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USGS: M 7.1 Earthquake – 90 km SE of Pangai, Tonga

68 points by stefankuehnel 2y ago

r721 2y ago
NYT story: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/30/world/tonga-quake-tsunami.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/30/world/tonga-q... UPD AP story: https://apnews.com/article/tonga-earthquake-tsunami-warning-pacific-island-0bcaab5e5e83156846a65ed46556391e https://apnews.com/article/tonga-earthquake-tsunami-warning-...
bradly 2y ago
USGS Tsunami Report: https://www.tsunami.gov/events/PHEB/2025/03/30/25089000/3/WEPA40/WEPA40.txt https://www.tsunami.gov/events/PHEB/2025/03/30/25089000/3/WE... ZCZC WEPA40 PHEB 301324 TSUPAC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 1322 UTC SUN MAR 30 2025 ...PTWC FINAL TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE... **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE ***** THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM. NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED INFORMATION. **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE ***** THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS UPDATED IN THIS MESSAGE. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 7.1 * ORIGIN TIME 1219 UTC MAR 30 2025 * COORDINATES 20.6 SOUTH 173.4 WEST * DEPTH 59 KM / 36 MILES * LOCATION TONGA EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 OCCURRED IN THE TONGA ISLANDS AT 1219 UTC ON SUNDAY MARCH 30 2025. * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THE TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS NOW PASSED. TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED --------------------------------- * THERE IS NO LONGER A TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * REMAIN OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION NEAR THE SEA. OTHERWISE... NO ACTION IS REQUIRED. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS MAY OCCUR IN SOME COASTAL AREAS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
- deleted 2y ago
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wg0 2y ago
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- School-Cotton 2y ago
  Obviously he has not shut it down yet, given that it's currently accessible. Perhaps I don't understand your "genuine" question.
- okayokayokay123 2y ago
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- bfdm 2y ago
  Care to try to explain how that would be a positive change for America?
  - wg0 2y ago
    It wouldn't be.
    - bfdm 2y ago
      Agreed. Sorry I had misunderstood your message as advocating for stopping the service.
- HamsterDan 2y ago
  Nothing about this question is genuine.
  - wg0 2y ago
    It certainly is not.
School-Cotton 2y ago
Some good news: it seems the possible tsunami didn't in fact happen, and the "all clear" has been given for the warning.
- deleted 2y ago
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kzrdude 2y ago
Not too far away from that Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption in 2022
keizo 2y ago
random, but my dad took the first pictures of a tonga eruption in 2009: https://volcano.si.edu/showreport.cfm?doi=10.5479/si.GVP.BGVN200902-243040 https://volcano.si.edu/showreport.cfm?doi=10.5479/si.GVP.BGV...
- r721 2y ago
  Here's a video of 2022 eruption: https://www.facebook.com/couriermail/videos/479475316908812/ https://www.facebook.com/couriermail/videos/479475316908812/
floatrock 2y ago
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- alephnerd 2y ago
  Not a geologist, but this absolutely is just recency bias. Magnitude 7 earthquakes happen constantly throughout the year [0][1], but never make the news because they are either out of the way or drowned out by other news. Also, earthquake deaths are correlated with government capacity. Compare Myanmar with Thailand (BKK is just as far as Yangon is from the epicenter), yet only 1 under construction building fell in Bangkok, despite hundreds of much smaller buildings collapsing all over Myanmar. Myanmar is a country in the midst of a protracted civil war, and in a lot of cases there just isn't any government outside of the largest cities. And even then you are seeing more building collapses in Yangon than in BKK. Also, Chiang Mai (Thailand's second city) is also fairly close to the epicenter compared to other cities, yet there was marginal destruction there. It's the same way how an earthquake the size of 2010 Haiti (6.5) only elicits a yawn in California and 0 deaths. [0] - https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/browse/significant.php https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/browse/significant.p... [1] - https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/browse/significant.php?year=2024 https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/browse/significant.p...
- rewtraw 2y ago
  > second coming of jesus is about to reveal himself this, the arc of the covenant news, UAPs, solar storms, PNW & midwest storms, fires, etc... wouldn't be surprised at this point. its actually becoming somewhat mainstream to believe that a 'cataclysm' is coming given recent events.
  - xipho 2y ago
    It has always been mainstream, it's central to the narative in the most owned book in the world.
zzzeek 2y ago
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- hollerith 2y ago
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  - jiocrag 2y ago
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  - zzzeek 2y ago
    I think the victims of this earthquake, who will suffer a lot more as a result of these changes, will likely disagree with that. But I dont think they have internet access right now so you're good
    - alephnerd 2y ago
      USAID has had a very limited presence in Myanmar for years after the junta took control and Biden sanctioned the junta. Most other nations across ASEAN (such as Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and even Thailand) also began reducing USAID's presence because aid was increasingly being tied with democratization [0]. Why deal with aid with strings attached when China, Japan, India, Russia, and South Korea provide similar aid with no democratization requirements. I've written in depth about this with regards to Cambodia, but the same dynamics played out in Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam as well [1], though Thailand and Vietnam were important enough that "consensus building" took lower priority. [0] - https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2023/12/examining-us-relations-with-authoritarian-countries?lang=en https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2023/12/examining-us-... [1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43339290 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43339290
    - transcriptase 2y ago
      Can you explain why it’s the responsibility of the U.S. taxpayer to be on the hook for the cost of responding to every single natural disaster on the face of the planet? It seems as if for the last few years every nation on earth wants to have one hand taking money out of American citizens wallets while the other hand holds a phone posting online about how irredeemably stupid they are.
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68 points by stefankuehnel 2y ago

r721 2y ago

NYT story: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/30/world/tonga-quake-tsunami.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/30/world/tonga-q... UPD AP story: https://apnews.com/article/tonga-earthquake-tsunami-warning-pacific-island-0bcaab5e5e83156846a65ed46556391e https://apnews.com/article/tonga-earthquake-tsunami-warning-...

