Posted on 10/27/2012 8:28:49 PM PDT by TaraP
M7.7 - 139km S of Masset, Canada 2012-10-28 03:04:08 UTC
Event Time 2012-10-28 03:04:08 UTC 2012-10-27 20:04:08 UTC-07:00 at epicenter 2012-10-27 20:04:08 UTC-07:00 system time Location 52.774°N 131.843°W depth=9.9km (6.2mi)
Nearby Cities 139km (86mi) S of Masset, Canada 199km (124mi) SSW of Prince Rupert, Canada 288km (179mi) SW of Terrace, Canada 551km (342mi) NW of Campbell River, Canada 636km (395mi) SSE of Juneau, Alaska Related Links
Yep, we just experienced it firsthand.
My family and I were watching an old movie, all the furniture started moving. Called son who lives down the road, he felt it while outside.
Approximately 150-160 mile from where we live here in Ketchikan.
First earthquake we have felt in a long time.
Tsunami warning.
http://www.google.org/publicalerts/alert?aid=e03a6e895721fff1&hl=en&gl=US&source=web
5.8 aftershock 10.0 minutes after the big one - ten minutes to the second later!
35 minutes ago – West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
How likely:How soon:How severe:A tsunami Warning is now in effect which includes the coastal areas of British Columbia and Alaska from the north tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia to Cape Decision, Alaska (85 miles SE of Sitka). - Event details: Preliminary magnitude 7.1 (Mwp) earthquake / Lat: 52.863, Lon: -131.942 at 2012-10-28T03:04:11Z Tsunami warnings mean that a tsunami with significant widespread inundation is expected, or occurring. Warnings indicate that widespread dangerous coastal flooding accompanied by powerful currents is possible and may continue for several hours after the initial wave arrival.
Estimated arrival times and wave heights
Show all 26 locationsLangara Island, British Columbia 9:16 PM GMT-07 (34 minutes from now)
Sitka, Alaska 8:42 PM GMT-08 (60 minutes from now)
Show fewer locationsLangara Island, British Columbia 9:16 PM GMT-07 (34 minutes from now)
Sitka, Alaska 8:42 PM GMT-08 (60 minutes from now)
Elfin Cove, Alaska 8:53 PM GMT-08 (1 hour, 11 minutes from now)
Tofino, British Columbia 10:09 PM GMT-07 (1 hour, 27 minutes from now)
Craig, Alaska 9:10 PM GMT-08 (1 hour, 28 minutes from now)
Neah Bay, Washington 10:18 PM GMT-07 (1 hour, 36 minutes from now)
Charleston, Oregon 10:36 PM GMT-07 (1 hour, 54 minutes from now)
Seaside, Oregon 10:36 PM GMT-07 (1 hour, 54 minutes from now)
Westport, Washington 10:36 PM GMT-07 (1 hour, 54 minutes from now)
Yakutat, Alaska 9:40 PM GMT-08 (1 hour, 58 minutes from now)
Crescent City, California 10:53 PM GMT-07 (2 hours, 11 minutes from now)
Seward, Alaska 10:16 PM GMT-08 (2 hours, 34 minutes from now)
Kodiak, Alaska 10:23 PM GMT-08 (2 hours, 41 minutes from now)
Valdez, Alaska 10:31 PM GMT-08 (2 hours, 49 minutes from now)
Cordova, Alaska 10:40 PM GMT-08 (2 hours, 58 minutes from now)
Sand Point, Alaska 11:00 PM GMT-08 (3 hours, 18 minutes from now)
Fort Point, New Hampshire 12:02 AM GMT-07 (3 hours, 20 minutes from now)
Dutch Harbor, Alaska 11:21 PM GMT-08 (3 hours, 39 minutes from now)
Santa Barbara, California 12:22 AM GMT-07 (3 hours, 40 minutes from now)
Homer, Alaska 11:27 PM GMT-08 (3 hours, 45 minutes from now)
San Pedro, California 12:39 AM GMT-07 (3 hours, 57 minutes from now)
Cold Bay, Alaska 11:43 PM GMT-08 (4 hours, 1 minute from now)
Adak, Alaska 11:45 PM GMT-08 (4 hours, 3 minutes from now)
La Jolla, California 12:51 AM GMT-07 (4 hours, 9 minutes from now)
Shemya, Alaska 12:29 AM GMT-08 (4 hours, 47 minutes from now)
St. Paul, Alaska 12:42 AM GMT-08 (4 hours, 60 minutes from now)
WOW! Almost down to San Diego CA...
Curious where you can find accurate info regarding your susceptibility to flooding. Is there a good site that shows this type of information? I recall looking after the Japan tsunami and not being able to find good info.
yeah. I’m not quite getting : Fort Point, New Hampshire being on the list
Glad you and yours made it through safely.
Already warning friends in harbor and along waterfront. Our home is about 100’ above sea level.
I would imagine the islands between us and the outside of the Queen Charlotte’s would “dampen” effect of large tsunami...
We shall see....
It will be in Cresent City California at 10:53 pm. They got hit bad from one out of Alaska before.
How likely: observed
How soon: immediate
How severe: extreme
get the life boats.....
There’s a Fort Point in Francisco——none in N.H.
Did the bouys that are blinking yellow actually pickup the earthquake? Looking at the charts there is a “bobble” about the time of the earthquake.
San Francisco,that is.
Thank you, we are close enough (here in Ketchikan) that I would imagine we would have seen any disastrous effect of wave by now.
Yes, they did
That would make more sense
A tsunami Warning is now in effect which includes the coastal areas of British Columbia and Alaska from the north tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia to Cape Decision, Alaska (85 miles SE of Sitka). - Event details: Preliminary magnitude 7.1 (Mwp) earthquake / Lat: 52.863, Lon: -131.942 at 2012-10-28T03:04:11Z Tsunami warnings mean that a tsunami with significant widespread inundation is expected, or occurring.
Warnings indicate that widespread dangerous coastal flooding accompanied by powerful currents is possible and may continue for several hours after the initial wave arrival.
Estimated arrival times and wave heights
Show all 26 locations
Langara Island, British Columbia 9:16 PM GMT-07 (20 minutes from now)
Sitka, Alaska 8:42 PM GMT-08 (46 minutes from now)
Thanks! Bad location for that size and depth. I’m concerned for those living there in the bay area.
That is huge. Luckily in the middle of nowhere.
Not exactly...there are folks who live there and cruise ships in Ketchikan and other ports.
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