Pacific Ocean Tsunami Alerts and Info

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Tsunami warning issued for Hawaii, Pacific
Watch issued for California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska

HONOLULU — A tsunami warning issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii after a large earthquake in Japan was widened beyond East Asia late Thursday to include Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and Central and South America and the rest of the Pacific Ocean.

The warning was issued Thursday at 9:31 local time. Sirens were sounded about 30 minutes later in Honolulu alerting people in coastal areas to evacuate, and the first waves were expected to arrive at 2:55 a.m. local time (7:55 a.m. ET) Friday.

About 70 percent of Hawaii's population resides in Honolulu, and as many as 100,000 tourists are in the city on any given day.

"A tsunami has been generated that could cause damage along the coastlines of all islands in the state of Hawaii," the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center's bulletin said. "Urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property."

Victor Sardina, a geophysisist for the center, told the Honolulu Star-Adviser that 12- to 14-foot waves could hit the town of Hilo on the island of Hawaii and the town of Haleiwa on Oahu.

Residents in Oahu were lining up to get gas, the Star-Adviser reported.

A tsunami watch was issued for California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska from the California-Mexico border to Chignik Bay, Alaska.

The Oregonian newspaper said any wave which reached the coast could hit just before 7:30 a.m. local time (3:30 p.m. ET) Friday.

Southeast Asia braces
In the Philippines, officials ordered an evacuation of coastal communities along the country's eastern seaboard in expectation of a tsunami following the 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan.

Disaster management officials in Albay province southeast of Manila say they ordered residents to move to designated evacuation sites that are at least 15 feet above sea level.

In Guam, authorities advised people to evacuate low areas of the U.S. territory and seek ground higher than 50 feet above sea level and 100 feet inland.

The Northern Mariana Islands, another U.S. territory, was also under the warning, and the Hyatt Regency in Saipan has moved guests to three highest floors of the seven-story hotel.

Hotel spokesman Luis Villagomez said the hotel had received about three tsunami warnings in the last year but no serious damage.

Tsunami warnings are issued due to the imminent threat of a tsunami. The coast of North America is not included in the warning.

This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42024659...s-asiapacific/

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Kauai schools open as tsunami holding areas
Posted: Mar 11, 2011 10:32 AM Updated: Mar 11, 2011 11:11 AM
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KAUAI (HawaiiNewsNow) - Nine schools on Kauai have been opened by the Department of Education as holding areas for visitors and others who must evacuate tsunami inundation zones. The following schools are currently open:

· North shore: Klauea Elementary

· East side: Kapa'a Elementary, Kapa'a High and Kapa'a Middle schools

· Central: King Kaumuali'i Elementary, Wilcox Elementary, Kaua'i High School and Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School

· West: 'Ele'ele Elementary and Waimea High School

The estimated earliest arrival of the first tsunami wave on Kaua'i is 3:07 am Hawai'i Standard Time on Friday, March 11. Civil Defense sirens will sound at 10:55 pm, 11:55 pm, 12:55 pm, 1:55 am, and 2:25 am.

Residents are advised to take precautions to preserve life and property. Residents and visitors who are not in tsunami inundation zones are asked to stay where they are to keep roads as clear as possible for evacuation efforts. For those who are in a tsunami inundation zone, please move to higher ground.

Maps of tsunami inundation zones can be found in the front section of the Hawaiian Telcom phone book or at the following link: http://www.kauai.gov/Government/Departments/CivilDefenseAgency/tabid/90/Default.aspx.

More information will be provided as it becomes available from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Please stay tuned to your local media for further updates.

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=14231535&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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NOAA issues list of estimated tsunami arrival times for locations along the North American Pacific coast

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lhvpd9/01/webetalhvpd9-01.txt


The following list gives estimated times of arrival for
locations along the North American Pacific coast from a
tsunami generated at the given source location. The
list is ordered by arrival time starting with the earliest.
Since tsunami speed is directly related to
water depth, tsunami ETAs can be computed independent of
tsunami amplitude. THE LISTING OF A TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIME
BELOW DOES NOT INDICATE A WAVE IS IMMINENT. The listed arrival
time is the initial wave arrival. Tsunamis can be dangerous
for many hours after arrival, and the initial wave is not
necessarily the largest.

