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insaider 3 hours ago

Is this big enough to produce a Tsunami? Apparently maybe only a small localised one, but I'm supposed to be getting the ferry from Lombok to Bali shortly and two of those have already burnt down the last 2 weeks!

decimalenough 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

A ferry in the open ocean is one of the safer places to be during a tsunami. Remember, it's not a surf-style wave, but a gradual increase in water level.

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Polizeiposaune 37 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Indonesia's tsunami bulletins appear to be here:

https://rtsp.bmkg.go.id/publicbull.php

They've declared the event over - some waves were generated but nothing particularly large. Bulletin 3 for the recent quake includes wave height observations - maximum reported was 94cm; most were under 50cm.

wiml 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I've seen "possible tsunami" pre-warnings, and a sea level gauge at/near Lembar showing sea level oscillations - so I would recommend keeping a close watch on some information source that's better than HN comment threads, yes.

lostlogin an hour ago | parent [-]

Correct, but also, I’d bet there is a lurking tsunami expert here somewhere. Nothing is ever too niche for HN.

bdickason 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I would upgrade the ferry and make sure to get a high quality one given all the swell in the ocean already (most of bali had 6ft+ waves yesterday) and this incident. Not worth the risk.

Grimburger 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Tsunamis are only an issue close to shore. In the ocean it's barely a mild wave.

In a boat going further out is the safest thing you can do if there's a tsunami warning.

wahnfrieden an hour ago | parent [-]

Safer than going inland..?

lostlogin an hour ago | parent [-]

There have been 70m tsunamis and lakes get tsunamis too, so… maybe?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tsunamis

yxhuvud 32 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Easily big enough, but how deep it was generated and how the movements happened do impact the risk a lot.

reilly3000 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Safe travels, friend.

pestatije 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

the tsunami risk is negligible compared to the fire risk

rootsudo 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Interesting times for the ferry indeed