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Japan - Major Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 on Mar 11, Sanriku Oki (7.2 on March 9) - Official number of dead and missing 28,000+ - March 8 - March 26

Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Vibrant: I haven't seen any listed. I'd expect they're waiting to see how big they are in hawaii and Alaska. I'd imagine all the emergency personnel are gearing up.

My sister is in Hawaii right now! Hawaii has SIRENS!

These waves have the potential to stay very large for long distances.

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Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Anticipated tsunami to reach Indonesia in less than 45 minutes.
 
Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

UPDATE 1-Hawaii orders evacuations in Pacific tsunami threat

* Hawaii and Guam residents told to leave coastal areas

* Tsunami could wash over some Pacific islands - Red Cross (Adds Guam details, Red Cross warning)

By Suzanne Roig and Jorene Barut

HONOLULU, March 10 (Reuters) - Hawaii ordered evacuations from coastal areas due to the threat of a tidal wave set off by Friday's earthquake in Japan as a tsunami warning was extended to the whole of the Pacific basin, except mainland United States and Canada.

Authorities also ordered evacuation from low-lying areas on the U.S. island territory of Guam in the western Pacific, where residents there were urged to move at least 50 feet (15 meters) above sea level and 100 feet (30 meters) inland.

The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the warning extended from Mexico down the Pacific coast of South America.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies warned that the tsunami is currently higher than some Pacific islands which it could wash over.

The quake off Japan's northeast coast was the biggest in 140 years and triggered tsunami waves of up to 10 meters (30 feet) that swept across farmland, sweeping away homes, crops, vehicles and triggering fires. [ID:nL3E7EB0MF]

The tsunami warning issued late on Thursday for Hawaii prompted civil defense officials to order all Hawaiian coastal areas evacuated. The warning said that all islands in the Hawaiian chain were in the path of potential damage from a tsunami generated by the quake.

The government advisory put the estimated arrival time in Hawaii of a first tsunami wave 3 a.m. local time, the advisory said.

Civil defense sirens blared statewide shortly before 10 p.m. local time to alert residents.

"Each individual wave crest can last five to 15 minutes or more and extensively flood coastal areas," the advisory statement warned. "The danger can continue for many hours after the initial wave as subsequent waves arrive."

The statement also said that debris carried by a tsunami could amplify its destructive force, said it warned that "urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property."

The state civil defense agency ordered all coastal areas for the entire state evacuated no later than 2 a.m. local time. The evacuation zone includes the famous Waikiki Beach, the main hotel and tourist hub in Honolulu on the island of Oahu, and traffic in the area soon grew heavy.

Lines of cars began to form at gasoline service stations on Oahu as motorists gassed up their vehicles.

In the town of Kailua, police with bullhorns were urging people to higher ground.

Ocean waves up to 6 feet (2 meters) above normal sea level were detected by deep-ocean gauges near Wake island, Midway and Guam in the North Pacific, said Chip McCreary, a spokesman for the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The island of Kauai is expected to be first hit because the tsunami was advancing from the west and would likely take 20 to 30 minutes to cross the entire state, McCreary said. (Writing by Steve Gorman; editing by Anthony Boadle)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/11/japan-quake-tsunami-hawaii-idUSN1121201320110311
 
Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

I was hoping that ocean ridge to the east of the Phillipine trench might deflect the wave away from Indonesian, PNG, Malaysia. However, it may not have much effect on NZ. Look at the google earth map from directly over marshall Islands - see the trench going SE of Japan and the ridge to the west? Hopefully that will help.

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Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

The Midway Islands are to the west of Hawaii, so depending on what happens there, it should give Hawaii a better idea of what's coming.

I wonder how much warning the people of Japan had. Did they KNOW the tsunami was coming?

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Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

The news reporter in Indo said in some parts they were being warned; but in other parts, the only way people were knowing to evacuate was by what they were hearing from other areas.

She said they were not expecting the high wave like what hit Japan.
 
Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

The Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for the entire West Coast of the United States following the quake in Japan.

