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Tsunami ! Breaking news
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thnx for the info.. kohe mona wunath, kaage kaageth jeewitha berila thiyenna ona.. thats all i wish for 
Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC)
An undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.9 has occurred at 07:22 PM EST on
Wednesday 15 July 2009 at 45.960S , 166.470E near OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND,
N.Z..
Sea level observations have confirmed a tsunami has been generated.
ADVICE:
People in areas with threat of land inundation and flooding are strongly
advised by emergency authorities to go to higher ground or at least one
kilometre inland.
In areas with a threat to the marine environment only, emergency authorities
advise people to get out of the water and move away from the immediate water’s
edge of harbours, coastal estuaries, rock platforms, and beaches.
Refer to individual State and Territory tsunami warnings and watches issued by
the JATWC for more detailed information.
Listen for any further advice from your local emergency service
Tsunami waves are more powerful than the same size beach waves, with the first
wave not necessarily being the largest.
An undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.9 has occurred at 07:22 PM EST on
Wednesday 15 July 2009 at 45.960S , 166.470E near OFF W. COAST OF S. ISLAND,
N.Z..
Sea level observations have confirmed a tsunami has been generated.
ADVICE:
People in areas with threat of land inundation and flooding are strongly
advised by emergency authorities to go to higher ground or at least one
kilometre inland.
In areas with a threat to the marine environment only, emergency authorities
advise people to get out of the water and move away from the immediate water’s
edge of harbours, coastal estuaries, rock platforms, and beaches.
Refer to individual State and Territory tsunami warnings and watches issued by
the JATWC for more detailed information.
Listen for any further advice from your local emergency service
Tsunami waves are more powerful than the same size beach waves, with the first
wave not necessarily being the largest.
THE east coast of Australia has been put on tsunami alert following a powerful undersea earthquake.
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology says Tasmania, Victoria and NSW could be hit by waves tonight following the quake off the southwest coast of New Zealand's South Island at 7.22pm (AEST).
A bureau spokeswoman stressed no tsunami waves had been recorded by 8pm (AEST).
But she added it remained a possibility waves could develop and hit Australia's coast.
"It's quite rare that this would happen. At the moment no waves have been recorded but an alert has been issued for NSW and large parts of the east coast," she said.
"We're continuing to monitor and update the situation."
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said any waves would strike Lord Howe Island between 9.30pm and midnight.
The US Geological Survey said the epicentre of the earthquake was about 160km west of the city of Invercargill, on South Island, at a depth of 33 kilometres.
Police in the town of Tuatapere on South Island say they have reports of minor cracks in buildings and stock falling from supermarket shelves, but there'd been no reports of serious damage or injuries so far.
The quake was felt widely across the South Island.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre also issued a warning, saying: "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 centre added it was not immediately known if a tsunami had been generated.
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology says Tasmania, Victoria and NSW could be hit by waves tonight following the quake off the southwest coast of New Zealand's South Island at 7.22pm (AEST).
A bureau spokeswoman stressed no tsunami waves had been recorded by 8pm (AEST).
But she added it remained a possibility waves could develop and hit Australia's coast.
"It's quite rare that this would happen. At the moment no waves have been recorded but an alert has been issued for NSW and large parts of the east coast," she said.
"We're continuing to monitor and update the situation."
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said any waves would strike Lord Howe Island between 9.30pm and midnight.
The US Geological Survey said the epicentre of the earthquake was about 160km west of the city of Invercargill, on South Island, at a depth of 33 kilometres.
Police in the town of Tuatapere on South Island say they have reports of minor cracks in buildings and stock falling from supermarket shelves, but there'd been no reports of serious damage or injuries so far.
The quake was felt widely across the South Island.
The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre also issued a warning, saying: "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 centre added it was not immediately known if a tsunami had been generated.
UPDATE:
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has canceled a tsunami warning for New Zealand issued earlier on Wednesday after a 7.8-magnitude quake
evacuations in Lord Howe Island(Australia)
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has canceled a tsunami warning for New Zealand issued earlier on Wednesday after a 7.8-magnitude quake
evacuations in Lord Howe Island(Australia)
It (tsunami) is NOT A BREAKING NEWS anymorelkdood said:
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii warned that a tsunami was generated, but it later said the waves were less than 8 inches (20 centimeters) in height and the warning was canceled after about an hour
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