5 dead as 8.0 quake off Solomons sparks Pacific tsunami

World Feb. 06, 2013 - 05:30PM JST ( 16 )

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tajFeb. 06, 2013 - 10:56AM JST

I hope they have good alarm systems. Some of those islands don't have much by way of high ground.
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zichiFeb. 06, 2013 - 11:03AM JST

That's a powerful quake with a very shallow depth.
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FarmboyFeb. 06, 2013 - 11:26AM JST

I hope they have good alarm systems. Some of those islands don't have much by way of high ground.

Like Tuvalu - they'll be in trouble if there is much of a wave. Of course. We might be in trouble too, depending on the situation. Better leep tabs on this one until we know one way or another.
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FarmboyFeb. 06, 2013 - 12:02PM JST

Here's a link: http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.TSUPAC.2013.02.06.0252
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Jason StilesFeb. 06, 2013 - 12:24PM JST

You see the areas on the Island and the Mag. here: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

There is 11 total earthquakes record on the same day on that Island...thats just crazy O_o
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lostrune2Feb. 06, 2013 - 01:17PM JST

The depth has been revised deeper to about 27 km.

All tsunami warnings have now been cancelled.
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FarmboyFeb. 06, 2013 - 02:00PM JST

All tsunami warnings have now been cancelled.

Yeah! Civilization survives - at least until next week when the asteroid wipes out communication.
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FarmboyFeb. 06, 2013 - 03:13PM JST

And now I'm confused, because the JMA has issued an advisory

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/
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Elbuda MexicanoFeb. 06, 2013 - 03:17PM JST

Do hope hope the islanders of these South Pacific nations are ok, just heard on NHK radio tsunami warnings for all the Pacific coastal regions of Japan.
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WA4TKGFeb. 06, 2013 - 04:10PM JST

TSUNAMI Warning for 50Cm Waves ??!!? Yup, let's spread some PARANOIA & SENSAIONALISM in the airwaves again. Good job Media Monguals.
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Mark_McCrackenFeb. 06, 2013 - 05:37PM JST

"Ewan Huzarmy Feb. 05, 2013 - 09:54AM JST

I have a feeling it may be tomorrow ! Early Monday morning I had a very reallistic dream that there was a BIG Earthquake on Wednesday evening. you heard it here first."

There are few earthquake predictions here on JapanToday. This one from Kuchikomi seems fairly accurate. Not in Japan, mind you, but it was a big earthquake.
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FarmboyFeb. 06, 2013 - 06:35PM JST

Looks like they just had another big quake.
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FarmboyFeb. 06, 2013 - 06:46PM JST

Sorry - they're having one after another, but most are magnitude 5 to 6 - big, but not huge.
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KariHarukaFeb. 06, 2013 - 08:26PM JST

Thoughts to the families of the 5 dead.

A massive earthquake which thankfully wasn't more devastating.
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bokuwamoFeb. 07, 2013 - 12:16AM JST

So the media should not put out information to keep the public informed about possible tidal waves, earthquakes, volcanoes or anything that isn't happening right at the same moment? Just give people the least amount of time to do anything for themselves to react? Ya think, an adult could just possibly make their own decision about the information given, ignore it or take advice from it?
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C Harald HansenFeb. 09, 2013 - 01:52AM JST

These poor souls are getting pounded. Several M7 aftershocks now.