Source:
Lat: 38.0N
Lng: 142.9E
Mag: 7.9
O-time: 0546UTC
Date: MAR 11

Estimated times of initial tsunami arrival:

DART 21415 2348 AKST MAR 10 0848 UTC MAR 11
Shemya, Alaska 0020 AKST MAR 11 0920 UTC MAR 11
Attu, Alaska 0020 AKST MAR 11 0920 UTC MAR 11
DART 21414 0020 AKST MAR 11 0920 UTC MAR 11
Amchitka Pass, Alaska (125 miles W of Adak) 0034 AKST MAR 11 0934 UTC MAR 11
Amchitka, Alaska 0037 AKST MAR 11 0937 UTC MAR 11
DART 46413 0059 AKST MAR 11 0959 UTC MAR 11
Atka, Alaska 0116 AKST MAR 11 1016 UTC MAR 11
Adak, Alaska 0118 AKST MAR 11 1018 UTC MAR 11
DART 46408 0119 AKST MAR 11 1019 UTC MAR 11
DART 46402 0145 AKST MAR 11 1045 UTC MAR 11
Nikolski, Alaska 0159 AKST MAR 11 1059 UTC MAR 11
DART 46403 0219 AKST MAR 11 1119 UTC MAR 11
Akutan, Alaska 0224 AKST MAR 11 1124 UTC MAR 11
Dutch Harbor, Alaska 0228 AKST MAR 11 1128 UTC MAR 11
Unimak Pass, Alaska (80 miles NE of Dutch Harbo 0236 AKST MAR 11 1136 UTC MAR 11
St. Paul, Alaska 0239 AKST MAR 11 1139 UTC MAR 11
DART 46409 0300 AKST MAR 11 1200 UTC MAR 11
King Cove, Alaska 0303 AKST MAR 11 1203 UTC MAR 11
Sand Point, Alaska 0304 AKST MAR 11 1204 UTC MAR 11
Perryville, Alaska 0326 AKST MAR 11 1226 UTC MAR 11
DART 46410 0326 AKST MAR 11 1226 UTC MAR 11
Cold Bay, Alaska 0337 AKST MAR 11 1237 UTC MAR 11
Chignik Bay, Alaska 0357 AKST MAR 11 1257 UTC MAR 11
Kodiak, Alaska 0358 AKST MAR 11 1258 UTC MAR 11
Cape Suckling, Alaska (75 miles SE of Cordova) 0359 AKST MAR 11 1259 UTC MAR 11
Old Harbor, Alaska 0400 AKST MAR 11 1300 UTC MAR 11
Hinchinbrook Entrance, Alaska (90 miles E of Se 0409 AKST MAR 11 1309 UTC MAR 11
Seward, Alaska 0423 AKST MAR 11 1323 UTC MAR 11
Alitak, Alaska 0425 AKST MAR 11 1325 UTC MAR 11
Elfin Cove, Alaska 0425 AKST MAR 11 1325 UTC MAR 11
Kennedy Entrance, Alaska (40 miles SW of Homer) 0428 AKST MAR 11 1328 UTC MAR 11
Saint Matthew Island, Alaska 0433 AKST MAR 11 1333 UTC MAR 11
Cape Fairweather, Alaska (80 miles SE of Yakuta 0433 AKST MAR 11 1333 UTC MAR 11
Yakutat, Alaska 0433 AKST MAR 11 1333 UTC MAR 11
Sitka, Alaska 0433 AKST MAR 11 1333 UTC MAR 11
Salisbury Sound, Alaska (25 miles NW of Sitka) 0434 AKST MAR 11 1334 UTC MAR 11
Port Alexander, Alaska 0434 AKST MAR 11 1334 UTC MAR 11
the Alaska/British Columbia border 0538 PST MAR 11 1338 UTC MAR 11
Valdez, Alaska 0443 AKST MAR 11 1343 UTC MAR 11
Langara Island, British Columbia 0543 PST MAR 11 1343 UTC MAR 11
Cordova, Alaska 0452 AKST MAR 11 1352 UTC MAR 11
Cape Decision, Alaska (85 miles SE of Sitka) 0455 AKST MAR 11 1355 UTC MAR 11
DART 46419 0608 PST MAR 11 1408 UTC MAR 11
Homer, Alaska 0516 AKST MAR 11 1416 UTC MAR 11
DART 46404 0625 PST MAR 11 1425 UTC MAR 11
the north tip of Vancouver Island, British Colu 0626 PST MAR 11 1426 UTC MAR 11
DART 46407 0632 PST MAR 11 1432 UTC MAR 11
Craig, Alaska 0534 AKST MAR 11 1434 UTC MAR 11
Ketchikan, Alaska 0540 AKST MAR 11 1440 UTC MAR 11
Juneau, Alaska 0543 AKST MAR 11 1443 UTC MAR 11
DART 46411 0656 PST MAR 11 1456 UTC MAR 11
Tofino, British Columbia 0706 PST MAR 11 1506 UTC MAR 11
Gambell, Alaska 0606 AKST MAR 11 1506 UTC MAR 11
