Pacific islanders panic and flee after 3 powerful earthquakes off Vanuatu form small tsunami

tsunamiNew quakes, small tsunami panic Pacific islanders

3 powerful earthquakes off Vanuatu form small tsunami, islanders flee but warnings canceled

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Thousands of panicked South Pacific islanders raced away from the coastline after three strong earthquakes rocked the region and generated a small tsunami Thursday, just over a week after a massive wave killed 178 people in the Samoas and Tonga.

Small tsunami forms after 3 powerful earthquakes strike off Vanuatu, warnings canceled

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Three powerful earthquakes rocked the South Pacific near the Vanuatu archipelago Thursday, generating a small tsunami just over a week after another, massive wave killed 178 people in the Samoas and Tonga.

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  • adammuklis Correllation of the quakes in Samoa, Sumatra, and Tuvalu. http://www.physorg.com/news174214964.html
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  • radicalxstitch "Tuvalu residents are also being evacuated from coastal areas, AAP reports." kind of sad that.. #earthquake #climatechange
  • pinkzibra Text msg from friend in Tuvalu: "Where I gonna run?? Highest elevation is...4m above sea level" Ha. Lucky, Tsunami warning is off.
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