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blakamin

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#207308 18-Dec-2016 16:06

Is it just me or are there tsunami warnings being issued every time there's an earthquake in the wider pacific region?

This morning there was an quake near Papua NG and, as usual, NZ issues a tsunami warning.

NZ had a warning in place for at least an hour, and it took 20 minutes (maybe) to issue a warning, after Australia said there was no risk (I'm still yet to see an actual warning in Oz).

Is this going to end up with a case "The Boy Who Cried Wolf"?

Are they just issuing warnings after every quake over 6?

Thoughts?

Only asking as my kids are about 400m from a beach and in a tsunami area (even though there was a warning and evacuation issued for their area after Kaikoura, they didn't even know).

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#1691780 18-Dec-2016 16:48

Yep, it's totally "cry wolf" in NZ. Issued for every earthquake and very slow to rescind compared to the US Pacific Tsunami centre. If we ever get a real one, there will be loads of casualties because people are used to ignoring the warnings

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#1691781 18-Dec-2016 17:01

the question is are the sirens going off? if they are then it might be a case of cry wolf

but then on the other side of the coin is what happens if there is no warning issued and there is a tsunami?

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#1691799 18-Dec-2016 17:58

shk292:
Yep, it's totally "cry wolf" in NZ. Issued for every earthquake and very slow to rescind compared to the US Pacific Tsunami centre. If we ever get a real one, there will be loads of casualties because people are used to ignoring the warnings

We had around 50 quakes in the last 24 hours, I recall just one alert.

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#1691802 18-Dec-2016 18:02

Sick of hearing about them now I just go MEH! Another warning nothing will happen and it will be cancelled soon

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#1691805 18-Dec-2016 18:08

Linux: Sick of hearing about them now I just go MEH! Another warning nothing will happen and it will be cancelled soon

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Remember they are heads up not an evacuation. Remember these events are not just tsunami alerts but dangerous current and tidal changes that boat operators etc need to know about.

Better safe than sorry and really what affect does it have on your day?

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#1691807 18-Dec-2016 18:12

I think they are worried that something BIG is overdue, and certainly some of the recent shocks around the pacific have been pretty big and in areas that could cause a tsunami of large magnitude for NZ.

They either ignore and get blamed when something comes our way, or warn and get accused of being trigger happy.

Don't know what you really expect to be honest.....

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#1691819 18-Dec-2016 18:39

robjg63:

Don't know what you really expect to be honest.....

A bit of science and more than a guess by someone with access to the NZ civil defence twitter account....

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#1691821 18-Dec-2016 18:41

MikeB4:

We had around 50 quakes in the last 24 hours, I recall just one alert.

I'm talking the longer picture. In coastal Auckland we've probably had 5-6 warnings pver the last few years and I have not seen a single abnormal wave or current in this area. The only one I've ever seen was in Omaha Harbour after the Japan one in 2011, and that was interesting rather than hazardous.

The danger is if there ever is a dangerous one, it will be ignored

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#1691822 18-Dec-2016 18:42

Jase2985:

the question is are the sirens going off?

After Kaikoura, there was an evacuation order where my kids live, and the sirens didn't go off... after all, who wan't to wake up the drowning?

This is the stuff I'm talking about.

Even that order was uncalled for.

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#1691824 18-Dec-2016 18:44

MikeB4:
shk292:

Yep, it's totally "cry wolf" in NZ. Issued for every earthquake and very slow to rescind compared to the US Pacific Tsunami centre. If we ever get a real one, there will be loads of casualties because people are used to ignoring the warnings

We had around 50 quakes in the last 24 hours, I recall just one alert.

But anything over a 6 in the pacific region pretty much "automatically" gets a tsunami warning from civil defence... WHY?

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#1691826 18-Dec-2016 18:47

blakamin:
MikeB4:
shk292:

Yep, it's totally "cry wolf" in NZ. Issued for every earthquake and very slow to rescind compared to the US Pacific Tsunami centre. If we ever get a real one, there will be loads of casualties because people are used to ignoring the warnings

We had around 50 quakes in the last 24 hours, I recall just one alert.

But anything over a 5.5 in the pacific region automatically gets a tsunami warning from civil defence... WHY?

Please show evidence that is the case and also show evidence that no science is used?

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#1691827 18-Dec-2016 18:48

shk292:
MikeB4:

We had around 50 quakes in the last 24 hours, I recall just one alert.

I'm talking the longer picture. In coastal Auckland we've probably had 5-6 warnings pver the last few years and I have not seen a single abnormal wave or current in this area. The only one I've ever seen was in Omaha Harbour after the Japan one in 2011, and that was interesting rather than hazardous.

The danger is if there ever is a dangerous one, it will be ignored

When I owned boats I experienced it at Napier and South Wairarapa

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#1691828 18-Dec-2016 18:51

MikeB4:
blakamin:

MikeB4:
shk292:

Yep, it's totally "cry wolf" in NZ. Issued for every earthquake and very slow to rescind compared to the US Pacific Tsunami centre. If we ever get a real one, there will be loads of casualties because people are used to ignoring the warnings

We had around 50 quakes in the last 24 hours, I recall just one alert.

But anything over a 5.5 in the pacific region automatically gets a tsunami warning from civil defence... WHY?

Please show evidence that is the case and also show evidence that no science is used?

I edited the original post...

As for evidence, take a look at NZ civil defence twitter feed

Have fun with that, especially if you search their feed using "cancelled".... :/

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#1691831 18-Dec-2016 18:56

blakamin:
MikeB4:
blakamin:

MikeB4:
shk292:

Yep, it's totally "cry wolf" in NZ. Issued for every earthquake and very slow to rescind compared to the US Pacific Tsunami centre. If we ever get a real one, there will be loads of casualties because people are used to ignoring the warnings

We had around 50 quakes in the last 24 hours, I recall just one alert.

But anything over a 5.5 in the pacific region automatically gets a tsunami warning from civil defence... WHY?

Please show evidence that is the case and also show evidence that no science is used?

I edited the original post...

As for evidence, take a look at NZ civil defence twitter feed

Have fun with that, especially if you search their feed using "cancelled".... :/

I must be missing something I am not seeing Tsunami alerts for every quake greater than 5.5

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#1691833 18-Dec-2016 18:59

MikeB4:

I must be missing something I am not seeing Tsunami alerts for every quake greater than 5.5

Jesus f***, Mr Pedantic...

When was the last "Tsunami" in NZ?

HAS ANY OF THESE QUAKES SEEN A TSUNAMI IN NZ???

NO?

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