Prince Rupert, British Columbia 0711 PST MAR 11 1511 UTC MAR 11
the Washington-British Columbia border 0712 PST MAR 11 1512 UTC MAR 11
Neah Bay, Washington 0718 PST MAR 11 1518 UTC MAR 11
Clatsop Spit, Oregon 0719 PST MAR 11 1519 UTC MAR 11
La Push, Washington 0719 PST MAR 11 1519 UTC MAR 11
Cape Blanco, Oregon 0719 PST MAR 11 1519 UTC MAR 11
the Oregon-Washington border 0720 PST MAR 11 1520 UTC MAR 11
Point Grenville, Washington 0721 PST MAR 11 1521 UTC MAR 11
Port Moller, Alaska 0622 AKST MAR 11 1522 UTC MAR 11
Charleston, Oregon 0723 PST MAR 11 1523 UTC MAR 11
Douglas/Lane County Line, Oregon (10 miles SW o 0724 PST MAR 11 1524 UTC MAR 11
Cape Mendocino, California 0724 PST MAR 11 1524 UTC MAR 11
Cascade Head, Oregon (70 miles SW of Portland) 0724 PST MAR 11 1524 UTC MAR 11
Tillamook Bay, Oregon 0726 PST MAR 11 1526 UTC MAR 11
Horse Mountain, California (50 miles SW of Eure 0727 PST MAR 11 1527 UTC MAR 11
Fort Bragg, California 0728 PST MAR 11 1528 UTC MAR 11
Humboldt Bay, California 0729 PST MAR 11 1529 UTC MAR 11
Crescent City, California 0730 PST MAR 11 1530 UTC MAR 11
Seaside, Oregon 0731 PST MAR 11 1531 UTC MAR 11
the Oregon-California border 0731 PST MAR 11 1531 UTC MAR 11
Westport, Washington 0732 PST MAR 11 1532 UTC MAR 11
Point Arena, California 0733 PST MAR 11 1533 UTC MAR 11
Newport, Oregon 0733 PST MAR 11 1533 UTC MAR 11
Gualala Point, California (80 miles NW of San F 0735 PST MAR 11 1535 UTC MAR 11
Point Reyes, California 0746 PST MAR 11 1546 UTC MAR 11
Davenport, California (10 miles NW of Santa Cru 0747 PST MAR 11 1547 UTC MAR 11
Point Sur, California 0749 PST MAR 11 1549 UTC MAR 11
Astoria, Oregon 0751 PST MAR 11 1551 UTC MAR 11
Monterey, California 0752 PST MAR 11 1552 UTC MAR 11
Port Angeles, Washington 0755 PST MAR 11 1555 UTC MAR 11
Ragged Point, California (45 miles NW of San Lu 0758 PST MAR 11 1558 UTC MAR 11
DART 46412 0759 PST MAR 11 1559 UTC MAR 11
Point Concepcion, California 0805 PST MAR 11 1605 UTC MAR 11
Port San Luis, California 0811 PST MAR 11 1611 UTC MAR 11
Bella Bella, British Columbia 0812 PST MAR 11 1612 UTC MAR 11
San Francisco, California 0816 PST MAR 11 1616 UTC MAR 11
Cape Newenham, Alaska 0723 AKST MAR 11 1623 UTC MAR 11
Santa Barbara, California 0824 PST MAR 11 1624 UTC MAR 11
Rincon Point, California (15 miles SE of Santa 0835 PST MAR 11 1635 UTC MAR 11
San Pedro, California 0839 PST MAR 11 1639 UTC MAR 11
Santa Monica, California 0839 PST MAR 11 1639 UTC MAR 11
Newport Beach, California 0845 PST MAR 11 1645 UTC MAR 11
La Jolla, California 0848 PST MAR 11 1648 UTC MAR 11
Seattle, Washington 0851 PST MAR 11 1651 UTC MAR 11
Alamitos Bay, California (20 miles SE of L.A.) 0854 PST MAR 11 1654 UTC MAR 11
the California-Mexico border 0854 PST MAR 11 1654 UTC MAR 11
Hooper Bay, Alaska 0854 AKST MAR 11 1754 UTC MAR 11
Little Diomede Island, Alaska 0904 AKST MAR 11 1804 UTC MAR 11
Dillingham, Alaska 0946 AKST MAR 11 1846 UTC MAR 11
Nome, Alaska 1059 AKST MAR 11 1959 UTC MAR 11
Unalakleet, Alaska 1430 AKST MAR 11 2330 UTC MAR 11

