Tsunami alert for west coast of U.S.! (23 Jan 2018)

[findingneo]

The 8.2 magnitude recent earthquake in the linked thread, is potentially generating a Tsunami that could affect the west coast of the U.S.

Folk on that coastline are urged by authorities to seek higher ground as there is a significant possible risk.

Here is a map of the affected areas and timelines for when the wave may hit .

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018...hquake-alaska/

Here is the link to the relevant earthquake thread, which also has news reports on the Tsunami warnings.

https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...GULF-OF-ALASKA

[findingneo]

Tsunami Warning for Alaska and British Columbia

https://www.google.org/publicalerts/...=AU&source=web

[bennycog]

10 metre wave detected on buoy in close proximity to the Quake

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_pag...20180123093315

[findingneo]

It is the middle of the night in the affected regions. Folk who know folk who live on the coast there, might want to give them a call and wake them up. Perhaps they have emergency alarms in those places, but they might not.

[Chuck]

Posted by bennycog (here)
10 metre wave detected on buoy in close proximity to the Quake

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_pag...20180123093315

10m height in the middle of the ocean ... mega wave!

[bluestflame]

interesting , what of interest is in alaska ?

[Chuck]

Posted by bluestflame (here)
interesting , what of interest is in alaska ?

The wave would have reached Alaska already, but no reports. It looks like the wave is propagating in a southeasterly direction towards the Queen Charlotte Islands, North Vancouver Island then southerly towards Wash State, Oregon and California.

[findingneo]

There was an 8.2 (ish) earthquake off the coast of Alaska on Tuesday bluestflame, and this appears to be generating a Tsunami wave that may hit the West coastline of the United States and Canada, and there is a warning for folk in the areas affected to reach higher ground. It is very early morning there though, so there will be a lot of people still asleep.

[Chuck]

But this just in 4 min ago... not good

[findingneo]

Kodiak Police Department gave a video warning on their face book page an hour ago. Get to a height of 100 feet or above, they are saying.

Here is a link to that fb page.
https://www.facebook.com/KodiakPD/vi...type=3&theater

[Chuck]

Good grief... after reliable data for years... now when we need it, we get this MOST FRUSTRATING NOTICE!!!!

[findingneo]

Face Book page with live feed on the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, CA (West Coast of America).

https://www.facebook.com/arizonasfam...5250692562014/

ADD ON: Folk talking on the above fb page 7 minutes ago,are talking about the water leaving the Kodiak Bay area (which indicates it could be forming a Tsunami)

[Chuck]

Just an initial guess ... not liking it. There are reports that the channel in Kodiak has emptied out!! This was over a very long interval. It suggets to me that the wave (and the ocean) is propagating south sucking the ocean away from Alaska. It W I L L return! Pray... can't image a more frightening thing than a big wave in the dark!

[findingneo]

Someone who has a little brother in Kodiak, was sent a video to her that he filmed. They are in an evacuation center, which is the gym at the local school. They are fine at the mo.

[findingneo]

The wave, 10 odd meters, is on it's way to the Alaskan coast.

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/t...18-1?r=US&IR=T

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world...-map-Anchorage

[Chuck]

At last some more reliable information... seems the water levels have been fluctuating. Nothing really dramatic. This 20 min ago from Kodiak

[Chuck]

Sorry folks... I just got a little concerned. Thankfully, just my fears got a hold of me... nothing to see here... move along.

https://twitter.com/JoeySovine

[findingneo]

Warnings cancelled along the U.S., Canada coast......

https://twitter.com/AFP?ref_src=twsr...Ctwgr%5Eauthor

......but still WARNING in ALASKA and BRITISH COLUMBIA.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=a...hrome&ie=UTF-8

Keep an eye on what that wave is doing, heading towards the coast of Alaska. Hopefully, it dies out, before hitting.

[findingneo]

Live updates for Kodiak.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/worl...-a3747196.html

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Kodiak Tsunami warning cancelled, but still under advisory.

[findingneo]

Kodiak Warning cancelled, waiting for all clear.

https://twitter.com/NWS_NTWC?ref_src...Ctwgr%5Eauthor

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Phew!!!!! Glad all you folks are good.