8.8 EARTHQUAKE HITS JAPAN

[itsrobert]

Just got tweet from Earthquake Watch USGS. Looks like they updated the one that was 7.9

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. WOW, that is a third quake

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4765035

[Hannah Bell]

2. shit. there are some du-ers there, i hope they're ok. also my ex-family.

3 days of earthquakes all big

Search ResultsRecent earthquakes near Japan
Time Magnitude Location
42 minutes ago 8.8 Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan Map
Yesterday 6.1 Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan Map
2 days ago 7.2 Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan Map

earthquake.usgs.gov

[Generic Other]

29. my family too

They are showing tsunami now on MSNBC.

[Bonobo]

3. Here in Japan they are saying 7. But I am worried about the tsunami,

It looks big, 3 meters in some places and I am on a little island in the Inland Sea. :( I will keep you posted.'

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. This is a third quake in the cluster

USGS has two at the 7 range, and then this

Head to higher ground, please...

[uppityperson]

15. Ah, there you are. Good to see you and good luck.

whew and good luck. Please report back in later.

[Bonobo]

41. Thanks for worrying. nt

[uppityperson]

59. you are my favorite chimp

[SDuderstadt]

69. You're okay?

Was it close?

[Bonobo]

122. No, not close. I am all the way down west near Osaka.Kobe. nt

[Hannah Bell]

67. glad you checked in.

[K8-EEE]

70. Wow!! Stay safe and do keep us posted, YIKES!!

Hopefully they will be able to evacuate the island if the Tsunami looks like ti's coming that way???

[patrice]

72. Check in here, every now and then, please, if you can, so we don't worry. k?

[Arugula Latte]

4. Holy Crap. That is huge.

Best wishes to the people of Japan ...

:scared:

[uppityperson]

5. They are calling it an 8.8 vs 7.9? whew

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0001xgp.php

[Bozita]

6. CNN's carrying the CNN-International feed. - 8.8 WOW!

Scary!

[Paradoxical]

7. First tsunami contact with Japanese coast is scheduled for 10:35 PT

[Bonobo]

9. Big ass ships getting tossed around on my tv right now. nt

[Paradoxical]

11. This tsunami is real. People need to leave the coast.

[Bonobo]

14. Our island may have some issues... I am getting worried.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Here from USGS

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0001xgp.php

8.8
Date-Time
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 02:46:23 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
38.322°N, 142.369°E
Depth
24.4 km (15.2 miles) set by location program
Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
130 km (80 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
178 km (110 miles) E of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan
178 km (110 miles) ENE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
373 km (231 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 13.5 km (8.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST=350, Nph=351, Dmin=416.3 km, Rmss=1.46 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=A
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usc0001xgp

[Sonoman]

19. Hey, Nadine, you're the best.

More to come later...

Sonoman

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. I just know where to look for this crap

and USGS is like the BEST for this crap

[Sonoman]

23. I am talking about a long, long time ago...

and Skal Loret.

Or, maybe Wiley...

Sonoman

[Bonobo]

12. Oh shit.

This is starting to look bad.

[Hissyspit]

24. LBN Thread Here, Bonobo:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4765035#4765074

Please keep us updated.

[Tsiyu]

34. stay safe n/t

[steve2470]

13. UPDATE 1-Building on fire as strong earthquake jolts east Japan

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/11/japan-quake-idUSL3E7EB0IP20110311

(Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 7.9 struck off the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, shaking buildings in the capital Tokyo, causing at least one fire and triggering a six-metre (20-foot) tsunami warning, NHK television and witnesses reported.

The public broadcaster showed black smoke billowing from a building in Odaiba, a Tokyo suburb, and bullet trains to the north of the country have been halted.

NHK said a tsunami of 50 cm (20 inches) had hit Japan's northern coast.

The U.S. Geological Survey verified a magnitude of 7.9 at depth of 15.1 miles and located the quake 81 miles east of Sendai, Honshu. The stock market extended its losses after the quake was announced.