Tsunami-related waves may occur in:
San Francisco at 8:16 a.m.
Santa Barbara at 8:24 a.m.
San Pedro at 8:32 a.m.
Santa Monica at 8:39 a.m.
Newport Beach at 8:45 a.m.
La Jolla at 8:48 a.m.

http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/state&id=8007099
 
Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lhvpd9/05/messagelhvpd9-05.htm

(snipped)

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. (???)

TSUNAMIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WAVES THAT ARE NOT SURVIVABLE. WAVE HEIGHTS ARE AMPLIFIED BY IRREGULAR SHORELINE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO FORECAST. TSUNAMIS OFTEN APPEAR AS A STRONG SURGE AND MAY BE PRECEDED BY A RECEDING WATER LEVEL. MARINERS IN WATER DEEPER THAN 600 FEET SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY A TSUNAMI. WAVE HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AS WATER SHALLOWS. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF OCEAN WAVES WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL AN ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES.

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.

http://www.newsroomamerica.com/story/108655.html
 
Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK TWO TO THREE HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL ALONG THE NORTH AMERICAN COAST. (???)
Click to expand...

Tsunami waves are not single events, but are a series of waves - so what they are saying is that the largest wave is aniticpated to hit 2-3 hours after the first arrives
 
Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Thanks. No wonder tsunami's are so deadly.

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Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Earthquake Hits Japan Causing Tsunami, ?Major? Damage

March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Japan was struck by its strongest earthquake in at least a century, an 8.9-magnitude temblor that shook buildings across Tokyo and unleashed a tsunami as high as 10 meters, engulfing towns along the northern coast.

At least 18 people were killed by the 33-foot wave and many are missing, according to state broadcaster NHK Television, which showed footage of waves sweeping away buildings and vehicles as far as 1.5 kilometers inland. Airports were closed and bullet train services suspended. More than 4 million homes are without power, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said.

?Major damage occurred in the Tohoku area? north of Tokyo, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said in a nationally televised address after convening an emergency response team. ?I call on citizens to act calmly. Especially those who are near a beach, please evacuate to higher ground to avoid the tsunami.?

The world?s strongest earthquake in more than six years....

(this is a good article)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-03-11/earthquake-hits-japan-causing-tsunami-major-damage.html
 
Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

(snipped)

A tide guage at Shemya, Alaska, monitored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed rising water, with erratic surface activity just after 12:30am Friday and was still increasing at 2 am.

According to a press release from the Kenai Peninsula Borough, tsunami sirens sounded in Seward, Homer, and Seldovia, even though there was no warning issued. A tsunami advisory only is in effect.

The Borough said people are not required or recommended to evacuate low-lying areas, though they should stay out of harbors and off beaches as there could be rapid currents.

http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-tsunami-watch-for-much-of-alaska-20110311,0,2657130.story
 
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Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

(snipped from Reuters wire)

Some nuclear power plants and oil refineries were shut down and a refinery and a major steel plant was ablaze.

Cabinet ministers were meeting about nuclear issues after media reports said the government would declare a nuclear power emergency, which occurs if there is confirmation of radioactivity leaks or a reactor cooling system breakdown.

Around 4.4 million homes were without power in northern Japan, media said. A hotel collapsed in the city of Sendai and people were feared buried in the rubble.

Electronics giant Sony Corp, one of the country's biggest exporters, shut six factories, Kyodo reported, as air force jets raced toward the northeast coast to determine the extent of the damage.

The Bank of Japan, which has been struggling to boost the anemic economy, said it would do its utmost to ensure financial market stability as the yen and Japanese shares fell.

http://www.ktuu.com/news/sns-rt-news-us-japan-quaketre72a0ss-20110311,0,6781242.story
 
Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

They are now reporting one of the reactors did not shut down properly and there is not enough electricity to operate the cooling system. Residents are being told to stay calm; no radiation leak.

Iwate has been hit by a strong aftershock and about 300 homes have been washed away.
 
Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

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: 38.3N
Lng: 142.4E
Mag: 8.9
O-time: 0546UTC
Date: MAR 11

Estimated times of initial tsunami arrival:

DART 21415 2340 AKST MAR 10 0840 UTC MAR 11
Attu, Alaska 0012 AKST MAR 11 0912 UTC MAR 11
Shemya, Alaska 0013 AKST MAR 11 0913 UTC MAR 11
DART 21414 0013 AKST MAR 11 0913 UTC MAR 11
Amchitka Pass, Alaska (125 miles W of Adak) 0026 AKST MAR 11 0926 UTC MAR 11
Amchitka, Alaska 0029 AKST MAR 11 0929 UTC MAR 11
DART 46413 0051 AKST MAR 11 0951 UTC MAR 11
Atka, Alaska 0108 AKST MAR 11 1008 UTC MAR 11
Adak, Alaska 0110 AKST MAR 11 1010 UTC MAR 11
DART 46408 0111 AKST MAR 11 1011 UTC MAR 11
DART 46402 0138 AKST MAR 11 1038 UTC MAR 11
Nikolski, Alaska 0151 AKST MAR 11 1051 UTC MAR 11
DART 46403 0212 AKST MAR 11 1112 UTC MAR 11
Akutan, Alaska 0217 AKST MAR 11 1117 UTC MAR 11
Dutch Harbor, Alaska 0220 AKST MAR 11 1120 UTC MAR 11
Unimak Pass, Alaska (80 miles NE of Dutch Harbo 0228 AKST MAR 11 1128 UTC MAR 11
St. Paul, Alaska 0231 AKST MAR 11 1131 UTC MAR 11
DART 46409 0253 AKST MAR 11 1153 UTC MAR 11
King Cove, Alaska 0255 AKST MAR 11 1155 UTC MAR 11
Sand Point, Alaska 0257 AKST MAR 11 1157 UTC MAR 11
Perryville, Alaska 0319 AKST MAR 11 1219 UTC MAR 11
DART 46410 0319 AKST MAR 11 1219 UTC MAR 11
Cold Bay, Alaska 0329 AKST MAR 11 1229 UTC MAR 11
Chignik Bay, Alaska 0350 AKST MAR 11 1250 UTC MAR 11
Cape Suckling, Alaska (75 miles SE of Cordova) 0351 AKST MAR 11 1251 UTC MAR 11
Kodiak, Alaska 0351 AKST MAR 11 1251 UTC MAR 11
Old Harbor, Alaska 0353 AKST MAR 11 1253 UTC MAR 11
Hinchinbrook Entrance, Alaska (90 miles E of Se 0401 AKST MAR 11 1301 UTC MAR 11
Seward, Alaska 0416 AKST MAR 11 1316 UTC MAR 11
Alitak, Alaska 0417 AKST MAR 11 1317 UTC MAR 11
Elfin Cove, Alaska 0418 AKST MAR 11 1318 UTC MAR 11
Kennedy Entrance, Alaska (40 miles SW of Homer) 0420 AKST MAR 11 1320 UTC MAR 11
Yakutat, Alaska 0425 AKST MAR 11 1325 UTC MAR 11
Sitka, Alaska 0425 AKST MAR 11 1325 UTC MAR 11
Salisbury Sound, Alaska (25 miles NW of Sitka) 0426 AKST MAR 11 1326 UTC MAR 11
Saint Matthew Island, Alaska 0426 AKST MAR 11 1326 UTC MAR 11
Cape Fairweather, Alaska (80 miles SE of Yakuta 0426 AKST MAR 11 1326 UTC MAR 11
Port Alexander, Alaska 0427 AKST MAR 11 1327 UTC MAR 11
the Alaska/British Columbia border 0531 PST MAR 11 1331 UTC MAR 11
Valdez, Alaska 0435 AKST MAR 11 1335 UTC MAR 11
Langara Island, British Columbia 0535 PST MAR 11 1335 UTC MAR 11
Cordova, Alaska 0445 AKST MAR 11 1345 UTC MAR 11
Cape Decision, Alaska (85 miles SE of Sitka) 0447 AKST MAR 11 1347 UTC MAR 11
DART 46419 0600 PST MAR 11 1400 UTC MAR 11
Homer, Alaska 0508 AKST MAR 11 1408 UTC MAR 11
DART 46404 0617 PST MAR 11 1417 UTC MAR 11
the north tip of Vancouver Island, British Colu 0619 PST MAR 11 1419 UTC MAR 11
DART 46407 0625 PST MAR 11 1425 UTC MAR 11
Craig, Alaska 0526 AKST MAR 11 1426 UTC MAR 11
Ketchikan, Alaska 0533 AKST MAR 11 1433 UTC MAR 11
Juneau, Alaska 0535 AKST MAR 11 1435 UTC MAR 11
DART 46411 0649 PST MAR 11 1449 UTC MAR 11
Gambell, Alaska 0558 AKST MAR 11 1458 UTC MAR 11
