A 7.5 earthquake occurred on the 24th at 9:42 p.m. close to Indonesia and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a local tsunami watch. There has been no reports on a tsunami occurring but they want to take the right steps to warn the people with adequate time to prepare. Since we have learned in class that not all earthquakes cause a tsunami so they can only send out a watch, but this will be helpful so that people will hopefully not run to the shore after the earthquake causing more injuries if a tsunami would occur. I think they have taken the correct steps in reducing the risk, but if the people do not listen then it will not matter.
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