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Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 23,113
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 23,113
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New #Tsunami warning after massive aftershock of 8.2 Appears no significant waves after first #earthquake but many warnings still in place.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre says the areas under tsunami watch include: Indonesia, India, Australia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Maldives, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles, Oman, Pakistan, Somalia, Madagascar, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Comores, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Crozet Islands, Bangladesh, Kerguelen Islands, South Africa and Singapore.
The general view of experts appears to be that the earthquake that caused the 2004 tsunami had a magnitude of 9.2, but was also of a much stronger vertical component, whereas today's was more horizontally directed.
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