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Down Under
Earthquake hits south Pacific islands
2006-05-04
An earthquake measuring 8.1 has hit the Tonga islands, east of Australia and northeast of New Zealand, the US Geological Survey (USGS) website said on Wednesday. A tsunami warning was issued for Fiji and New Zealand but later lifted.

The earthquake was at 1526 GMT, said the website monitored in London. It was not immediately clear what damage it caused, but a report on Sky Television said it was felt in several islands. A resident of Tonga told Sky he felt tremors lasting over 30 seconds. The earthquake, classified by the USGS as a "great" quake, struck 155 km (95 miles) south of Tonga's Neiafu Island and 2145 km (1340 miles) northeast of Auckland, New Zealand, the USGS said. The Tonga islands are an archipelago east of Australia and northeast of New Zealand.
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Posted by:Fred

#5  No EarthQuake can touch our Joe.
Posted by: 6   2006-05-04 16:14  

#4  Take care of yourself, JosephM.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-05-04 16:01  

#3  We used to have an old GI saying about the Guam or GUAM as an acronym applied to the limited island social activities, etc. They said it simply stood for Give Up and Masterbate.
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-05-04 09:46  

#2  Indeedy Joe. Excellent commentary from the field.
Posted by: 6   2006-05-04 07:48  

#1  Felt a few strong ones here in Guam albeit unreported in local news - interesting that local Guam radio had anounced at roughly the same lead time that the CNMI's Anatahan island volcano had erupted and is putting out heavy ash-filled plumes. The plumes and ash though appear by SAT photos to be blowing away from Guam & southern Marianas - and yep, its also been raining. GOOD TIME TO CUDDLE UP AND COOK SOME HOT SOUP.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-05-04 00:12  

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