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A tsunami warning was hoisted for the entire west coast of the United States, Hawaii and eastern coasts of Japan on Saturday morning after an earthquake struck near Tonga in the South Pacific. The ...
The Tonga Meteorological Services said a tsunami warning was declared for all of the archipelago, and data from the Pacific tsunami center showed waves of 80 centimeters (2.7 feet) had been detected.
The earthquake was at a depth of 24.8 km (15.4 miles) that struck the sea at about 211 km (131 miles) east of south-east of Neiafu, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). "Based ...
[22] [23] The government of Tonga issued a tsunami warning to residents, and waves of 30 cm (12 in) were observed in Nuku'alofa. [ 22 ] [ 24 ] Later in the afternoon, Tongan geologists near the volcano observed explosions and a 5-kilometre-wide (3.1 mi) ash column between 17:00 and 18:30 local time. [ 25 ]
The tsunami alert was lifted at about 3:30 a.m. local time Saturday. "A strong earthquake has occurred near Tonga and felt in whole of Tonga," the government said in a press release issuing the ...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii issued a warning 17 minutes after the earthquake for coastal areas around the Pacific. An hour later, the center downgraded the warning to only the region within 600 miles of the epicenter, and an hour after that, it canceled the alert. [4]
a tsunami advisory is issued for the state of hawaii effective at 1254 am hst. an earthquake has occurred with these preliminary parameters origin time - 0504 pm hst october 27, 2012 coordinates - 52.8 north 131.8 west location - queen charlotte islands region magnitude - 7.7 moment evaluation based on all available data the tsunami threat has ...
About three hours after the earthquake struck, the US Tsunami Warning Center announced there was no longer a threat Earthquake triggers 3ft wave tsunami warnings across South Pacific Skip to main ...