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Pac. Islands Weather Japan Tsunami - Their Own Earthquakes

Pacific Islands Weather Japan Tsunami - Feel Their Own Earthquakes
http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/pacific-media-watch/2011-03-15/region-pacific-islands-weather-japan-tsunami-feel-their-own-earthquak

AUCKLAND (Pacific Media Watch): Pacific nations and territories were all issued with a tsunami warning over the weekend.

However, the threat soon passed when it became apparent that the brunt of the tsunami was felt on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, on the west coast of the United States.

The Fiji Times reported that eight men from Vanua Levu, oblivious to the tsunami warning, were out on the water in a fibreglass boat and were thrown to and fro by a tidal wave.

Ana Currie reported the damage to Hawai'i Island's west coast, while in Samoa, the waves were "not strong, but scary", according to Charlina Tone of the Samoa Observer.

However, in the aftermath of the giant magnitude 9 earthquake that struck Japan on Friday, there have been reports of smaller but significant earthquakes in the Pacific.

Matangi Tonga reported that a 6.1 magnitude quake struck to the south east of Hihifo, Niuatoputapu, on Saturday. It was about 106km off the coast and at a depth of 10km.

Then in Fiji, another earthquake was reported at Kadavu, an island to the south of the main island, Viti Levu. Fiji Broadcasting Corporation reported the quake today.

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