[Gaia]

Has the water begun to recede in Hawaii, California, Oregon, etc... yet ? Anyone of you near those areas ? Any links ?

[sllim11]

just heard supposed to hit west coast at 7AM pst...

http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=CAZ506&warncounty=CAC097&firewxzone=CAZ506&local_place1=3+Miles+E+Petaluma+CA&product1=Tsunami+Warning

...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM POINT CONCEPCION
CALIFORNIA TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER...

...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF ALASKA FROM AMCHITKA PASS ALASKA/125 MILES W OF
ADAK/ TO ATTU ALASKA...

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO
POINT CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA...

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE
OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER TO AMCHITKA PASS ALASKA/125 MILES
W OF ADAK/...

[MorningSong]

This might help:

http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=Tsunami%20Warning

[Gaia]

Look at this map to see when the waves are coming to a location near you.

http://www.spiegel.de/images/image-190518-galleryV9-bgqq.jpg

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Hawaii State Civil Defense

http://www.scd.hawaii.gov/


TSUNAMI WARNING FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII BASED ON AN 8.9 M EARTHQUAKE OFF HONSHU JAPAN. EST. 1ST WAVE ARRIVAL IS 3:07 AM.

TSUNAMI EVACUATION MAPS CAN BE FOUND IN THE FRONT OF YOUR TELEPHONE DIRECTORY.


Prepare NOW

Create an emergency plan. You can fill in the blanks on our template or create a plan of your own.

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Tsunami Evacuation Zone Mapping Tool......

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Tsunami warning issued for Oregon coast, advisory for Washington
Published: Friday, March 11, 2011, 1:15 AM Updated: Friday, March 11, 2011, 2:02 AM

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 6
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
230 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

THIS MESSAGE KEEPS THE WARNING ADVISORY REGIONS FIXED
AND ADDS NEW OBSERVATIONS. A LINK TO FORECAST AMPLITUDES IS
ALSO GIVEN.

...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM POINT CONCEPCION
CALIFORNIA TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER...

...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF ALASKA FROM AMCHITKA PASS ALASKA/125 MILES W OF
ADAK/ TO ATTU ALASKA...