[joshcryer]

16. Holy shit!

[nadinbrzezinski]

Expanding regional warning

000
WEPA40 PHEB 110555
TSUPAC
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC 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
FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR
INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME.
THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
REPORTED BY THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY.
ORIGIN TIME - 0546Z 11 MAR 2011
COORDINATES - 38.0 NORTH 142.9 EAST
DEPTH - 10 KM
LOCATION - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
MAGNITUDE - 7.9
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 AT FORECAST POINTS
WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.
LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME
JAPAN KATSUURA 35.1N 140.3E 0635Z 11 MAR
KUSHIRO 42.9N 144.3E 0642Z 11 MAR
HACHINOHE 40.5N 141.5E 0700Z 11 MAR
SHIMIZU 32.8N 133.0E 0756Z 11 MAR
OKINAWA 26.2N 127.8E 0912Z 11 MAR
RUSSIA URUP_IS 46.1N 150.5E 0714Z 11 MAR
SEVERO_KURILSK 50.8N 156.1E 0834Z 11 MAR
PETROPAVLOVSK_K 53.2N 159.6E 0836Z 11 MAR
UST_KAMCHATSK 56.1N 162.6E 0840Z 11 MAR
MEDNNY_IS 54.7N 167.4E 0903Z 11 MAR
MARCUS IS. MARCUS_IS. 24.3N 154.0E 0757Z 11 MAR
N. MARIANAS SAIPAN 15.3N 145.8E 0853Z 11 MAR
GUAM GUAM 13.4N 144.7E 0909Z 11 MAR
WAKE IS. WAKE_IS. 19.3N 166.6E 0925Z 11 MAR
TAIWAN HUALIEN 24.0N 121.7E 0932Z 11 MAR
HUALIEN 24.0N 121.6E 0933Z 11 MAR
TAITUNG 22.7N 121.2E 0936Z 11 MAR
CHILUNG 25.2N 121.8E 1004Z 11 MAR
YAP YAP_IS. 9.5N 138.1E 0944Z 11 MAR
PHILIPPINES PALANAN 17.1N 122.6E 0955Z 11 MAR
LEGASPI 13.2N 123.8E 1026Z 11 MAR
DAVAO 6.8N 125.7E 1053Z 11 MAR
MARSHALL IS. ENIWETOK 11.4N 162.3E 1013Z 11 MAR
KWAJALEIN 8.7N 167.7E 1044Z 11 MAR
MAJURO 7.1N 171.4E 1124Z 11 MAR
BELAU MALAKAL 7.3N 134.5E 1025Z 11 MAR
MIDWAY IS. MIDWAY_IS. 28.2N 182.6E 1026Z 11 MAR
POHNPEI POHNPEI_IS. 7.0N 158.2E 1027Z 11 MAR
CHUUK CHUUK_IS. 7.4N 151.8E 1034Z 11 MAR
KOSRAE KOSRAE_IS. 5.5N 163.0E 1043Z 11 MAR
INDONESIA GEME 4.6N 126.8E 1049Z 11 MAR
BEREBERE 2.5N 128.7E 1058Z 11 MAR
WARSA 0.6S 135.8E 1110Z 11 MAR
MANOKWARI 0.8S 134.2E 1118Z 11 MAR
PATANI 0.4N 128.8E 1124Z 11 MAR
JAYAPURA 2.4S 140.8E 1135Z 11 MAR
SORONG 0.8S 131.1E 1135Z 11 MAR
PAPUA NEW GUINE MANUS_IS. 2.0S 147.5E 1124Z 11 MAR
KAVIENG 2.5S 150.7E 1124Z 11 MAR
VANIMO 2.6S 141.3E 1134Z 11 MAR
WEWAK 3.5S 143.6E 1146Z 11 MAR
RABAUL 4.2S 152.3E 1154Z 11 MAR
NAURU NAURU 0.5S 166.9E 1149Z 11 MAR
BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.
THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES
FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH
CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE
MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.
THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

MODS this is public release

[tabatha]

17. They seem to have had a 6.4 aftershock as well.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/145_40.php

[d_b]

18. holy shit

[nadinbrzezinski]

21. The Warning includes Hawaii

[highplainsdem]

22. OMG. I'm watching CNN right now. Video of the tsunami.

[nadinbrzezinski]

25. I am doing Eddie, I will turn to CNN after this is over

[joshcryer]

26. Any live streams? CNN Live ain't loading here.

[steve2470]

27. I think this is recorded news..

http://edition.cnn.com/video/

[joshcryer]

31. Thanks I'll keep checking that.

Usually CNN live goes online when something big happens: http://live.cnn.com/

But it's not doing anything now.

[eShirl]

63. several live streams at the link in my sig

[nadinbrzezinski]

28. The video of the wave going onto land was quite impressive

this is going to be a MAJOR incident.

I expect teams, you know those lousy UNION workers, to right now be getting ready to load C-130s for a rescue mission.

Damn Union workers...

They are just damn union workers until they are needed.

[joshcryer]

30. Not going to lay down until I find it posted somewhere!

This is the biggest quake in a while.

[nadinbrzezinski]

35. Since Chile, that was 8.7 iirc

[joshcryer]

45. Ahh, you're right, I forgot about that one. Indonesia was 9.1 in 2004.

I was thinking Indonesia was the last "big one."

