Tsunami warning issued for Japan

[Martino]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6150538.stm

A tsunami is expected to hit the north and east coasts of Japan, the country's meteorological agency says.
The agency says the tsumami will be at least two metres (6.5 feet) high and could hit Hokkaido and Honshu islands after 1210 GMT.

Warnings are being broadcast on all TV channels and radio stations advising people to move to higher ground.

It comes after an earthquake of at least 7.7 magnitude hit the Kuril Islands, north of Japan.

The earthquake struck about 390km (240 miles) east of the Etorofu islands, at 1115 GMT, the meteorological agency said.

Other smaller waves may batter the Pacific coast of Japan over the next hour, the agency said.

[Martino]

The area of the alert has been widened (Tsunami Warning and Tsunami Watch status) to include Taiwan, Hawaii and other locations, see below

Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre report (http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/wmsg)


TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1214Z 15 NOV 2006

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.

... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ...
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN UPGRADE OF THE WARNING DUE TO THE
INCREASE IN EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE TO 8.1.

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

RUSSIA / JAPAN / MARCUS IS. / WAKE IS. / MIDWAY IS.

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

N. MARIANAS / GUAM / MARSHALL IS. / TAIWAN / CHUUK / POHNPEI /
YAP / PHILIPPINES / KOSRAE / BELAU / JOHNSTON IS. / HAWAII /
INDONESIA / KIRIBATI / NAURU / PAPUA NEW GUINEA

FOR ALL OTHER PACIFIC AREAS, THIS MESSAGE IS AN ADVISORY ONLY.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 1114Z 15 NOV 2006
COORDINATES - 46.7 NORTH 153.5 EAST
LOCATION - KURIL ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 8.1

[Martino]

Relief ...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6150538.stm

A small tsunami has hit northern Japan, according to the country's meteorological agency (JMA).

It said a 40cm (16 inches) wave hit Nemuro port in the Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido.

The JMA initially expected a tsunami of at least two metres (6.5 feet) high after an 8.1 magnitude earthquake shook the Kuril Islands, north of Japan.

A tsunami warning has also been issued for Russia's Pacific coast by the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

Warnings are being broadcast on all Japanese TV and radio stations advising people to move to higher ground.

The earthquake struck about 390km (240 miles) east of Iturup, known as Etorofu in Japan, at 2015 (1115 GMT), the JMA said.

Other smaller waves may batter the Pacific coast of Japan, the agency said.

The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the tsunami warning also applied to Marcus island, Wake island and Midway island.

There have been no reports of injuries or damage following the earthquake.

[BigLew]

Asia needs to move inland.

[kimpossible]

Shitski. Taiwan too.

[BigLew]

And to think I might be moving to Hawaii in less than a year. And Hawaii is basically an Asian Pacific island country.

[CBC guy]

Nothing major happened right?

I guess no news is good news here.

But I keep hearing Tokyo is due for a major earthquake.

[thaite]

last night I had dream I was caught up in a tsunami in Hawaii.

[Faithless]

Some of those waves reached all the way to Cali around Santa Cruz and Crescent City where it damaged some of the docks of Crescent City.

Wonder how high those waves were to highway 80 along Berkeley Eastbay area.