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO
POINT CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA...

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE
OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER TO AMCHITKA PASS ALASKA/125 MILES
W OF ADAK/...

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE DAMAGE
TO THE WARNING AND/OR ADVISORY REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE.
PERSONS IN LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO
INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS
ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES.
- PERSONS IN TSUNAMI WARNING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO
HIGHER GROUND.

- PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF
THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY

LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL
------------------------ ----- ------ ------- -----------
TOSASHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 132.9E 0747UTC 00.9FT/00.27M
TOKAI JAPAN 33.8N 137.6E 0645UTC 00.8FT/00.25M
OFUNATO JAPAN 39.0N 141.8E 0605UTC 10.8FT/03.29M
HANASAKI JAPAN 43.3N 145.6E 0643UTC 09.3FT/02.82M
BOSO JAPAN 34.8N 140.8E 0609UTC 02.6FT/00.78M
MINAMITORISHIMA JAPAN 24.3N 154.0E 0747UTC 01.5FT/00.45M
NAHA JAPAN 26.2N 127.7E 0902UTC 00.7FT/00.20M
SAIPAN USA 15.2N 145.7E 0901UTC 02.6FT/00.79M
WAKE IS. USA 19.3N 166.6E 0918UTC 01.6FT/00.50M
SHEMYA ALASKA 52.7N 174.1E 1028UTC 01.3FT/00.43M

TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).

TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK TWO TO THREE HOURS AFTER
INITIAL ARRIVAL ALONG THE NORTH AMERICAN COAST.
FORECAST TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WCATWC WEB SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 8.9
TIME - 2046 AKST MAR 10 2011
2146 PST MAR 10 2011
0546 UTC MAR 11 2011
LOCATION - 38.3 NORTH 142.4 EAST
- NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
DEPTH - 12 MILES/20 KM

TSUNAMI WARNINGS MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. WARNINGS INDICATE THAT
WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING ACCOMPANIED BY POWERFUL
CURRENTS IS POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE
INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.



continued at link
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=pqr&wwa=tsunami%20warning

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Taiwan, Philippines, Russia on tsunami alert

TAIPEI: Taiwan, Philippines and Russia authorities have issued a tsunami warning after a powerful quake struck off Japan on Friday.

Taiwan's central weather bureau on Friday warned people living on the island's east and northeast coasts to be on guard for tsunamis set off by a major quake off Japan.

Waves are expected to reach Hualien and Taitung on the island's east coast around 0930 GMT and the northeastern port of Keelung half an hour later, the bureau said.

"We urge residents in coastal areas to be on their guard and take precaution while we continue to monitor the development of tsunamis," it said in a statement.

The Philippines warned people living on its east coast to be on alert for the possibility of tsunamis after a major quake off Japan, the government's eismology agency said.

"There is no evacuation order but people living along the entire length of the country's east coast should be on alert and await further instructions," the agency's chief Renato Solidum said in a nationwide radio broadcast.

Russia's emergency ministry issued a tsunami warning for the Kuril Island chain after a powerful quake struck off Japan, officials said.

"A potential tsunami warning is declared for the Kuril chain that includes four islands claimed by Japan," a spokeswoman for regional emergencies ministry told AFP.

"People are being evacuated," spokeswoman Yekaterina Potvorova said. She added that the tsunami warning did not include the nearby Sakhalin Island.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has put the territories of Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, the Marshall Islands, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Micronesia and Hawaii under a lower tsunami watch.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1115781/1/.html

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Philippines orders tsunami evacuation

Philippine officials are ordering an evacuation of coastal communities along the country's eastern seaboard in expectation of a tsunami following an 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan.

Philippine Volcanology and Seismology Institute director Renato Solidum says the first 1-metre high waves are expected to hit the northernmost Batanes islands by 5pm local time (2000 AEDT) on Friday.