[Lucinda]

36. Al Jazeera is covering it

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

[joshcryer]

38. Thank you! How could I fail to check Al Jazeera!

[joshcryer]

39. OH MY GOD THAT IS MIND BOGGLING

[Lucinda]

42. I looked three other places before my Duh! moment

:hi:

[uppityperson]

43. another live link, showed tsunami. omg

http://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/index.html

[joshcryer]

47. OMG MY EYES CANNOT COMPREHEND WHAT I'M SEEING!

[joshcryer]

49. OMG THE PEOPLE IN THE CARS OMG!

[joshcryer]

50. THEY'RE GOING TO DIE :( NOOOO!

[uppityperson]

56. It is, words fail me.

[joshcryer]

57. Knot in my throat seeing that live. :(

[ohheckyeah]

32. just upgraded to 8.9 n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

33. Here, second warning

000
WEHW40 PHEB 110645
TSUHWX
HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-110845-
/O.CON.PHEB.TS.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
844 PM HST THU MAR 10 2011
TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH SUPPLEMENT
A TSUNAMI WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0746 PM HST 10 MAR 2011
COORDINATES - 38.2 NORTH 142.5 EAST
LOCATION - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MOMENT
MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
DART 21418 38.7N 148.7E 0619Z 1.08M / 3.5FT 06MIN
LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)
LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)
TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.
NOTE - DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY
ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL
MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS.
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.

[nadinbrzezinski]

37. msnbc live now

[Paradoxical]

40. LIVE NEWS FEED

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

[Bonobo]

44. I am sure ArtfromArkansas was hit harder than me.

He is in Tokyo, I think,

Tokyo is bascally ok, but may have some broken dishes and stuff.

[uppityperson]

46. Thank you for continuing to post while you can. whew

[joshcryer]

52. This is Japan's Indonesia. :(

Fuck.

[Bonobo]

61. I don't think it will be THAT bad, but I AM afraid.

The people on the coast are gonna get smashed.

I can only think of the poor people on the coasts and island off Kanagawa, Sendai.

I am chatting with friends in Tokyo and their houses are still shaking with aftershocks.

[joshcryer]

65. I may have spoke too soon given the cars I saw swept away.

It was really unsettling. Al Jazeera is indicating that they were pretty prepared for this.

[nadinbrzezinski]

68. It will not due to building codes et al

but this is nothing to sneeze at. An aftershock may bring a damaged building that you really do not see the damage.

An 8.8 is nothing to sneeze at. Oh and you will have them for months to come.

[Broken_Hero]

48. Holy crap.....

the video on this is...saddening. Damn....

[nadinbrzezinski]

51. Nooz model at MSNBC no, they are using different scale

in Japan, it goes only to seven...

There are days I want to do this

:banghead:

They are also using the USGS, but they have not downgraded at USGS

[Cleita]

53. Another 8+ earthquake.

Mother Earth is certainly angry.

[joshcryer]

54. The street they're showing now had dozens of cars driving on it and it was hit. :(

OMG please let them be OK.

[nadinbrzezinski]

55. They got an advanced warning system and it

worked, giving them 30 seconds to react BEFORE it hit.

WOW!

Now in the tragedy this is actually COOL

[joshcryer]

58. OMG look at the new WAVE! AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

[nadinbrzezinski]

60. I can hear a few idiots round these parts

COWABONGA DUDE!

Yes my inner EMSser comes out with the dark humor, every time.

[joshcryer]

62. Look how white it is going back for hundreds of meters, that would churn a surfer up so quick.

[nadinbrzezinski]

64. Realize that if I was still in the EMS bizzness

about now my pager, or whatever they used, would be going off.

them lousy Union Government workers!

I am betting the Pacific DMAT team, based here in SoCal is getting their pagers going off, right about now.

[Bonobo]

66. 10m high tsunami in some parts.

This is very bad.

[SDuderstadt]

71. I am confused....

are you okay?

[Bonobo]

120. We are fine. nt

[SDuderstadt]

129. Whew...

had me worried there.

[joshcryer]

73. There's something about raging fires in the middle of swirling debris. :(

It's so terrifying to look at.

[joshcryer]

74. DRIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[joshcryer]

76. They cut away. :( There was a car trying to outrun the wave.

Good enough that they cut away given what they were about to document... I hope they made it.

