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9.0 Earthquake strikes Japan


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Pretty amazing to think we had a massive earthquake just 6 years ago, 2 out of the top 5 since 1900 occuring within 6 years....I'm guessing thats not pure fluke.

I think it is just the way things happen. Over the millions of years these plates have been moving other clusters of quakes could have happened.

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Pretty amazing to think we had a massive earthquake just 6 years ago, 2 out of the top 5 since 1900 occuring within 6 years....I'm guessing thats not pure fluke.

Supermoon!

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR

603 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-111900-

NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...

LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...

CATHLAMET

603 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

...TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OREGON COAST...

...TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WASHINGTON COAST...

A LARGE EARTHQUAKE WITH A MAGNITUDE OF 8.9 OCCURRED THURSDAY EVENING

IN EASTERN JAPAN.

A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED IN JAPAN AND PARTS OF THE WESTERN

PACIFIC WHICH MAY ALSO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE OREGON COAST. PERSONS IN

LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR

LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

LISTED BELOW ARE SOME PROJECTED ARRIVAL TIMES FOR THE INITIAL WAVE

FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

CHARLESTON, OR 715 AM PST

SEASIDE, OR 724 AM PST

ESTIMATED WAVE AMPLITUDES ARE LISTED BELOW:

LONG BEACH, WA: 0.70 METER (2.3 FEET)

ASTORIA, OR: 0.24 METER (0.8 FEET)

CLATSOP SPIT, OR: 1.43 METER (4.7 FEET)

CANNON BEACH, OR: 1.18 METER (3.9 FEET)

OCEANSIDE, OR: 1.06 METER (3.5 FEET)

NESKOWIN, OR: 0.87 METER (2.8 FEET)

SILETZ BAY, OR: 2.30 METER (7.5 FEET)

NEWPORT, OR: 1.10 METER (3.6 FEET)

YACHATS,OR: 1.18 METER (3.9 FEET)

SIUSLAW RIVER-FLORENCE,OR: 0.99 METER (3.2 FEET)

TSUNAMI WAVE AMPLITUDES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK TWO TO THREE HOURS

AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL ALONG THE WEST COAST.

ONCE AGAIN A TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OREGON COAST.

A TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WASHINGTON COAST.

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KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 1340Z 1.82M / 6.0FT 28MIN

LAHAINA HI 20.9N 156.7W 1335Z 0.50M / 1.6FT 64MIN

MILOLII HI 19.2N 155.9W 1350Z 0.67M / 2.2FT 12MIN

KAPOHO HI 19.5N 154.8W 1340Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 52MIN

BARBERS PT HI 21.3N 158.1W 1323Z 0.65M / 2.1FT 06MIN

HONUAPO HI 19.1N 155.6W 1340Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 32MIN

HALEIWA HI 21.6N 158.1W 1329Z 1.09M / 3.6FT 38MIN

MAKAPU'U HI 21.3N 157.7W 1312Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN

KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 1330Z 0.85M / 2.8FT 56MIN

HONOKOHAU HI 19.7N 156.0W 1345Z 0.44M / 1.4FT 10MIN

NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 1311Z 0.64M / 2.1FT 26MIN

HANALEI HI 22.2N 159.5W 1306Z 0.85M / 2.8FT 28MIN

TERN FR. FRIGATE US 23.9N 166.3W 1224Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 16MIN

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Been wondering about potential stresses building up almost the faults now along the U.S. west coast. There have been major events within the past year in S. America, Japan amd New Zealand (althought not quite as strong there). You just have to wonder if it is our turn next.

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Been wondering about potential stresses building up almost the faults now along the U.S. west coast. There have been major events within the past year in S. America, Japan amd New Zealand (althought not quite as strong there). You just have to wonder if it is our turn next.

If LA gets an earthquake anywhere near the strength of this earthquake, the damage would be unimagineable. Japan is the most prepared country in world for earthquakes.

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KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 1340Z 1.82M / 6.0FT 28MIN

LAHAINA HI 20.9N 156.7W 1335Z 0.50M / 1.6FT 64MIN

MILOLII HI 19.2N 155.9W 1350Z 0.67M / 2.2FT 12MIN

KAPOHO HI 19.5N 154.8W 1340Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 52MIN

BARBERS PT HI 21.3N 158.1W 1323Z 0.65M / 2.1FT 06MIN

HONUAPO HI 19.1N 155.6W 1340Z 0.04M / 0.1FT 32MIN

HALEIWA HI 21.6N 158.1W 1329Z 1.09M / 3.6FT 38MIN

MAKAPU'U HI 21.3N 157.7W 1312Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN

KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 1330Z 0.85M / 2.8FT 56MIN

HONOKOHAU HI 19.7N 156.0W 1345Z 0.44M / 1.4FT 10MIN

NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 1311Z 0.64M / 2.1FT 26MIN

HANALEI HI 22.2N 159.5W 1306Z 0.85M / 2.8FT 28MIN

TERN FR. FRIGATE US 23.9N 166.3W 1224Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 16MIN

My wife has relatives that live in EWA beach...hope they are ok

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IN DEL NORTE COUNTY...PEOPLE ARE ORDERED TO EVACUATE TO ABOVE 9TH

STREET. SHELTER LOCATIONS INCLUDE SMITH RIVER ELEMENTARY...DEL

NORTE HIGH SCHOOL AND YUROK TRIBAL OFFICE IN KLAMATH.

IN HUMBOLDT AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES...PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO STAY

OFF BEACHES...NOT TRAVEL BY WATERCRAFT AND EVACUATE LOW LYING

COASTAL AREAS IMMEDIATELY UNTIL ADVISED THAT IT IS SAFE TO RETURN.

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Been wondering about potential stresses building up almost the faults now along the U.S. west coast. There have been major events within the past year in S. America, Japan amd New Zealand (althought not quite as strong there). You just have to wonder if it is our turn next.

Geologists have been saying for years that the west coast is overdue - whatever that means. I also wonder about the New Madrid fault I mentioned earlier. There has been unprecedented activity in the Oklahoma / Arkansas region the past 2 years. Just small quakes but swarms of them. Some attribute it to the fracking for natural gas but who knows?

Just this morning there was a 3.2 east of Oklahoma City.

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SEATTLE (Reuters) - Oregon Emergency Management on Friday advised coastal residents to evacuate before 7 a.m. local time due to the risk of a tsunami.

The massive 8.9 magnitude quake in Japan triggered tsunami warnings for most of the Pacific basin, including northern California and Oregon.

A spokeswoman for the state's emergency management office said no residents were being forced to leave. She said schools would be closed along the coast and the National Guard was on standby.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Oregon-advises-coastal-rb-1669794559.html?x=0&.v=1

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Geologists have been saying for years that the west coast is overdue - whatever that means. I also wonder about the New Madrid fault I mentioned earlier. There has been unprecedented activity in the Oklahoma / Arkansas region the past 2 years. Just small quakes but swarms of them. Some attribute it to the fracking for natural gas but who knows?

Just this morning there was a 3.2 east of Oklahoma City.

There was a 4.7 quake in Arkansas on Feb 28th

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/nm022811a.php

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