[Happy Camper]

An Earthquake hit (8.3) close to American Samoa. They have not identified the direction yet. For anyone in the area, stay dry and good luck.

 

[Lazarus Short]

You forgot to mention taking a vacation in the mountains.

 

[grawk]

good luck, the tsunami predictor I used to run should be spitting out a predicted problem area shortly.

 

[Uncle Erik]

8.3 is one hell of a quake. I hope no one was hurt or killed.

 

[Happy Camper]

If it was headed toward Hawai i, it would be there about now. Checking the Hawai i site has a projected time of 1:10 pm local time if it went in that direction. I also heard (FOX) that Aukland NZ was under a watch. Initial measurements indicated a 3-4 m in Am. Samoa. So far, no deaths reported.

Yes and under that much water, depending on any floor shifts, could be a strong wave or it could dissipate in the Pacific basin.

 

[fraseyboy]

I'm in Wellington at the moment so it looks like I'll be safe. They've evacuated low areas of waikato afaik. Expected to hit at around 11 (7 minutes). Hopefully it wont be as disastrous as the quake.

Edit: Tsunami warning for Waikato is cancelled. Around 20 people killed in the Samoan quake and whole villages leveled. Small tsunami's have hit in Samoa also.

 

[Happy Camper]

Good news for sure after the last scare from the area.

 

[Magedark]

As a result, there is now a tsunami advisory for the coastal areas in California.

 

[Happy Camper]

Well, the update is not as good as hoped. So far there over 100 dead and several villages were destroyed.