Disaster management officials in Albay province southeast of Manila say they have ordered residents to move to designated evacuation sites that are at least 5 metres above sea level.

http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=587852&vId=

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Tsunami alert issued in Russia's Far East following Japan earthquake

2011-03-11 16:45:41 FeedbackPrintRSS

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, March 11 (Xinhua) -- A tsunami alert was issued in the Sakhalin region in Russia's Far East shortly after a massive earthquake measuring 8.8 magnitude hit northeastern Japan Friday.

According to Russia's state news agency, RIA Novosti, the regional Tsunami Research Center, Sakhalin AHEM, declared the warning for coastal communities of three districts of the Sakhalin region: Yuzhno-Kuril, Kuril and Northern Kuril.

People in these areas were being evacuated to safe places. Possible consequences of the passage of tsunami waves were being calculated.

Rescuers have called on local residents in the threatened areas to leave the coast immediately and take shelter in nearby hills, 30-40 meters above the sea level.

Emergency services were on alert to respond to the consequences of the tsunami.

Related:

Tsunami to hit Philippines at around 05:00 p.m.

MANILA, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) is advising residents near the east coast to evacuate to higher grounds as tsunami will hit the Philippines at around 05:00 p.m. to 07:00 p.m. local time.

Phivolcs has already raised the tsunami alert to level 2 which means mandatory evacuation in eastern coastal areas. Full story \

8.8 magnitude earthquake rocks Japan, tsunami warning issued

TOKYO, March 11 (Xinhua) -- An 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Japan's northeastern Honshu Island Friday, and a six-meter tsunami warning was issued.

Japan Meteorological Agency said earlier that the quake was measured at 7.9 magnitude but the U.S. Geological Survey upgraded later the quake to magnitude 8.8.Full story
Editor: Yang Lina

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-03/11/c_13773281.htm

[myrm]

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tsunami-coverage-stream

[ghostrider]

just curious, my fellow starship explorers the council of starship avalon is now in session, what does everyone think about the japan quake, what does your third eye, tell you.. to me this feels man made, my heart drops for everyone in japan dealing with this....peace be upon you...

[pyrangello]

Thanks for the link myrm, have the stream running!

[MorningSong]

Finally found this (someone was asking on the Japan EQ thread):


Civil Defence issues NZ tsunami warning after Japan quake

10:52 PM Friday Mar 11, 2011

Civil Defence has issued a marine tsunami warning for New Zealand after a magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck Japan early tonight, NZ time, but says it does not expect it to pose a threat for people on land.

A wave of up to 1 metre may reach the coasts of the central and northern North Island from about 6.30am tomorrow, but the first arrival was expected to coincide with a low tide.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said in an 8.30pm (NZ time) bulletin a tsunami warning was in place for New Zealand, Australia and most countries bordering the Pacific Ocean.

"The New Zealand Tsunami Expert Panel assessment is that this is a marine threat only for New Zealand," Civil Defence said just after 10pm.

"A Marine Threat means strong and unusual currents are possible in the sea, rivers and estuaries. No land threat is expected at this time."

Past experience and tsunami models indicated that the largest impact would be a wave of up to 1m reaching East Cape northwards and from Kaipara northwards.

Waves would continue for several hours, and the first one may not be the largest, Civil Defence warned.

The last place expected to be hit would be Nelson, about 11.15am.

The Ministry of Civil Defence Emergency Management and scientific advisors were closely monitoring the situation to determine the severity of the threat to New Zealand.

People in New Zealand coastal areas were warned to stay off beaches and out of the water.

A 4-metre tsunami washed away cars and tore away buildings along Japan's eastern coast near the epicentre after the massive earthquake hit at 2.46pm (6.46pm NZT).

The death toll had reached 19, press reports said tonight, and officials were trying to assess damage, injuries and deaths from the quake but had no immediate details.

There are an estimated 100 New Zealanders in the northeastern part of Japan worst-affected by the quake and tsunami, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade spokeswoman said.

The number was an estimate because not all travellers registered with the embassy.

There were 3500 New Zealand registered as travelling or living in the whole of Japan and about 1600 of those were known to be in Tokyo.

