6.9 Quake Off Japan, Tsunami Warning Issued

AP ^ | 11.14.05

[mhking]

Just got this from the breaking news queue --

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TOKYO (AP) -- A 6.9-magnitude quake hits ocean east of Japan; tsunami warning issued.

[bonfire]

It's the "in" question to ask pertaining to anything weather related.

[Ben Mugged]

WEPA43 PAAQ 142158 TIBWCA TO - TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS IN ALASKA/BRITISH COLUMBIA/WASHINGTON/OREGON/CALIFORNIA FROM - WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS SUBJECT - TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN NUMBER 1 ISSUED 11/14/2005 AT 2158 UTC ...THIS TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN IS FOR ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON AND CALIFORNIA ONLY... NO - REPEAT NO - WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE STATES AND PROVINCES LISTED ABOVE. EARTHQUAKE DATA PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE - 7.3 LOCATION - 38.2N 144.8E - OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN TIME - 1239 AST 11/14/2005 1339 PST 11/14/2005 2139 UTC 11/14/2005 EVALUATION BASED ON MAGNITUDE AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI DAMAGING TO CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA. SOME OF THESE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES. IN COASTAL AREAS OF INTENSE SHAKING LOCALLY GENERATED TSUNAMIS CAN BE TRIGGERED BY UNDERWATER LANDSLIDES. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE TSUNAMI BULLETINS FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

[mdittmar]

depth +/- 23.4 km (14.5 miles)

Not good.

[My Favorite Headache]

I wanted to reach through the TV and just crack him in the skull. Total moron...100%.

[ladyinred]

Good ole Wolf, always plugging for the home boys! (comrades!)

[bpjam]

oh, oh, oh, oh..... DUmmies: Bush caused the earthquake to take the medias attention off of the failure in Iraq and his sinking poll numbers.

Now, lets see how long it takes for a DUmmie to actually write what I have satirized (for your protection) above. The over/under is 2 hours..... Gentlement, place your bets.

[lainie]

(aren't you just so sick and tired of seeing people post that? sheezus.)

[bonfire]

(and every variation)

[My Favorite Headache]

Earthquakes have been happening since God created Earth. Blitzer and the whacked out left think it is a "new thing" goin on....to quote him..."hey what's with all these hurricanes and earthquakes all of a sudden...are scientists not picking up on weather patterns or global warming?"

IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JennysCool]

Jay Rockefeller's Fault.

There, fixed it.

[Sprite518]

Hey it is just Par for the course when it comes to the Lefties....

[proudofthesouth]

Refresh my memory please. The closer to the surface an earthquake occurs the more likely it is to cause a tsunami, correct? The deeper, the less likely.

[Strategerist]

The other irony is that we're still WELL below normal for numbers of large earthquakes in 2005.

[EDINVA]

yes, he left for Japan this morning, first stop on Asian tour

[Battle Hymn of the Republic]

when will we know if it hit?

[Strategerist]

No matter how shallow it is a 7.2 can, but is somewhat unlikely, to have created a tsunami, and if it does it's unlikely to be large or damaging unless it set off an underwater landslide.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

OF COURSE, earthquakes are related to Global Warming Baloney, Wolf...

[DTogo]

Japan jishin (earthquake) * ping * (kono risuto ni hairitai ka detai wo shirasete kudasai : let me know if you want on or off this list)

[UNGN]

I bet Bush forgot he left the Earthquake Machine(R) on Airforce one.

Was probably fiddling with the dials when he flew over the affected area.

[Strategerist]

Would have hit Japan already if there was a tsunami.