Tofino, British Columbia 0658 PST MAR 11 1458 UTC MAR 11
the Washington-British Columbia border 0704 PST MAR 11 1504 UTC MAR 11
Prince Rupert, British Columbia 0704 PST MAR 11 1504 UTC MAR 11
Neah Bay, Washington 0710 PST MAR 11 1510 UTC MAR 11
Cape Blanco, Oregon 0711 PST MAR 11 1511 UTC MAR 11
La Push, Washington 0711 PST MAR 11 1511 UTC MAR 11
Clatsop Spit, Oregon 0712 PST MAR 11 1512 UTC MAR 11
the Oregon-Washington border 0712 PST MAR 11 1512 UTC MAR 11
Point Grenville, Washington 0714 PST MAR 11 1514 UTC MAR 11
Port Moller, Alaska 0614 AKST MAR 11 1514 UTC MAR 11
Charleston, Oregon 0715 PST MAR 11 1515 UTC MAR 11
Cascade Head, Oregon (70 miles SW of Portland) 0716 PST MAR 11 1516 UTC MAR 11
Douglas/Lane County Line, Oregon (10 miles SW o 0717 PST MAR 11 1517 UTC MAR 11
Cape Mendocino, California 0717 PST MAR 11 1517 UTC MAR 11
Tillamook Bay, Oregon 0718 PST MAR 11 1518 UTC MAR 11
Horse Mountain, California (50 miles SW of Eure 0719 PST MAR 11 1519 UTC MAR 11
Fort Bragg, California 0721 PST MAR 11 1521 UTC MAR 11
Humboldt Bay, California 0722 PST MAR 11 1522 UTC MAR 11
the Oregon-California border 0723 PST MAR 11 1523 UTC MAR 11
Crescent City, California 0723 PST MAR 11 1523 UTC MAR 11
Seaside, Oregon 0724 PST MAR 11 1524 UTC MAR 11
Westport, Washington 0725 PST MAR 11 1525 UTC MAR 11
Newport, Oregon 0726 PST MAR 11 1526 UTC MAR 11
Point Arena, California 0726 PST MAR 11 1526 UTC MAR 11
Gualala Point, California (80 miles NW of San F 0727 PST MAR 11 1527 UTC MAR 11
Point Reyes, California 0739 PST MAR 11 1539 UTC MAR 11
Davenport, California (10 miles NW of Santa Cru 0739 PST MAR 11 1539 UTC MAR 11
Point Sur, California 0742 PST MAR 11 1542 UTC MAR 11
Astoria, Oregon 0744 PST MAR 11 1544 UTC MAR 11
Monterey, California 0744 PST MAR 11 1544 UTC MAR 11
Port Angeles, Washington 0748 PST MAR 11 1548 UTC MAR 11
Ragged Point, California (45 miles NW of San Lu 0750 PST MAR 11 1550 UTC MAR 11
DART 46412 0752 PST MAR 11 1552 UTC MAR 11
Point Concepcion, California 0757 PST MAR 11 1557 UTC MAR 11
Port San Luis, California 0803 PST MAR 11 1603 UTC MAR 11
Bella Bella, British Columbia 0805 PST MAR 11 1605 UTC MAR 11
San Francisco, California 0808 PST MAR 11 1608 UTC MAR 11
Cape Newenham, Alaska 0716 AKST MAR 11 1616 UTC MAR 11
Santa Barbara, California 0817 PST MAR 11 1617 UTC MAR 11
Rincon Point, California (15 miles SE of Santa 0828 PST MAR 11 1628 UTC MAR 11
Santa Monica, California 0831 PST MAR 11 1631 UTC MAR 11
San Pedro, California 0832 PST MAR 11 1632 UTC MAR 11
Newport Beach, California 0837 PST MAR 11 1637 UTC MAR 11
La Jolla, California 0841 PST MAR 11 1641 UTC MAR 11
Seattle, Washington 0844 PST MAR 11 1644 UTC MAR 11
Alamitos Bay, California (20 miles SE of L.A.) 0846 PST MAR 11 1646 UTC MAR 11
the California-Mexico border 0847 PST MAR 11 1647 UTC MAR 11
Hooper Bay, Alaska 0846 AKST MAR 11 1746 UTC MAR 11
Little Diomede Island, Alaska 0856 AKST MAR 11 1756 UTC MAR 11
Dillingham, Alaska 0938 AKST MAR 11 1838 UTC MAR 11
Nome, Alaska 1051 AKST MAR 11 1951 UTC MAR 11
Unalakleet, Alaska 1422

