Tsunami warning in Tonga

[PattyCake]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,509824,00.html

The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for Tonga and neighboring islands, and reported that sea level readings have confirmed that a potentially destructive tsunami wave was generated by the quake.

[lizzybeth]

I read the article but still didn't quite understand what neighboring islands would be affected. Would the warning include the islands of Hawaii?

[Skittles]

A worldwide quake map:

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/


Red circles = today's quakes
Big circles = big quakes

[SuziQ]

Is it related to the volcano eruption? Good video at the below link:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29769097?GT1=43001

[FACE-IT]

Is it related to the volcano eruption? Good video at the below link:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29769097?GT1=43001Yes, i think they are speaking of the ongoing, undersea, volcanic eruption. there may be enough force, at any given time, to generate a tsunami.

My mistake:

A strong 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Friday near Tonga, generating a tsunami with the potential of striking coastlines in the South Pacific, officials said. There were no immediate reports of damage.

The quake struck about 130 miles south-southeast of the Tongan capital of Nuku'Alofa at a depth of 6.2 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said.