Reuters: Samoa quake generated tsunami, warning center says

[Eugene]

Samoa quake generated tsunami, warning center says
Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:00am ET

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of up to 7.0
near the remote Samoa islands group in the South Pacific had generated
a tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said on Thursday.

"Sea level readings indicate a tsunami was generated. It may have been
destructive along coasts near the earthquake epicenter," the Hawaii-based
warning center said on its Web site (www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/).

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-09-28T080017Z_01_SP9484_RTRUKOC_0_US-QUAKE-SAMOA.xml

(BBC News)

Last Updated: Thursday, 28 September 2006, 08:22 GMT 09:22 UK

Samoa quake 'triggered tsunami'

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But it said a "destructive Pacific-wide tsunami" was not expected.

The quake struck some 300km (185 miles) south-west of Samoa.
Waves of eight centimetres high were reported in the Samoan town
of Pago Pago.

Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5387874.stm

[krispos42]

1. Doesn't sound too serious

Not that CNN.com has anything about it.

[LeftHander]

3. 8 centimeter high waves...

collosal.

[JuniperLea]

2. It gives me no comfort

That no one anticipates a disastrous event.