The New Zealand embassy in Tokyo had reported no casualties among its staff, but the spokeswoman said there had not yet been any contact with Bunzo Kamei, a businessman who is consul in Sendai, one of the worst-affected cities. That city has a population of 1 million, and is about 360km north of Tokyo.

The quake struck at a depth of 24km, about 125km off the eastern coast, the agency said. The area is 380km northeast of Tokyo.

That was followed by a series of powerful aftershocks, including a 7.4-magnitude one about 30 minutes later.

The meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning for the entire Pacific coast of Japan. NHK was warning those near the coast to get to safer ground.

In downtown Tokyo, large buildings shook violently and workers poured into the street for safety, and TV footage showed fires across the city in buildings and at an oil refinery.

A New Zealander who is co-director of the Australian Tsunami Research Centre and Natural Hazards Research Lab at NSW University, Professor James Goff, said that though Japan had a rigorous earthquake building code and excellent tsunami warning system and evacuation plans the powerful and relatively shallow quake would likely provide a severe test.

An Australian seismologist based in Canberra, Kevin McCue, said the quake was the largest recorded in Japan.

There had been seven earthquakes in Japan over magnitude 8 since 1891.

In 1923 the 7.9 magnitude Kanto earthquake killed 147,000 people, and Mr McCue said it was likely that many people had been killed in the latest quake, even though it was further north of Tokyo than the Kanto earthquake.

- NZPA

[MorningSong]

Watching the live feed in Hawaii. The first wave came in about 1 meter above normal, but the wake has now receeded at least 100mts....no water at Diamond Head beach! Watch out folks! It will be back!

[JoshERTW]

This was within less than a day of that X-Class Flare (it was about two hours after sunrise in Japan when the Flare popped) - I'm gonna go ahead and guess that's not a coincidence.

[MorningSong]

I definately think so.

Take a look at the Electron Flux Monitor... That's incoming CME:

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/rt_plots/elec_3d.html

[muxfolder]

Have you noticed it's 11th again? Just wondering what a nice day for tsunami..

[Mystique]

Has the water begun to recede in Hawaii, California, Oregon, etc... yet ? Anyone of you near those areas ? Any links ?

I am on Coast in Northern California, 100' above sea level and safe, however, 7 miles south the town has a mandatory evacuation for 8-9 hours. Businesses are closed down, the bay water has receded, portions of Hwy 101 are closed along Bay, and everyone advised to go to higher ground.

Friends is Coos Bay, OR area along coast are also evacuated.

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Extensive damage reported at Brookings harbor

SEASIDE — Authorities in Southern Oregon say tsunami surges have done extensive damage in the harbor at Brookings, near the California border.

Curry County Sheriff John Bishop says several vessels were sunk, half a dozen others were swept to sea, and much of the commercial part of the basin was destroyed. He says damages will run in the millions of dollars.

He says one man with a history of heart problems was found dead aboard a commercial vessel.

Four people at a beach north of Brookings were swept into the sea, but all survived. Bishop says one went to the hospital.

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110311/UPDATE/110311041/Extensive-damage-reported-Brookings-harbor

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Tsunami: Docks ripped out in Fort Bragg fishing community
Comments (1)
March 11, 2011 | 12:50 pm

Surges of water hit the tiny town of Fort Bragg, 200 miles south of Crescent City, witnesses say, ripping out docks and filling the water with debris, and closing off exits and entrances to the port.

Fort Bragg is an epicenter of California's fishing community, and dozens of boats leave from there to fish crab, black cod and salmon.

"It's pretty brutal," said Charles D. Smith, a fisherman who owns a boat called the Miss Smith. "The ends of the docks are floating around all over the place."

Smith got down to the harbor early in the morning and battened down his hatches. Other fishermen sailed to sea earlier Friday to escape damage in port. There won't be anywhere for them to dock when they return, he said.

"They lucked out in a sense -– they're not going to have to run around cleaning stuff up," he said.

