Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 8 October, 2009 : - - The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre cancelled all tsunami warnings and watches for the region after huge subsea quakes generated a tiny wave. Earlier islanders across the South Pacific headed to higher ground after two big undersea earthquakes off Vanuatu sparked a tsunami warning across the region this morning.
The epicentre of the first 7.8-magnitude quake was located 373 kilometres from Vanuatu at a depth of 33 kilometres. The second quake hit, measured at 7.3-magnitude, hit about 15 minutes later. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre initially said the quakes did generate a tsunami, without giving details on the height of the wave. The Australian Tsunami Warning Centre cancelled an earlier tsunami watch for the Australian coastline.
The initial tsunami warning for 11 nations, including Papua New Guinea and the islands of Fiji, Vanuatu and New Caledonia, sent islanders fleeing for higher ground just one week after devastating quakes off Samoa and Sumatra killed hundreds of people. Full report at ABC
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