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EARTHQUAKE!!! TOKYO HIT HARD
ME!!! | March 11, 2011 | Ronin

Posted on 03/10/2011 10:13:38 PM PST by Ronin

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

Other Japan FReepers check in!!


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 8point9; earthquake; guam; hawaii; honshu; japan; japanearthquake; oregon; quake; tokyo; tsunami
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To: tcrlaf

YIKES!!!!

On the USGS SIte as well!

Magnitude 8.8 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2011 March 11 05:46:23 UTC


61 posted on 03/10/2011 10:37:27 PM PST by TaraP (An APPEASER is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last)
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To: BuckyKat

Just got a tsunami watch here (Honolulu)

Any ETA?


62 posted on 03/10/2011 10:37:28 PM PST by CrazyIvan (What's "My Struggle" in Kenyan?)
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To: Ronin

Prayers for you and everyone in your area, Ronin! Stay safe!!


63 posted on 03/10/2011 10:37:28 PM PST by TheWriterTX (Buy Ammo Often)
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To: Myrddin

CNN is now saying that it was an 8.8 quake.

Wow.


64 posted on 03/10/2011 10:37:38 PM PST by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: tcrlaf

Gonna be another tsunami too...10-20 feet..


65 posted on 03/10/2011 10:37:38 PM PST by Freddd
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To: tcrlaf

>>Smoking hot. And even better when the volume is turned off.<<

Holy CRAP!! That is 100X over the original and 1000X over the Northridge quake!


66 posted on 03/10/2011 10:37:46 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats. /P. J. O'Rourke, 1991)
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To: Ronin

Prayers up, tomadachi.


67 posted on 03/10/2011 10:37:55 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Royal Wulff

Drudge is asleep.

Right here is the best place for updates.

Prime minister meeting with staff.


68 posted on 03/10/2011 10:37:59 PM PST by Palladin (Obama, Ayers, Dohrn, Trumka: birds of a feather.)
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To: Ronin; fieldmarshaldj; TigerLikesRooster; GOPsterinMA

Woah, stay safe.


69 posted on 03/10/2011 10:38:24 PM PST by Impy (Don't call me red.)
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To: CrazyIvan

From the Tsunami center:

IF TSUNAMI WAVES IMPACT HAWAII THE ESTIMATED EARLIEST ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS 0259 AM HST FRI 11 MAR 2011


70 posted on 03/10/2011 10:39:08 PM PST by tcrlaf (Democrats Outforced America's Jobs for 40 Years. Now The Bill Is Due)
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To: Ronin

I’m pleased to read that you’re okay.

Good luck and you have my prayers.


71 posted on 03/10/2011 10:39:21 PM PST by Gator113 (I'll be voting for Sarah Palin, Liberty, our Constitution and American Exceptionalism.)
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To: Ronin
Been watching unfolding on Fox News, since their announcement. Scary stuff for these folks and hope all safe and buildings too. (Was in an earthquake in Tokyo; a number of years ago. High number; but we only 'rocked and rolled' - and rolled and rocked. The thought of 'death' did not scare me; only the thought of how long it might take; given we were one of the higher floors in hotel. . .

All this and threats of tsunami; hope it does not come to pass. . .

72 posted on 03/10/2011 10:39:44 PM PST by cricket (Osama - NOT made in the USA. . . .and Obama, not made in the USA either.. .)
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To: Palladin
Yep. Matt's napping, apparently.
73 posted on 03/10/2011 10:40:34 PM PST by kimmie7 (I do not think BO is the antichrist, but he may very well be 665.)
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To: Ronin; Jet Jaguar; tomkow6; LUV W; All

Any word of certain green monster Ronin YOU KNOW WHO

Godzilla


74 posted on 03/10/2011 10:40:40 PM PST by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us ,resistance is futile")
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To: Ronin; All

BREAKING: Tsunami Center just expanded the warning...

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0555Z 11 MAR 2011
THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.
... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ...
A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
JAPAN / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / N. MARIANAS
A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
GUAM / WAKE IS. / TAIWAN / YAP / PHILIPPINES / MARSHALL IS. /
BELAU / MIDWAY IS. / POHNPEI / CHUUK / KOSRAE / INDONESIA /
PAPUA NEW GUINEA / NAURU / HAWAII
FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR
INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME.
THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
REPORTED BY THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY.
ORIGIN TIME - 0546Z 11 MAR 2011
COORDINATES - 38.0 NORTH 142.9 EAST
DEPTH - 10 KM
LOCATION - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
MAGNITUDE - 7.9
EVALUATION
IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN STRIKE COASTLINES NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES AND MORE DISTANT COASTLINES WITHIN HOURS.

AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA FROM GAUGES NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE TO DETERMINE IF A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED AND ESTIMATE THE SEVERITY OF THE THREAT.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTSWITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.
LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME
JAPAN KATSUURA 35.1N 140.3E 0635Z 11 MAR
KUSHIRO 42.9N 144.3E 0642Z 11 MAR
HACHINOHE 40.5N 141.5E 0700Z 11 MAR
SHIMIZU 32.8N 133.0E 0756Z 11 MAR
OKINAWA 26.2N 127.8E 0912Z 11 MAR
RUSSIA URUP_IS 46.1N 150.5E 0714Z 11 MAR
SEVERO_KURILSK 50.8N 156.1E 0834Z 11 MAR
PETROPAVLOVSK_K 53.2N 159.6E 0836Z 11 MAR
UST_KAMCHATSK 56.1N 162.6E 0840Z 11 MAR
MEDNNY_IS 54.7N 167.4E 0903Z 11 MAR
MARCUS IS. MARCUS_IS. 24.3N 154.0E 0757Z 11 MAR
N. MARIANAS SAIPAN 15.3N 145.8E 0853Z 11 MAR
GUAM GUAM 13.4N 144.7E 0909Z 11 MAR
WAKE IS. WAKE_IS. 19.3N 166.6E 0925Z 11 MAR
TAIWAN HUALIEN 24.0N 121.7E 0932Z 11 MAR
HUALIEN 24.0N 121.6E 0933Z 11 MAR
TAITUNG 22.7N 121.2E 0936Z 11 MAR
CHILUNG 25.2N 121.8E 1004Z 11 MAR
YAP YAP_IS. 9.5N 138.1E 0944Z 11 MAR
PHILIPPINES PALANAN 17.1N 122.6E 0955Z 11 MAR
LEGASPI 13.2N 123.8E 1026Z 11 MAR
DAVAO 6.8N 125.7E 1053Z 11 MAR
MARSHALL IS. ENIWETOK 11.4N 162.3E 1013Z 11 MAR
KWAJALEIN 8.7N 167.7E 1044Z 11 MAR
MAJURO 7.1N 171.4E 1124Z 11 MAR
BELAU MALAKAL 7.3N 134.5E 1025Z 11 MAR
MIDWAY IS. MIDWAY_IS. 28.2N 182.6E 1026Z 11 MAR
POHNPEI POHNPEI_IS. 7.0N 158.2E 1027Z 11 MAR
CHUUK CHUUK_IS. 7.4N 151.8E 1034Z 11 MAR
KOSRAE KOSRAE_IS. 5.5N 163.0E 1043Z 11 MAR
INDONESIA GEME 4.6N 126.8E 1049Z 11 MAR
BEREBERE 2.5N 128.7E 1058Z 11 MAR
WARSA 0.6S 135.8E 1110Z 11 MAR
MANOKWARI 0.8S 134.2E 1118Z 11 MAR
PATANI 0.4N 128.8E 1124Z 11 MAR
JAYAPURA 2.4S 140.8E 1135Z 11 MAR
SORONG 0.8S 131.1E 1135Z 11 MAR
PAPUA NEW GUINE MANUS_IS. 2.0S 147.5E 1124Z 11 MAR
KAVIENG 2.5S 150.7E 1124Z 11 MAR
VANIMO 2.6S 141.3E 1134Z 11 MAR
WEWAK 3.5S 143.6E 1146Z 11 MAR
RABAUL 4.2S 152.3E 1154Z 11 MAR
NAURU NAURU 0.5S 166.9E 1149Z 11 MAR
BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.
THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES
FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH
CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE
MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.
THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.


75 posted on 03/10/2011 10:41:09 PM PST by tcrlaf (Democrats Outforced America's Jobs for 40 Years. Now The Bill Is Due)
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To: tcrlaf

That gives them a little time to wake up people who live along the coast and get them to safe ground.


76 posted on 03/10/2011 10:41:31 PM PST by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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To: tcrlaf

Just heard from a relative at navy base Sasebo, they are far away and safe, but its huge news over there...


77 posted on 03/10/2011 10:42:19 PM PST by Sto Zvirat
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To: Ronin
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lhvpd9/01/messagelhvpd9-01.htm

To: U.S. West Coast, Alaska, and British Columbia coastal regions
From: NOAA/NWS/West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
Subject: Tsunami Information Statement #1 issued 03/10/2011 at 9:58PM PST

This is a Tsunami Information Statement for California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska. NO tsunami warning, watch or advisory is in effect for these areas.

Earthquakes of this size are known to generate tsunamis potentially dangerouse to coasts outside the source region. The West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center is investigating the event to determine the level of danger. More information will be issued as it becomes available.

At 9:46 PM Pacific Standard Time on March 10, an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 7.9 occurred near the east coast of Honshu, Japan . (Refer to the United States Geological Survey for official earthquake parameters.)

Pacific coastal regions outside California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska should refer to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center messages for information on the event.

Messages will be issued hourly by the WCATWC until the event status is upgraded to a warning or advisory, or until the center has determined that the event poses no threat to the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska coasts. See the WCATWC web site for basic tsunami information, safety rules, and a tsunami travel time map and table. (NOTE: Travel time maps and tables indicate forecasted times only, not that a wave dangerous to the U.S. and Canadian coasts was generated.)

 

78 posted on 03/10/2011 10:42:47 PM PST by txroadkill (In God we trust, everyone else goes through NCIC)
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To: CrazyIvan
Tsunami arrival graph shows Hawaii about 7.5 hours from the time of the quake.
79 posted on 03/10/2011 10:44:10 PM PST by Myrddin
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To: Myrddin

80 posted on 03/10/2011 10:45:11 PM PST by Myrddin
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