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Strong Earthquake Off New Zealand

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (July 15) -- The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says a tsunami generated after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake off of New Zealand is small and poses no threat.
The warning center says no destructive waves are headed for New Zealand's western coastline after a tsunami warning was issued earlier.
The waves generated are less than 8 inches in height and the warning was canceled after about an hour.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake's epicenter was 100 miles west of Invercargill, off the west coast of New Zealand's South Island at a depth of 20.5 kilometers.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii sent an e-mail alert warning of a possible tsunami in New Zealand.
Police in the town of Tuatapere on South Island, where the earthquake was centered, say they have reports of minor cracks in buildings and stock falling from supermarket shelves. But they have received no reports of serious damage or injuries so far.
The quake was felt widely across the South Island.
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2009-07-15 06:26:53

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Gsalem1580

06:57 PMJul 15 2009

7.8 earthquake and only minor damage???? incredible

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JTFee

11:52 AMJul 15 2009

Jeffmultiform 11:07 AMJul 15 2009 I thought the Mariana Trench was the deepest ocean depth at 35,840 feet.The 20.5 kilometers mentioned in the article equals 67,257 feet.BREAK Both statements can be correct. The earthquake occured several miles below the ocean floor. I did not read the article to say that the quake was near the Mariana Trench. The so-called tsunami, fortunately, was only 8 inches, according to revised accounts of the quake.

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Jeffmultiform

11:07 AMJul 15 2009

I thought the Mariana Trench was the deepest ocean depth at 35,840 feet.The 20.5 kilometers mentioned in the article equals 67,257 feet.

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Gunwriter

10:46 AMJul 15 2009

Is this correct? A 7.8 earthquake is HUGE...

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HBSSL

10:43 AMJul 15 2009

its just the Creator shakin us a bit to remind us hes a comin

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MOUNT HIGHLY

10:27 AMJul 15 2009

Omeega86 10:07 AMJul 15 2009 The Solar Maximum is baaaack!!!............= = = = = = = = = Just what "Solar Maximum" would that be ? Certainly not sunspot maximum -- we're in a relatively quiet-sun period.

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Hjohnb

10:18 AMJul 15 2009

Journalism? Not even close. The headline is Earthquake - the article goes on about a tsunami. Stay on track jurnalists - don't pull me in with a grabber headline, only to pump me full of by-products information. This is an AP story, but is very common in todays' world of "journalism".

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EVILERNIE1

10:17 AMJul 15 2009

I guess we should send our so called Messiah Obama over there and apologize for his super powers wasnt strong enough to prevent the earthquake.......

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Olan5

10:01 AMJul 15 2009

My reply: I don't see why we, or our decendents, should give up freedom. We already have governments controling billions of people now, and it hasn't done people, or the Earth, any good. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx quote: SAK1OF3 09:47 AMJul 15 2009 The end of mankind not the end of the world is coming and will be here in just a few years. Mother Earth is fighting back and she is going to win! What's sad is your's and my government are prepareing to save their butts with your tax dollars and they straight don't care about the population of the world. If the governments of the world or at least some of them survive what they really want is a smaller population because then the people will be easier to control.

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Olan5

09:56 AMJul 15 2009

Oh wow! I sure hope everyone and everything remains safe. What a mess they have now. It's terrible to have cracked walls in buildings. I'll be keeping an eye on the situation there for sure!

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The U.S. Geological Survey has issued a tsunami warning after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand\'s western coast.