Sunday, April 1, 2007

Tsunami warnings for Pacific after quake

A tsunami warning has been issued for New Zealand, the Philippines, American Samoa, Guam, and Fiji. The U.S. Geological Survey said the first quake, took place at 8:40 with a magnitude of 7.6 and was centered 25 miles south-southeast of New Georgia Islands, and 1330 miles (2145 km) north-northeast of Brisbane, Australia. The second earthquake minutes after had a magnitude of 6.7. There are no report of injuries or damage.

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