[nadinbrzezinski]

75. Message two from the Pacific Tsunami Center

000
WEHW40 PHEB 110645
TSUHWX
HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-110845-
/O.CON.PHEB.TS.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
844 PM HST THU MAR 10 2011
TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH SUPPLEMENT
A TSUNAMI WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0746 PM HST 10 MAR 2011
COORDINATES - 38.2 NORTH 142.5 EAST
LOCATION - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MOMENT
MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
DART 21418 38.7N 148.7E 0619Z 1.08M / 3.5FT 06MIN
LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)
LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)
TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.
NOTE - DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY
ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL
MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS.
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.

[joshcryer]

77. If Hawaii gets a warning you can bet those surfers will show up...

[nadinbrzezinski]

78. Yep, north shore will be fun

:-)

Of course if this goes up by half a meter, nobody will notice, not at North Shore, Those waves ARE HUGE with the right conditions.

[cui bono]

84. So... did they call off warning for CA? I'm in Los Angeles, a bit inland but my brother

and his family are just blocks from the ocean up in NoCal. I texted him since he wakes up super early.

Okay... just heard MSNBC say "tsunami watch" for Hawaii. But now a woman is saying "watch" just means it's far away. So it doesn't sound like "watch" means less likely.

:shrug:

[nadinbrzezinski]

86. No I have posted both

California does not even get a measly watch.

[cui bono]

88. Do you know how bad it could be by them time it gets to US west coast?

You sound like you know about these things... I know you know a lot about other things.

:)

[nadinbrzezinski]

89. They dissipate a litlte and lose some energy

I am trying to find the theoretical spread map... should go look at the USGS

[nadinbrzezinski]

90. For the moment don't worry about it

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

No watch, warning or even advisory is in effect.

[cui bono]

94. Thanks. He has little kids... so I worry. I heard about this from a friend who called me and he

said tsunami warning for CA so I've got that in my head.

[nadinbrzezinski]

96. Well keep your eye on the North American center

if that changes, they will. Travels at the speed of a jet, so arrival is not for 12 hours, assuming we get any and the status changes.

[cui bono]

98. Bro wakes up around 5:30 or something insane like that and I texted him...

so he can check into it then.

Thanks again!

[cui bono]

104. Found this site: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/

Posted it in a reply to the OP as well.

[nadinbrzezinski]

106. And FINALLY fond the Travel time map

for them

[joshcryer]

107. Good link, will spread it.

[joshcryer]

92. Almost all of the energy will be disipated, it'll be like high tide at most.

[cui bono]

97. Thanks. My friend said he had heard of a warning for CA so he got me worked up.

But I figured it would be substantially less here. My nephews are turning 7 Saturday so I worry.

[nonconformist]

79. People are leaning out of windows waving white flags for help

Devastating.

[joshcryer]

80. Parking lot of Tokyo Disney was flooded but the people inside the park are safe:

[joshcryer]

81. PM of Japan speaking now.

[steve2470]

82. Japan Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Alert for Hawaii

http://www.hawaiireporter.com/japan-earthquake-triggers-tsunami-alert-for-hawaii/123

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

The Hawaii’s Department of Emergency Management also issued an alert for Hawaii, saying a tsunami could reach Hawaii shores at 2:59 AM on Friday, March 11, 2011.

The wave is still being evaluated – a tsunami watch has been issued in Hawaii effective 7:56 PM HST.

Details from the Emergency management department for the earthquake include:

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

The center promises hourly and timely updates at https://local.nixle.com/alert/4664874/?sub_id=330712

[joshcryer]

83. Surfs up! :P

[joshcryer]

85. Massive evacuations in Guam:

http://www.kuam.com/story/14231240/2011/03/11/mass-evacuations-being-implemented

[opihimoimoi]

87. Up date .....its 8.9....peeps in Hawaii going ape....every gas station has 2 to 3 dozen cars trucks

try to gas up.....

Much traffic on then roads....

Panic? not yet.....

but much concern....

[nadinbrzezinski]

91. I know family in Maui lives high, so they should be safe

you take care, and just in case, get water while at it.

:-)

No going to the North Shore, you hear me.

[opihimoimoi]

102. We normally have Tsunami Parties with large Chongs....I live 2.3 M above sealevel in Kaneohe Bay

kinda safe as we face East

[nadinbrzezinski]

110. Lucky dog, you are on teh leeward side

[opihimoimoi]

125. Windward side....lee side face west

[nadinbrzezinski]

127. Oops I always get them wrong

:blush:

[itsrobert]

93. I am right off a Lagoon in Carlsbad, California

I am getting a little worried now.

[Paradoxical]

95. At this point I would consider moving inland.

There are watches in effect for most of the Pacific ocean.

I doubt you'll have any issue. But there's still the risk.

[jannyk]

99. I'm on the coast, at sea level, on Vancouver Island - me too.

No watch/warning for us yet, but I won't be going to bed until I know for sure - lot's of elderly neighbours who weNt to bed hours ago and have no idea anything's happening - gonna be a loooong night.

