Tsunami warning issued for Japan

[greyl]

A tsunami is expected to hit the north and east coasts of Japan, the country's meteorological agency says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/

Japan's meteorological agency says an incoming tsunami will be at least 6 1/2 feet high and Pacific coast residents should flee to higher ground, AP reports.
http://www.cnn.com/

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[ECH1969]

1. Breaking: Tsunami expected to hit northeastern Japan after 8.1 magnitude earthquake

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/iraq

[ECH1969]

2. This could be a big one

[aquart]

3. Okay. I'm not taking this calmly. Will it hit Japan?

[krispos42]

9. Yes. Hopefully it won't hit Hawaii or Alaska or the West Coast

[aquart]

12. Friends in Japan. When will it hit?

[krispos42]

15. Very soon. 15 minutes?

It will take longer to get to the more distant parts of Japan. It is way up on the northern tip of Japan, so that will get hit first.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Maps/region/Asia.php

It's the big red square.

[Leilani]

17. We've had 2 warnings, which have been cancelled.

But we're under an advisory in Hawaii & will have hourly updates.

[BootinUp]

4. Holy mackerel! 8.1.

Hang on Japan.

[greyl]

6. Yes, not good.

Hoping for the best.

[krispos42]

5. CNN link here

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/japan.tsunami.ap/index.html

[and-justice-for-all]

7. Told ya; Whaling was bad!! nt

[krispos42]

8. US Geological Survey info

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/usvcam.php

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 7.8 (Major)
Date-Time Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 11:14:16 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 10:14:16 PM
= local time at epicenter

Location 46.683°N, 153.224°E
Depth 27.7 km (17.2 miles)
Region KURIL ISLANDS
Distances 443 km (275 miles) ENE (67°) from Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
493 km (306 miles) SSW (207°) from Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
798 km (496 miles) E (88°) from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
1660 km (1032 miles) NE (38°) from TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 7.1 km (4.4 miles); depth +/- 5.6 km (3.5 miles)
Parameters Nst=213, Nph=213, Dmin=806.3 km, Rmss=0.97 sec, Gp= 58°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

Event ID usvcam

[allemand]

10. JSTV: 2m wave expected to hit northern Hokkaido in about 20 minutes,

9:20 local time. 0.5m wave expected in other areas.

[aquart]

14. It's 9:22 there now. Any word?

[allemand]

22. Good news: just a 40cm tsunami in Nemuro, Hokkaido, according to JSTV

20cm wave in Kushiro at 9:55 local time.
10cm wave in Abashiri.

[truthisfreedom]

11. damn!

[krispos42]

13. Now CNN is saying tsunami warning for Alaska n/t

[maddezmom]

16. CNNI saying Japan and Russian coastline

[krispos42]

18. They said it on the broadcast. Now for Hawaii, as well

The weather guy Brad just did it live. Hawaii is now on a Tsunami Watch for the next few hours. Ithink he said the wave was expected at about 7am Hawaii time, which is 11am Central. So about 4.5 hours or so. Yipee.

[Leilani]

19. Yipee?????

Are you nuts?

[HeeBGBz]

20. Now, they added Vancouver, BC, as well, for tsunami watch.

Just heard from the CNN weather guy.

[Lisa]

30. uh oh. I'm in between Vancouver and the Pacific

(since Vancouver isn't directly on the ocean itself, but rather the strait)

If there's something big heading across the Pacific, there are a bunch of small isolated coastal towns that are pretty vulnerable. Port Alberni, in particular (on Vancouver Island) is at the end of a long channel, and that tends to focus the wave energy ... they had major tsunami damage from one a while back.

Meanwhile the whole area is getting hit by a winter storm (most recent in a series of them this fall).

[xchrom]

21. that's a lot of tsunami watches.

it'll be fascinating to see how bad or not this will be.

[ps1074]

23. 16 inches high tsunami has hit Northern Japan

They just said it on CNNI...

At least that's what I heard. But I have music on, so I might have heard wrong

[Midlodemocrat]

25. You're right. The banner on MSNBC.com says the same thing.

[smirkymonkey]

28. 16 Inches? That doesn't sound like much of a threat.

