Breaking News: Earthquakes

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An 8.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the northwest of Santo, Vanuatu

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An 6.7 magnitude earthquake Celebes Sea

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U.S. Geological Survey


Tsunami generated - Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

Tsunami warning issued for Australia, NZ, Indonesia
 
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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 2217Z 07 OCT 2009

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

VANUATU / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / TUVALU /
NEW CALEDONIA / FIJI / KIRIBATI / KOSRAE / WALLIS-FUTUNA /
HOWLAND-BAKER

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

MARSHALL IS. / TOKELAU / KERMADEC IS / POHNPEI / NEW ZEALAND /
SAMOA / AMERICAN SAMOA / TONGA / AUSTRALIA / NIUE /
COOK ISLANDS / CHUUK / INDONESIA / WAKE IS. / JARVIS IS. /
PALMYRA IS. / GUAM / N. MARIANAS / JOHNSTON IS. / YAP /
MARCUS IS. / BELAU
 

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The Ministry of Civil Defence is advising of a potential tsunami threat to New Zealand from an earthquake of magnitude 8 at Vanuatu.

An advisory is being sent to all responding agencies, including Fire, Police, Coastguard, local authorities and others to put them on standby.

The public is advised to not be on beaches or in boats near the coast.