bradly 2y ago

USGS Tsunami Report: https://www.tsunami.gov/events/PHEB/2025/03/30/25089000/3/WEPA40/WEPA40.txt https://www.tsunami.gov/events/PHEB/2025/03/30/25089000/3/WE... ZCZC WEPA40 PHEB 301324 TSUPAC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 1322 UTC SUN MAR 30 2025 ...PTWC FINAL TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE... **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE ***** THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM. NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED INFORMATION. **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE ***** THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS UPDATED IN THIS MESSAGE. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 7.1 * ORIGIN TIME 1219 UTC MAR 30 2025 * COORDINATES 20.6 SOUTH 173.4 WEST * DEPTH 59 KM / 36 MILES * LOCATION TONGA EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 OCCURRED IN THE TONGA ISLANDS AT 1219 UTC ON SUNDAY MARCH 30 2025. * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THE TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS NOW PASSED. TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED --------------------------------- * THERE IS NO LONGER A TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * REMAIN OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION NEAR THE SEA. OTHERWISE... NO ACTION IS REQUIRED. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS MAY OCCUR IN SOME COASTAL AREAS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

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wg0 2y ago

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School-Cotton 2y ago
Obviously he has not shut it down yet, given that it's currently accessible. Perhaps I don't understand your "genuine" question.
okayokayokay123 2y ago
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bfdm 2y ago
Care to try to explain how that would be a positive change for America?
- wg0 2y ago
  It wouldn't be.
  - bfdm 2y ago
    Agreed. Sorry I had misunderstood your message as advocating for stopping the service.
HamsterDan 2y ago
Nothing about this question is genuine.
- wg0 2y ago
  It certainly is not.

School-Cotton 2y ago

Some good news: it seems the possible tsunami didn't in fact happen, and the "all clear" has been given for the warning.

deleted 2y ago
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kzrdude 2y ago

Not too far away from that Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption in 2022

keizo 2y ago

random, but my dad took the first pictures of a tonga eruption in 2009: https://volcano.si.edu/showreport.cfm?doi=10.5479/si.GVP.BGVN200902-243040 https://volcano.si.edu/showreport.cfm?doi=10.5479/si.GVP.BGV...

r721 2y ago
Here's a video of 2022 eruption: https://www.facebook.com/couriermail/videos/479475316908812/ https://www.facebook.com/couriermail/videos/479475316908812/

floatrock 2y ago

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alephnerd 2y ago
Not a geologist, but this absolutely is just recency bias. Magnitude 7 earthquakes happen constantly throughout the year [0][1], but never make the news because they are either out of the way or drowned out by other news. Also, earthquake deaths are correlated with government capacity. Compare Myanmar with Thailand (BKK is just as far as Yangon is from the epicenter), yet only 1 under construction building fell in Bangkok, despite hundreds of much smaller buildings collapsing all over Myanmar. Myanmar is a country in the midst of a protracted civil war, and in a lot of cases there just isn't any government outside of the largest cities. And even then you are seeing more building collapses in Yangon than in BKK. Also, Chiang Mai (Thailand's second city) is also fairly close to the epicenter compared to other cities, yet there was marginal destruction there. It's the same way how an earthquake the size of 2010 Haiti (6.5) only elicits a yawn in California and 0 deaths. [0] - https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/browse/significant.php https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/browse/significant.p... [1] - https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/browse/significant.php?year=2024 https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/browse/significant.p...
rewtraw 2y ago
> second coming of jesus is about to reveal himself this, the arc of the covenant news, UAPs, solar storms, PNW & midwest storms, fires, etc... wouldn't be surprised at this point. its actually becoming somewhat mainstream to believe that a 'cataclysm' is coming given recent events.
- xipho 2y ago
  It has always been mainstream, it's central to the narative in the most owned book in the world.

zzzeek 2y ago

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hollerith 2y ago
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- jiocrag 2y ago
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- zzzeek 2y ago
  I think the victims of this earthquake, who will suffer a lot more as a result of these changes, will likely disagree with that. But I dont think they have internet access right now so you're good
  - alephnerd 2y ago
    USAID has had a very limited presence in Myanmar for years after the junta took control and Biden sanctioned the junta. Most other nations across ASEAN (such as Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and even Thailand) also began reducing USAID's presence because aid was increasingly being tied with democratization [0]. Why deal with aid with strings attached when China, Japan, India, Russia, and South Korea provide similar aid with no democratization requirements. I've written in depth about this with regards to Cambodia, but the same dynamics played out in Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam as well [1], though Thailand and Vietnam were important enough that "consensus building" took lower priority. [0] - https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2023/12/examining-us-relations-with-authoritarian-countries?lang=en https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2023/12/examining-us-... [1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43339290 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43339290
  - transcriptase 2y ago
    Can you explain why it’s the responsibility of the U.S. taxpayer to be on the hook for the cost of responding to every single natural disaster on the face of the planet? It seems as if for the last few years every nation on earth wants to have one hand taking money out of American citizens wallets while the other hand holds a phone posting online about how irredeemably stupid they are.

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