How High was the Indonesian Tsunami? Anyway, it's good that there is a warning this time.

[Art_from_Ark]

24. According to Yahoo Japan,

the northern coast of Hokkaido might get waves 7 ft or higher. Waves of up to 1-2 feet can be expected all down the eastern Pacific coast



The red areas signify the area of the highest expected waves

[psychopomp]

26. Thanks, Art

Only a couple hundred meters from the shore myself but thankfully not in danger...this time.

[Art_from_Ark]

29. The Japanese tend to overestimate tsunami danger

I remember once NHK had a live cam on the port at Kushiro during a tsunami watch, and the tsunami did come-- all 10 centimeters of it.

Of course, they've had a few nasty tsunamis over the years, the most recent being on Okushjiri-to, an island on the other side of Hokkaido in July 1994-- everyone's worst tsunami nightmare. But that island got the worst of everything-- killer earthquake, then a big fire, then a 100 foot tsunami.

Anyway, good to hear everything's OK in your part of the country.

[Helga Scow Stern]

27. What about Guam? n/t

[Rainscents]

31. Strong 8.3 Earthquake Hits Island off Hokkaido of Northern Japan

strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.1 hits the disputed Etorofu Island off Hokkaido of northern Japan. A tsunami warning which expected waves of between one and two meters to hit Hokkaido's north and east coasts from about 9:10 p.m. was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency right after the 8:15 p.m. quake, whose center was 390 kilometers off Etorofu.

Tsunami Warning For Alaska!!!
uneau, Alaska - A massive earthquake in Japan has officials issuing a Tsunami warning for the coastal areas of Alaska and Japan. A massive earthquake in Japan has officials issuing a Tsunami warning for the coastal areas of Alaska and Japan.

Chances are slim that a large wave will hit Alaska, but if you live along the coast you should be prepared.

(A Tsunami Warning means that all coastal residents in the warning area who are near the beach or in low-lying regions should move immediately inland to higher ground and away from all harbors and inlets including those sheltered directly from the sea. Those feeling the earth shake, seeing unusual wave action, or the water level rising or receding may have only a few minutes before the tsunami arrival and should evacuate immediately. Homes and small buildings are not designed to withstand tsunami impacts. Do not stay in these structures. - West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center)

AlaskaReport will keep you updated as soon as more information is available for Alaska.

Japanese authorities have told the country's Pacific coast residents to flee to higher ground after a powerful 8.1 earthquake hit hundreds of miles away. A tsunami of about 6 1/2 feet tall or higher was expected to hit the Pacific coast of Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido and main island of Honshu after 3:10 a.m. AST.

Maybe someone can find AP breaking news and link it here.

[mike_c]

32. that's gonna hurt....

That's a big quake. Hmmm-- on edit, looks like old news.

[Tellurian]

37. I've never heard of an 8.3 quake before...

If you are living in Alaska, where would one go to be safe from a tsunami?

scary!

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

39. Inland and up?

:shrug:

[Tellurian]

40. Rummy..

you are too kool!

:hi:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

33. That was early this morning. The tsunami alert was lifted this afternoon.

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/japan.tsunami/index.html

[Rainscents]

35. OK... didn't know that. I don't watch teevee, or read cnn web.

Mod can delete this tread.

[TheCowsCameHome]

34. This was news 14 hours ago. (6:30am eastern 11-15)

Surge was a whopping 16".

[Newsjock]

36. 5-foot tsunami hits Crescent City, Calif., $700k damage

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/11/15/state/n182226S22.DTL

Crescent City, Calif. (AP) -- Two docks were destroyed after a five-foot surge rolled into the Crescent City Harbor on Wednesday afternoon and caused up to $700,000 in damages.

The surge is believed to be the result of an undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 8.1 that struck earlier in the day near Japan, prompting tsunami warnings for Japan, Russia and Alaska.

[Gormy Cuss]

38. Crescent City is prepared better than most places in the U.S.

It was destroyed after the Anchorage quake in the 1960s and there are tsunami warnings posted in buildings etc.