[Generic Other]

100. My mom can't get hold of her relatives

They live a few hours north of Tokyo. She's very worried.

[cui bono]

105. I hope they're okay. n/t

[Generic Other]

108. Thanks ... this is scary.

She keeps getting a recorded message saying the calls can't go through.

[cui bono]

112. Yeah, I'm sure the lines are down a lot of places and cell networks are overloaded.

Wish I could do more than just give you this :hug: but it will have to do.

[Generic Other]

131. She got hold of a rattled 4th grader all alone looking for his mom

The house was destroyed in the quake. Everyone was outside. The shaking has not stopped at all in Ibaragi Prefecture. The water didn't hit the house, so that's a relief. While my mom was calming down her great nephew, his mom arrived. Everyone was at school or work when this happened.

My mother's family lives in a very old large farmhouse that has been in the family for centuries. Other relatives are not answering phones. We will have to keep trying in the morning.

In the meantime, on the west coast of the US, I intend to sleep with one eye open. BTW, I predicted this quake after the NZ quake. I have been watching the patterns for years. Clockwise. Alaska. I always call February earthquake season in Washington state. That's when they tend to happen here. Sometimes they skip us and hit Cali. Then down the coast to South America. Subduction zones might be under stress from waves, tides, storms in the Pacific. That's why it happens in cyclical fashion.

OK. I am an English major not a scientist.

[cui bono]

132. Sounds scary. I really hope they're all okay and safe.

I just saw they upgraded No. CA to a warning. Heard from my brother who lives 3 blocks from ocean and has 3 adorable little kids and he is on alert. I seem to be safe down in L.A. where it was downgraded to an advisory. I guess I have to go to work then. ;)

[slay]

101. The video on M$NBC at 3am eastern is crazy - trash flows on fire moving like lava

tsunami - 13 ft caused what's being shown on msnbc - more tsunami warnings in effect. this video is amazing.

[cui bono]

103. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center - link in post...

http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/

[GSLevel9]

109. watching coverage now...

HORRIBLE damage...

[highplainsdem]

111. Hawaii Civil Defense Warning -- video here:

http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2011/03/10/tsunami-warning-hawaii-county-civil-defense-message-upgraded/

[highplainsdem]

113. Biggest earthquake to hit Japan in at least 300 years.

[joshcryer]

114. Really?

[highplainsdem]

115. According to an expert on AJE a few minutes ago.

[joshcryer]

116. Thanks, missed it.

[highplainsdem]

117. And they just said that only 6 other quakes in recorded history have been more powerful.

[nadinbrzezinski]

124. Piece of trivia, one of those six

was the Madrid Fault

[dixiegrrrrl]

134. The Madrid fault..

which is my neck of the woods.....urg.

[Kablooie]

118. Another huge tsunami is about to hit eastern Japan at about 12:30 Pacific time.

[joshcryer]

119. :(

[cui bono]

121. WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER - link in post

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/

Current posting:

To: U.S. West Coast, Alaska, and British Columbia coastal regions
From: NOAA/NWS/West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
Subject: Tsunami Watch and Advisory #3 issued 03/10/2011 at 11:33PM PST

UPDATED MAGNITUDE TO 8.8

The Tsunami Advisory continues in effect for the coastal areas of Alaska from Chignik Bay, Alaska to Attu, Alaska.

The Tsunami Watch continues in effect for the coastal areas of California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska from the California-Mexico border to Chignik Bay, Alaska.

A Tsunami Advisory means that a tsunami capable of producing strong currents or waves dangerous to persons in or very near the water is expected. Significant, widespread inundation is not expected for areas under an advisory. Currents may be hazardous to swimmers, boats, and coastal structures and may continue for several hours after the initial wave arrival.

A Tsunami Watch means that all coastal residents in the watch area should prepare for possible evacuation. A tsunami watch is issued to areas which will not be immediately impacted by the tsunami. Watch areas will either be upgraded to warning or advisory status, or canceled.

[cui bono]

128. Crap. The warning banner turned from orange to red and now when I click on it a blank page comes up

Aaaaah!!!

[jannyk]

130. Just did the same thing -the red panicked me but link goes nowhere!

[cui bono]

133. Just got up and it's working now. Central CA to WA is now up to Warning.

Central CA and south is down to advisory.

Stay safe.

[JCMach1]

123. 8.9 now...

Shocking stuff...

7.1 aftershock just now...

[Kablooie]

126. My wife is Japanese and is watching the NHK news live on Slingbox.

It's hooked up to her sister's TV cable in Tokyo.