Tsunami Warning

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An earthquake off the coast of New Zealand has generated a tsunami warning for south east Australia. According to BOM:

NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING SUMMARY FOR AUSTRALIA NUMBER 2
Issued by the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC) at
09:27 PM EST on Wednesday 15 July 2009

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TSUNAMI SOURCE:
An undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.9 has occurred at 07:22 PM EST on
Wednesday 15 July 2009 at 45.960S , 166.470E off W. COAST OF S. ISLAND, N.Z.
Sea level observations have confirmed a tsunami has been generated.

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NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING STATUS SUMMARY:
New South Wales Marine Warning issued 1125Z Wed 15 Jul 2009
Tasmania Marine Warning issued 1111Z Wed 15 Jul 2009
Victoria Marine Warning issued 1108Z Wed 15 Jul 2009
Lord Howe Island Land Warning issued 1107Z Wed 15 Jul 2009
Norfolk Island Marine Warning issued 1057Z Wed 15 Jul 2009

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TSUNAMI DETAILS
The following locations have observed a tsunami:
Jacksons Bay, NZ at 10:08 UTC
Deep Ocean Buoy 55015

What's with all these earthquakes and stuff in this area lately?

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