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lhvpd9/05/webetalhvpd9-05.txt
 
Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

Disaster hardened country terrified

Even in a nation accustomed to tremors, yesterday's massive earthquake in Japan, and the tsunami it triggered, were terrifyingly different.

Coming only 17 days after the devastating quake in Christchurch, people in Japan were petrified.

(snipped)

The quake surpasses the Great Kanto quake of September 1, 1923, which had a magnitude of 7.9 and killed more than 140,000 people in the Tokyo area. Seismologists had said another such quake could strike the city at any time.

A 1995 quake in Kobe caused US$100 billion ($136 billion) in damage, the most expensive natural disaster in history. For Takeshi Okada, yesterday's quake was a chilling reminder of that disaster.

"I remember seeing what happened in Kobe and thought, what if that happens to Tokyo? I'm panicking. I don't want to go outside in case something crashes down on me."

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10711857
 
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Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

One of the caps from some video they showed.

tsu 4.jpg
 
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Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

This image provided by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center shows a "tsunami forecast model" created by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach, Hawaii predicting the wave height of the tsunami generated by the Japan earthquake Friday March 11, 2011. The Hawaii's islands are located at the edge of the yellow pattern, but waves could be higher along the coastline when the tsunami arrives.

15_Japan_Earthquake_Tsunami_sff_300.jpg

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=134445337

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Re: Japan - Magnitude 7.2 Sanriku Oki (& 8.9 on March 11) - Tsunami warning all Pacific areas

UPDATE 1-Heightened state of alert at Japan atom plant--IAEA

(Reuters) - Japan has told the U.N. nuclear wathchdog that a heightened state of alert has been declared at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after Friday's major earthquake, the Vienna-based agency said.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it had also been informed that the plant had been shut down and that no release of radiation had been detected.

Japanese media reported separately that a leak was possible at the plant north of Tokyo as water levels fall, and that some 2,000 residents had been told to evacuate the area.

The government earlier said a cooling function at Tokyo Electric Power's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was not working, but there was no radioactive leakage.

The IAEA said in a statement that nuclear fuel requires continued cooling even after a plant is shut down.

"The IAEA is seeking further details on the situation at Fukushima Daiichi and other nuclear power plants and research reactors, including information on off-site and on-site electrical power supplies, cooling systems and the condition of the reactor buildings," it said.

Japanese authorities also reported a fire at the Onagawa nuclear power plant, which has since been extinguished, the IAEA statement said......

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/11/quake-japan-iaea-statement-idUSLDE72A1EG20110311

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