The harbor commission will have to replace the docks and clear away the debris, which could slow down fishing in and out of the harbor, a sleepy place where sea lions often sun themselves. It's currently black cod season.

"It's a nuisance," Smith said.

John Gebers, who owns Noyo Fishing Center, in the harbor at Fort Bragg, said that four-foot surges are still rolling in and up the river that winds out of Noyo Bay.

"It's strange, it makes it look like the river reverses direction," he said by phone from the riverbank, where 50 people were standing to watch from land. "It's still surging."

Fort Bragg and Crescent City were the two cities hit hardest by the tsunami caused by a 1964 earthquake.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/03/tsunami-docks-ripped-out-in-fort-bragg-fishing-community.html

[MorningSong]

1 Dead, 3 Swept Out to Sea in Crescent City
A city that knows the damage a tsunami can bring gets hit Friday once again.

Updated 2:06 PM PST, Fri, Mar 11, 2011 | Print

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FEMA held a news conference Friday morning to update damage reports after an 8.9 earthquake in Japan generated a tsunami that hit the California coast.

The entire California coast remained under a tsunami warning effect until 1 p.m. or 2 p.m. local time, but FEMA said the waves were starting to die down as of 11 a.m.

Santa Cruz harbor and Crescent City harbor suffered the most damage. There were no damage reports from Southern California.

In Crescent City the Coast Guard was called in to search for a 25-year-old man who was swept out to sea by a powerful wave generated by the tsunami. Officials say the man was taking photos with two friends near the mouth of the Klamath River in Del Norte County. The two friends were able to get back to shore, but the man coudl not make it back. At 1:45 p.m. the Del Norte County Sheriff's office said the Coast Guard recovered his body. Four other people were rescued across the state line in Oregon. They were also taking photos of the waves.

FEMA said Crescent City suffered the worst damage from the tsunami. A wave at 8:44 a.m. was measured at 8.1-feet, destroying piers, docks and several boats. In 2006, the area suffered $10 million in damage from a tsunami and locals said Friday's damage was much worse.

FEMA said most of the damage was to private property, which should not impact California's dire fiscal situation. A representative said insurance companies would be responsible for repairing damage to private boats and docks.

Crescent City was one of the first tsunami ready communities in the United States and federal officials said that paid off Friday. Crescent City, which is close to the Oregon state line, was the scene of a deadly tsunami back in 1964 that killed 11 people and destroyed 289 homes and businesses.

The tidal flows from the tsunami surges literally drained the harbor of water for a time, according to a city official.

The preliminary damage estimate was $2 million in Santa Cruz, where a proclamation of a local emergency has been declared by the Director of Emergency Services.

Due to the nature of the tsunami, subsequent waves are likely to occur which may be higher than the initial wave and can cause serious damage and flooding, official warned....

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Tsunami-Hits-Hardest-in-Crescent-City-FEMA--117813538.html

[bennycog]

just curious, my fellow starship explorers the council of starship avalon is now in session, what does everyone think about the japan quake, what does your third eye, tell you.. to me this feels man made, my heart drops for everyone in japan dealing with this....peace be upon you...

yes i happened to catch it live on tv.. as it happened.. just like 9/11..
the helicopters just happened to be down the coast as the first wave hit.. and you could see people getting wiped off bridges infront of your eyes in real time..
My first thought was holy **** wasn't there supposed to be a harrp attack on japan that was written in a thread here somewhere.
how does it economically help the desperate ptb? how much farmland and food was destroyed that is exported to other countries? will japan turn into a third world country from this? is this so japan will definitely consider the new world currency to get itself out of the debt it will ensue?
they are the first questions in my mind..
Ok whistelblowers your turn to the table now..

[Rocky_Shorz]

why was Americas most important air craft carrier right there where everyone thinks a harp was pointed at it?

Sarah Palin is targeting America with her handy little Harrp

those dang Democrats...

[Spica]

First thoughts, I wouldn't bet against this being a man made catastrophe, possibly in full knowledge and understanding of the recent solar and lunar activity to use it as a very viable decoy as to how this actually happened.