Zware (7.6) aardbeving in zuiden van Stille Oceaan

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Zware aardbeving ten noorden van NieuwZeeland

WELLINGTON - Een aardbeving met een kracht van 7,8 op de schaal van Richter heeft donderdag plaatsgevonden ten noorden van Nieuw-Zeeland bij de Kermadeceilanden.

Dat heeft de Amerikaanse geologische dienst USGS laten weten.

De beving vond plaats op een diepte van 48 kilometer. Voor Nieuw-Zeeland, Tonga en de Kermadeceilanden is een tsunamiwaarschuwing uitgevaardigd.

De Kermadeceilanden liggen ongeveer 900 kilometer ten noorden van Nieuw-Zeeland. Sinds een beving in september in het Nieuw-Zeelandse Christchurch, waarbij zeker 181 mensen omkwamen, is het land al door meer dan 7500 naschokken geteisterd.

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Op woensdag 6 juli 2011 21:16 schreef Schuifpui het volgende:
Jij bent snel, heb je een sms service ingesteld oid?

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Op woensdag 6 juli 2011 21:17 schreef ABombali het volgende:
Welke landen kunnen hier last van hebben?

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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1912Z 06 JUL 2011

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 IS IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

KERMADEC IS / TONGA / NEW ZEALAND

FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR
INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 1903Z 06 JUL 2011
COORDINATES - 29.4 SOUTH 175.7 WEST
DEPTH - 48 KM
LOCATION - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
MAGNITUDE - 7.8

EVALUATION

IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS
BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS
SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN
STRIKE COASTLINES IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES
TO HOURS. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL MONITOR
SEA LEVEL GAUGES NEAREST THE REGION AND REPORT IF ANY TSUNAMI
WAVE ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED. THE WARNING WILL NOT EXPAND TO OTHER
AREAS OF THE PACIFIC UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED TO
WARRANT SUCH AN EXPANSION.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS
WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME
-------------------------------- ------------ ------------
KERMADEC IS RAOUL_IS. 29.2S 182.1E 1929Z 06 JUL
TONGA NUKUALOFA 21.0S 184.8E 2017Z 06 JUL
NEW ZEALAND EAST_CAPE 37.7S 178.5E 2052Z 06 JUL
NORTH_CAPE 34.4S 173.3E 2054Z 06 JUL
GISBORNE 38.7S 178.0E 2059Z 06 JUL
AUCKLAND(E) 36.7S 175.0E 2200Z 06 JUL

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

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Op woensdag 6 juli 2011 21:32 schreef 22 het volgende:
Wilde ik ook eens snel wat melden.

Hopen dat er geen tsunami volgt.

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Zware aardbeving bij Nieuw-Zeeland

WELLINGTON - Een aardbeving met een kracht van 7,8 op de schaal van Richter heeft donderdag plaatsgevonden ten noorden van Nieuw-Zeeland bij de Kermadeceilanden.

Dat heeft het Amerikaanse geologische dienst USGS laten weten.

Voor Nieuw-Zeeland, Tonga en de Kermadeceilanden is een tsunamiwaarschuwing uitgevaardigd.

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Op woensdag 6 juli 2011 21:42 schreef Jor_Dii het volgende:
Het is wachten op opnieuw een desastreuze aardbeving. Het rommelt daar gewoon te veel en te erg de laatste tijd.

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Op woensdag 6 juli 2011 21:41 schreef Kluupkluup het volgende:

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Raoul Island = Nieuw Zeeland

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Op woensdag 6 juli 2011 21:47 schreef Kluupkluup het volgende:

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Maar reageer eens op mijn voorspelling dat deze mee gaat vallen..

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Tsunami up to a metre high could NZ
LATEST: A tsunami up to a metre high could hit New Zealand this morning following a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake near the Kermadec Islands.

The quake struck at 7.03am (NZT) at a depth of 48km, according to the US Geological Service. It was felt in Wellington and parts of the East Coast of the North Island.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu said a tsunami had been generated and could be around a metre high when it arrives at New Zealand.

The USGS said it had issued a tsunami warning for New Zealand, affecting East Cape, North Cape, Gisborne and Auckland.

The wave was projected to arrive at North Cape at 8.52am. It could arrive at Gisborne at 8.59 and Auckland at 10am.

However a New Zealand Civil Defence spokesman said there was a "potential" tsunami threat but it had not issued its own warning.

Its scientists were assessing the severity of the threat.

People in coastal areas should stay off beaches, keep out of the water - including rivers and estuaries - and not go sightseeing, Civil Defence said.

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EVALUATION: SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED

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MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
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BOAT COVE RAOUL IS 29.3S 177.9W 1932Z 1.03M / 3.4FT 04MIN
FISHING ROCK RAOUL 29.3S 177.9W 1926Z 0.99M / 3.3FT 06MIN

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Tsunami warning upgraded
A tsunami watch has been issued after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake off the Kermadec Islands.

The quake hit at 7.03am at a depth of 48km, 1,300km north of Wellington.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has issued the watch for New Zealand’s East Coast, Northland, Bay of Plenty and Hawkes Bay.

The Centre had previously issued a warning but cancelled it, saying that only national and local government agencies have the authority to make decisions about the official state of alert in their areas. The Centre is located in Honolulu.

The Warning Centre said that a wave had been generated, and was projected to reach the North Cape at 8.52am.

The wave was estimated to be around one metre high, but the Centre said that larger waves could follow. The waves will continue for several hours.

The Warning Centre and Civil Defence are advising people in coastal areas to stay off beaches, stay out of the water, and to follow the instructions of local Civil Defence authorities.

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Op woensdag 6 juli 2011 22:38 schreef monkyyy het volgende:
Krijgt Australië hier last van of ligt dat te ver weg?

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08.57:Auckland Civil Defence controller Clive Manly says Radio New Zealand the tsunami warning has been downgraded to "a marine threat".

"There is no tsunami threat but will be a strong current ... disturbances will go on for a few hours."

08.51:Pacific Tsunami Warning Center scientist Barry Hirshorn told Newstalk ZB the quake generated a 1.9 metre tsunami at Raoul Island.

08.48: Civil Defence national controller David Coetzee said the marine threat was "all the down the east coast to Hawkes Bay."

His advice was to stay out of the water all day, with a strong current likely and unpredictable turbulence in the water.

Any surge could be up to one metre but "probably around 60cm was a calculated guess."

"My advice is to stay out of the water all day."

When asked if people could go and watch the tidal surge, he responded "why would you want to do that, get on with your life."

See here for more Civil Defence Details of the marine threat.

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Op woensdag 6 juli 2011 23:05 schreef SoldMayor het volgende:
Wonen daar mensen? op dat eiland