EARTHQUAKE!!! TOKYO HIT HARD

ME!!! | March 11, 2011 | Ronin

[Ronin]

Tokyo just got smacked hard. Still feeling tremors. Refrigerator broken, glass everywhere. I'm safe.

Other Japan FReepers check in!!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Washington Post - The Associated Press

Friday, March 11, 2011; 3:19 AM

HONOLULU — The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii has widened its tsunami warning to include Hawaii and the rest of the Pacific Ocean.

The warning was issued Thursday at 9:31 p.m. HST. Sirens were sounded shortly afterward in Honolulu alerting people in coastal areas to evacuate.

The warning follows a massive earthquake that has struck off the northeastern coast of Japan. The first waves were expected to arrive at 2:55 a.m. HST Friday.

The warning also includes Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and Central and South America. The coast of North America is not included in the warning.

Tsunami warnings are issued due to the imminent threat of a tsunami.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031100537.html

[TigerLikesRooster]

SK appears to be safe. Some in Shanghai claimed that he felt it. However, no way to verify it.

[silverleaf]

jeesh, you dont want to get caught in a maasive traffic jam tryingot get to the mountains

what does a computer cost anyway... hopefully he has carbonite

I hope you didn’t watch that tsunami film from Sendai Japan live as it was happening- a wave traveling a couple hundred MPH and rolling over 2 miles inland

I have friends in Kaneohe, right on the Bay, will be watching and praying for all

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

FOX News reports no radiation leaks from the plant in Japan.

Now reporting bridges destroyed in Japan.

[radu]

No, we’re about halfway between Nashville and Chattanooga, not far above the TN/AL state line. There are fault lines that run through the mountains and it was apparently one of those that let go. They’ve slip occassionally since then but we haven’t felt them here.

Quakes are the main reason I never fancied living in CA. I’ll take my chances with tornados. LOL! We were missed by one last week but just 4 miles. Hubby watched it roar by and nightowl me slept through it.

Watching the coverage of Japan is like watching one of those doomsday movies. They’re always over the top.

But this isn’t Hollywood.

[Cindy]

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[Munz]

http://www.breitbart.tv/live-stream-8-9-earthquake-and-tsunami-hit-japan/

live stream here as well

[Ramius]

Wow... that’s amazing.

Great (if appalling...) pics.

[Freddd]

Long lines waiting for gas in Honolulu, FOX reporting.

[voteNRA]

Glad to hear you are connecting with family. Tell your son to forget about the dumb computers, they can be replaced.

Wish I could warp you all up here to stay on my couch in Minnesota, its cold in fly-over country but the ocean is days away.

Stay safe (you seem to know what to do) and know that you are all in in our prayers.

[advertising guy]

lol....my name is not Tia...TIA is thanks in advance....

[Islander7]

Live streaming TV from Hawaii.

KGMB

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/category.asp?C=176904&nav=menu55_1_1

[PA Engineer]

Glad I’m not the project manager...

I noticed from the films they are not hosing (cooling) down the adjacent tanks. This does not look good.

[Island Girl]

No worries. We have 5-6 hours before the tsunami comes our way. He’ll be home within the hour. Thanks for caring! But please, we’ll all be totally fine in Hawaii. It’s those people in Japan that need our prayers right now!

[Eye of Unk]

Just turned on the news, unreal seeing what is happening in Tokyo, I will keep an eye open at our Alaska tsunami center, thanks.

[tcrlaf]

West Coast Tsunami Center just issued a Tsunami Advisory for Alaska, and a Tsunami WATCH for West Coast United States:

PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1226 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

THE MAGNITUDE IS UPDATED AND WATER LEVEL OBSERVATIONS HAVE BEEN
ADDED.

...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... 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.

AT 946 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON MARCH 10 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.9 OCCURRED
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN.
THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS GENERATED A TSUNAMI WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE
TO REGIONS IN A WARNING OR ADVISORY.
THE WAVES WILL FIRST REACH
SHEMYA ALASKA AT 1213 AM AKST ON MARCH 11.
ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES
AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.

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

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).

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.

THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 30 MINUTES OR SOONER IF
THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN
IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS... OR SEE
THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.

[Tainan]

Yes indeedy do.....I’m in Tainan. SW coast.

[Island Girl]

Just in case you have fam an friends in Hawaii - everybody is trying to call everybody and the lines are clogged.

[STARWISE]

WSJ live blogging

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2:32 amby Atsuko FukaseAdd a Comment Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake, which it named “The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake,” occurred at 14:46 in the coast along Miyagi prefecture, northeast of mainland, with the magnitude of 8.8. An agency official said at a press conference said that aftershocks with the magnitude level of 7 may happen in a month and warned against them as well as tsunamis along the pacific coast.

2:29 amby Kenneth MaxwellAdd a Comment With many in central Tokyo facing either a very long walk home or hours stuck in the office, convenience stores in central business districts like Otemachi are already starting to run low on supplies as city dwellers stock up. Soft drinks, sandwiches, pre-packed snacks—even instant dried noodle packs—all dwindling.

2:25 amRussiaby Brittany HiteAdd a Comment Russian authorities on the fareastern Sakhalin Island and nearby territories have evacuated some 11,0000 residents from coastal areas in anticipation of tsunami waves unleashed by a magnitude-8.9 earthquake that hit off Japan’s northeastern coast, the Associated Press reports.

2:24 amby Brittany HiteAdd a Comment A Google person finder has been established for those looking for or with information about people affected by the Japan earthquake; see here (in Japanese), or here (in English).

http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2011/03/11/live-blog-japan-earthquake/

[tcrlaf]

Tsunami Reports as of 0831z:

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
TOSASHIMIZU SHIKOKU 32.8N 133.0E 0752Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 72MIN
DART 21413 30.5N 152.1E 0659Z 0.76M / 2.5FT 32MIN
HANASAKI HOKKAIDO J 43.3N 145.6E 0657Z 2.79M / 9.2FT 76MIN
DART 21401 42.6N 152.6E 0643Z 0.67M / 2.2FT 40MIN
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.