ArtRosen Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 http://earthquake.us.../pt11070000.php Earthquakes Hazards Learn Prepare Monitoring Research Magnitude 7.9 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 2011 March 11 05:46:00 UTC <a href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/pt11070000.php#details">Details Maps Earthquake Details This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude7.9 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes) Date-Time Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:00 UTC Friday, March 11, 2011 at 02:46:00 PM at epicenter Location38.000°N, 142.900°E Depth10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program RegionNEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN Distances 179 km (111 miles) E (98°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan 205 km (127 miles) ENE (59°) from Iwaki, Honshu, Japan 216 km (134 miles) E (81°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan 382 km (237 miles) NE (46°) from TOKYO, Japan Location UncertaintyError estimate not available ParametersNph=0, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp=180°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=B Source NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Event IDpt11070000 Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others.http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/ 3/14/11 - USGS upgrades earthquake to 9.0. http://www.usgs.gov/...content=Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Entire State of Hawaii is under a Tsunami Watch BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 756 PM HST THU MAR 10 2011 TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH A TSUNAMI WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE AT 0756 PM HST. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 0746 PM HST 10 MAR 2011 COORDINATES - 38.0 NORTH 142.9 EAST LOCATION - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN MAGNITUDE - 7.9 MOMENT EVALUATION BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED BY THIS EARTHQUAKE THAT COULD BE DESTRUCTIVE ON COASTAL AREAS EVEN FAR FROM THE EPICENTER. AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII. IF TSUNAMI WAVES IMPACT HAWAII THE ESTIMATED EARLIEST ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS 0259 AM HST FRI 11 MAR 2011 MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0555Z 11 MAR 2011 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR JAPAN / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / N. MARIANAS A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM / WAKE IS. / TAIWAN / YAP / PHILIPPINES / MARSHALL IS. / BELAU / MIDWAY IS. / POHNPEI / CHUUK / KOSRAE / INDONESIA / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / NAURU / HAWAII http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.2011.03.11.055508 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 958 PM PST THU MAR 10 2011 ...THIS TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT IS FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA ONLY... NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE STATES AND PROVINCES PREVIOUSLY LISTED. EVALUATION EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE ARE KNOWN TO GENERATE TSUNAMIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO COASTS OUTSIDE THE SOURCE REGION. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS INVESTIGATING THE EVENT TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF DANGER. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 7.9 TIME - 2046 AKST MAR 10 2011 2146 PST MAR 10 2011 0546 UTC MAR 11 2011 LOCATION - 38.0 NORTH 142.9 EAST - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN DEPTH - 6 MILES/10 KM PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PTWC. MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY TO KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS OF THIS EVENT. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. http://pafc.arh.noaa.gov/pubfcst.php?fcst=WEPA43PAAQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtRosen Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/11/japan-earthquake-tsunami_n_834380.html TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 7.9 struck off the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, shaking buildings in the capital Tokyo and triggering a 6-metre tsunami warning, NHK reported. Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters. Click for Restrictions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Japan's meteorological agency warns that a tsunami as high as 20 feet could strike the coast near Miyagi prefecture, closest to the epicenter. Read more: http://www.foxnews.c.../#ixzz1GGkmpQ6K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover11 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 oh **** I know of a friend over their now also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zir0b Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 USGS says 8.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmichweather Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 upgraded to 8.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 USGS says 8.8 WOW http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0001xgp.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthlight Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Wow, is that 8.8 legit? I know these things are always getting adjusted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover11 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 8.8 Now, wow.. if a tsunami hasnt hit yet, i wouldnt be surprised if one is out and about, like i said my friend is over in their..hopefully i can reach him within the next few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Wow, is that 8.8 legit? I know these things are always getting adjusted Its on the USGS website. True, it gets adjusted often, but usually it doesn't get adjusted upward... It went from a 7.9 to an 8.8... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zir0b Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 8.8 Now, wow.. if a tsunami hasnt hit yet, i wouldnt be surprised if one is out and about, like i said my friend is over in their..hopefully i can reach him within the next few hours. CNN was showing a strong surge of water going through some town washing away cars and boats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Wow, is that 8.8 legit? I know these things are always getting adjusted 8.8 Now, wow.. if a tsunami hasnt hit yet, i wouldnt be surprised if one is out and about, like i said my friend is over in their..hopefully i can reach him within the next few hours. The Indonesian one was a 9.0. It is also important to know for a tsunami threat what kind of fault this occurred on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexo Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Turn to CNN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaner587 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 8.8 Now, wow.. if a tsunami hasnt hit yet, i wouldnt be surprised if one is out and about, like i said my friend is over in their..hopefully i can reach him within the next few hours. 15 miles below the surface too so its relatively shallow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=13110884 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zir0b Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 holy **** crazy footage on CNN...water rising rapidly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Houston we have a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Houston we have a problem. Yeah, I don't have a feeling this will end good, this thread should be pinned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexo Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Some pretty spectacular footage on CNN with cars and debris flowing down some river... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaner587 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Yeah, I don't have a feeling this will end good, this thread should be pinned. an 8.8 magnitude earthquake centered just offshore of japan only 15miles below the surface bodes very poorly for the coastline there....my prayers go out to anyone in the area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthlight Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Jesus. This is awful to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-X Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 The Indonesian one was a 9.0. It is also important to know for a tsunami threat what kind of fault this occurred on. There was also a 9.2 in Alaska and a 9.0 in Chile.... I forgot what years those occurred in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Jesus... 7.1 2011/03/11 06:25:51 38.074 144.559 26.5 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 6.8 2011/03/11 06:15:46 36.126 140.234 30.2 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 6.4 2011/03/11 06:07:22 36.401 141.862 35.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 6.4 2011/03/11 06:06:11 39.025 142.316 25.1 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 8.8 2011/03/11 05:46:24 38.322 142.369 24.4 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN http://earthquake.us.../quakes_big.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowlover11 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Wow the footage on CNN is just jawdropping(not in a good way) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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phil882 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 So I'm guessing the quake earlier this week was simply just a warning sign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Wow, they obviously got rocked by a big tsunami....I wonder if someone got footage of it actually coming in...I'm sure we'll see more as people send in cell phone videos and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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