Posted on 01/12/2007 8:53:22 PM PST by HAL9000
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's Meteorological Agency issues tsunami warning for country's east coast after magnitude 8.3 earthquake in northern Japan.
Just got this paged to me on my cell phone. Another big one in the area, eh?
Surf (and prayers) up!
Yep, thats gonna cause some wave action...
Ping!
quakes above 7.5 can make tsunamis.
I wonder if it could hit hawaii? or is the quake on the far side of japan from it
PINGING!
Just recieved an advisory via 911 on the scanner to all units.
I wonder why my NOAA radio has not sent out an advisory?
Also no e mail notice of the quake like I usually get.
The USGS is calling it a quake in Russia east of Kuril Islands.
Oh there went my e mail ping for the USGS notification.
Praying everything's okay with you!
Oh man, my son is at Misawa AB and I think it's in Northern Japan. Geez, I'm gonna call him right now.
USGS shows it as only 7.7 so far
8.3, that'll make a few waves.
Tsunami Warning
Orange County Coastal Areas (California)
PZZ750-655-650-673-670-555-535-530-550-455-450-356-353-350-255-
250-210-110-156-153-150-130>135-170-PKZ031>036-041-042-043-011>
013-021-022-051-052-053-125>129-121-120-CAZ039>046-087-034-035-
515-514-509-508-006-506-505-002-001-ORZ022-021-002-001-WAZ503-
506>511-001-514>517-021-AKZ023-024-026>029-018>022-025-017-135-
131-125-130533-
COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO SEWARD
ALASKA
...TSUNAMI ADVISORY STATEMENT...
NO - REPEAT NO - WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO SEWARD
ALASKA
SELECTED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES FOR INFORMATION AND REFERENCE ONLY.
THESE TIMES DO NOT INDICATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED.
YAKUTAT-AK 0147 AKST JAN 13 NEAH BAY-WA 0432 PST JAN 13
SITKA-AK 0147 AKST JAN 13 CHARLESTON-OR 0440 PST JAN 13
LANGARA-BC 0156 AKST JAN 13 CRESCENT CITY-CA 0444 PST JAN 13
VALDEZ-AK 0156 AKST JAN 13 SEASIDE-OR 0445 PST JAN 13
CORDOVA-AK 0207 AKST JAN 13 WESTPORT-WA 0451 PST JAN 13
KETCHIKAN-AK 0254 AKST JAN 13 SAN FRANCISCO-CA 0530 PST JAN 13
JUNEAU-AK 0309 AKST JAN 13 SANTA BARBARA-CA 0539 PST JAN 13
TOFINO-BC 0320 AKST JAN 13 LA JOLLA-CA 0603 PST JAN 13
$$
TSUNAMI WARNINGS ARE ISSUED DUE TO THE IMMINENT THREAT OF A TSUNAMI.
WARNINGS CAN BE BASED SOLELY ON SEISMIC INFORMATION... OR BASED
ON CONFIRMATION THAT A POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE WAVE HAS OCCURRED.
COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA WHO ARE NEAR THE BEACH OR
IN LOW-LYING REGIONS SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY INLAND TO HIGHER
GROUND.
TSUNAMI WATCHES ARE ISSUED AS AN ADVANCE ALERT TO AREAS THAT
COULD BE IMPACTED BY A TSUNAMI. THE WATCH WILL BE EITHER
CANCELLED OR UPGRADED TO A WARNING. POPULATIONS IN A WATCH AREA
SHOULD CLOSELY FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF THIS EVENT.
THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL
ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC
OUTSIDE THE STATES AND PROVINCES LISTED ABOVE.
MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED EVERY HALF HOUR OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. THIS TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL
TIMES.
$$
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WEPA41 PAAQ 130433
TSUWCA
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
833 PM PST FRI JAN 12 2007
...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE ALASKA
COASTAL AREAS FROM NIKOLSKI ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA...
...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALASKA COASTAL
AREAS FROM SEWARD ALASKA TO NIKOLSKI ALASKA...
...AT THIS TIME THIS MESSAGE IS ADVISORY ONLY FOR OTHER
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH
COLUMBIA - AND ALASKA...
EVALUATION
IT IS NOT KNOWN - REPEAT NOT KNOWN - IF A TSUNAMI EXISTS BUT A
TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED. THEREFORE PERSONS IN LOW-
LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR
LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND IF IN A WARNED AREA. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF
WAVES WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE
INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 8.4
TIME - 1923 AKST JAN 12 2007
2023 PST JAN 12 2007
0423 UTC JAN 13 2007
LOCATION - 46.7 NORTH 154.4 EAST
- EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS
DEPTH - 14 MILES/23 KM
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/alerts/ca.html#CAZ042.AAQTSUWCA.04:33:00
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0434Z 13 JAN 2007
THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.
... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ...
A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
RUSSIA / JAPAN / MARCUS IS.
A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
WAKE IS. / MIDWAY IS. / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / MARSHALL IS. /
TAIWAN / YAP / POHNPEI / CHUUK / PHILIPPINES / KOSRAE / BELAU /
JOHNSTON IS. / HAWAII
Its on USGS
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/region/Asia.php
Looks to be in fairly deep water south of the Kamchatka Peninsula. So yea a tsunami at Hawaii is a possibility.
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0434Z 13 JAN 2007
THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.
... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ...
A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
RUSSIA / JAPAN / MARCUS IS.
A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
WAKE IS. / MIDWAY IS. / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / MARSHALL IS. /
TAIWAN / YAP / POHNPEI / CHUUK / PHILIPPINES / KOSRAE / BELAU /
JOHNSTON IS. / HAWAII
FOR ALL OTHER PACIFIC AREAS, THIS MESSAGE IS AN ADVISORY ONLY.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0423Z 13 JAN 2007
COORDINATES - 46.7 NORTH 154.4 EAST
LOCATION - EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 8.4
EVALUATION
IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS
BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS
SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN
STRIKE COASTLINES NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES AND MORE
DISTANT COASTLINES WITHIN HOURS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER
WILL MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA FROM GAUGES NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE TO
DETERMINE IF A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED AND ESTIMATE THE SEVERITY OF
THE THREAT.
ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES
MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. THE TIME
BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TSUNAMI WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.
LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0434Z 13 JAN 2007
THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.
... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ...
A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
RUSSIA / JAPAN / MARCUS IS.
A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
WAKE IS. / MIDWAY IS. / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / MARSHALL IS. /
TAIWAN / YAP / POHNPEI / CHUUK / PHILIPPINES / KOSRAE / BELAU /
JOHNSTON IS. / HAWAII
FOR ALL OTHER PACIFIC AREAS, THIS MESSAGE IS AN ADVISORY ONLY.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0423Z 13 JAN 2007
COORDINATES - 46.7 NORTH 154.4 EAST
LOCATION - EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 8.4
EVALUATION
IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS
BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS
SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN
STRIKE COASTLINES NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES AND MORE
DISTANT COASTLINES WITHIN HOURS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER
WILL MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA FROM GAUGES NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE TO
DETERMINE IF A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED AND ESTIMATE THE SEVERITY OF
THE THREAT.
ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES
MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. THE TIME
BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TSUNAMI WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.
LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME
ONLY 7.7 is pretty stout!
8.3 is STRONG!
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