Well, tsunammi(s) hit the South Pacific area recently. There were warnings here. A lot of people didn’t die because evacuations seemed to work, but there were some devastating waves in that region.
Listening to live streaming radio from Pago Pago of American Samoa at this exact moment. Lt. Governor of Samoa has given an emergency message on the radio just now, live. They are broadcasting to the Samoan People to not panic, to quit getting on the road if they are not in an area that does not need to be evacuated, so those close to the beaches and low lying areas can get the hell out quick. This is going to hit a few minutes before 9 a.m. Sun up is around 6:20 a.m. It is now about 2:25 a.m there now so about 6 hours or so for folks to get up to higher levels. It is actually rather disturbing to listen to this radio in English. They are playing soothing Samoan music interspersed with announcements in English and Samoan.
They are telling people to be polite and patient at gas stations. I take it, that while they are not trying to panic people, there is panic in American Samoa as we speak. (8:30 a.m. Eastern Saturday)
Here is the NOAA map showing the projected path of highest waves:
