MAP 5.2 2009/09/29 18:57:58 -16.067 -173.125 10.0 TONGA
MAP 5.0 2009/09/29 18:46:02 -14.953 -173.329 10.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 5.4 2009/09/29 18:40:11 -15.347 -173.296 10.0 TONGA
MAP 5.1 2009/09/29 18:34:29 -14.871 -172.493 10.0 SAMOA ISLANDS
MAP 5.0 2009/09/29 18:29:26 -15.948 -173.231 10.0 TONGA
MAP 5.8 2009/09/29 18:21:42 -16.197 -173.069 10.0 TONGA
MAP 5.6 2009/09/29 18:20:27 -12.191 -161.602 10.0 NORTHERN COOK ISLANDS
MAP 5.6 2009/09/29 18:08:22 -15.467 -172.092 10.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 8.0 2009/09/29 17:48:15 -15.300 -171.000 33.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
MAP 8.0 2009/09/29 17:48:11 -15.558 -172.073 18.0 SAMOA ISLANDS REGION

[edit on 9/29/2009 by Hx3_1963]

Getting early reports from eastern news outlets and live satellite feeds of as many as 40 dead so far.

No live images yet to be found, and the reports were coming in over the phone. I imagine we'll get a clearer picture as the day goes on.

Update:

BREAKING -- forecasts indicate that a tsunami with amplitudes in the range of 20 to 65cm is expected along the California and Oregon coast.

Warnings are for those in areas that may be affected to move away from coastal areas due to strong currents, Its not a warning but an advisory

[edit on 29-9-2009 by asala]

[edit on 29-9-2009 by asala]

Originally posted by lernmore
Getting early reports from eastern news outlets and live satellite feeds of as many as 40 dead so far.

40 dead? I thought there wasn't going to be a tsunami wave?

Yep...even on google earth they now have 2 8.0M side by side...

crazy stuff... :shk:

reply to post by Hx3_1963


I could be wrong but, based on those times, I think that those quakes may be the ones that got this all going in the first place.

The quake listed as Samoa are around 20,000 ft below sea level.
The quake listed as Tonga are sitting on top of a cliff or shelf around 5000 ft below sea level. Interesting seeing the relation between the six on google earth. They are 60 to 80 miles seperated but are lying at the bottom of the cliff.




[edit on 29-9-2009 by JBA2848]

reply to post by JBA2848
It appears there were 2 now within 4 seconds of each other...

Someone earlier said something about if there were two then worry...

Hmmm...

reply to post by Hx3_1963


Yeah, those 8.0s are the ones that started the tsunami.



The main window shows when the quake happened in UTC. The window over it shows the time compared to Central European time. The quake occurred about five hours ago, not recently.

[edit on 9/29/2009 by octotom]

reply to post by Hx3_1963


The data comes from different seismometers. It takes a while to correlate it all.
It is now showing the single 8.0 with diminishing aftershocks.

So if you are on the west coast...how "high" is considered higher ground?? I am about 100 feet or more above sea level technically, yet it is a 7 minute walkl down to the beach, so 2 blocks away down the hill....

reply to post by Phage
Yeah I jumped the gun on that I guess...

First it had one...then 2...

I bet it is a mess though...even a a false positive 6.3M in Russia from it

GEE is still showing all kinds of tremors...

IU.AFI.00.BHZ

[edit on 9/29/2009 by Hx3_1963]