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Tsunami warning sparks evacuation of Tuvalu coast: police
Wellington (AFP) Oct 8, 2009 People in the low-lying Pacific island state of Tuvalu were Thursday ordered to evacuate from coastal areas following a tsunami warning, police said. It followed a huge 7.8 magnitude earthquake 295 kilometres (183 miles) northwest of the Santo islands in neighbouring Vanuatu which struck at 9:03 am (2203 Wednesday GMT). "We are trying to get those people staying closer to the coast to move inland," acting police commissioner Titelu Kauani said. "We have been warned any tsunami would hit at about 12:10 pm (0010 GMT)," Kauani said. Tuvalu, which has a population of around 12,000 living on low-lying coral atolls, lies northeast of the quake epicentre. The initial quake was followed by another 7.3 tremor about 15 minutes later. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Huge 7.8 earthquake prompts Pacific tsunami warningPort Vila (AFP) Oct 8, 2009 A huge 7.8-magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami warning for large parts of the South Pacific on Thursday, days after giant waves killed 177 people in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga. The quake struck 294 kilometres (183 miles) from Vanuatu's Espiritu Santo island at a shallow depth of 35 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). It prompted a tsunami alert for Fiji, t ... read more |
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