Japan Meteorological Society: 8.1 Earthquake hits northern part of Japan (Tsunami warning issued!)

11/15/2006

[tsmith130]

Fox News Alert: Pacific side residents told to get to higher ground.

[Dallas59]

That's big.

[Rte66]

Just heard this, too - waiting to see what happens on the tsunami warning.

[the invisib1e hand]

That's big.

very big.

[Fierce Allegiance]

Yikes!

[Mrs Ivan]

Not good.

[jimtorr]

USGS is calling it a 7.7, off the Kuril Islands.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/at00000596.php

[Eurotwit]

Sky News; Tsunami expected to hit Japan 12.10 UK Time (in 20 minutes)

Residents on the Japanese coast told to evacuate..

[mewzilla]

Can't find anything up at the USGS yet.

Prayers for folks in the affected area.

[mewzilla]

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 7.8 (Major)
Date-Time Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 11:14:16 (UTC)
= Coordinated Universal Time
Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 10:14:16 PM
= local time at epicenter

Location 46.683°N, 153.224°E
Depth 27.7 km (17.2 miles)
Region KURIL ISLANDS
Distances 443 km (275 miles) ENE (67°) from Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands
493 km (306 miles) SSW (207°) from Severo-Kuril'sk, Kuril Islands, Russia
798 km (496 miles) E (88°) from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
1660 km (1032 miles) NE (38°) from TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 7.1 km (4.4 miles); depth +/- 5.6 km (3.5 miles)
Parameters Nst=213, Nph=213, Dmin=806.3 km, Rmss=0.97 sec, Gp= 58°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

Event ID usvcam

[Rte66]

6.5 feet high tsunami wave expected on the northern and eastern shores in Japan

[jimtorr]

Oops, the USGS has updated the web site, already. Now calling it 7.8

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/at00000596.php

[listenhillary]

[mewzilla]

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII HAS ISSUED A TSUNAMI WARNING FOR AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

Warning is for outside the US.

[mitch5501]

That's a lot of water.Here's hoping people have the time to get to safety.

[dogbyte12]

Tsunami expected to be 6.5 feet, hitting within 20 minutes per CNN.

[kingu]

Got the alarms set for big earthquakes - this one tripped them all. Hopefully it won't be anything to worry about.

[Alia]

Lord, have mercy on our neighbors in Japan.

[Rte66]

Japan Today - 2 minutes ago
TOKYO — The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning covering a wide area of Japan's Pacific coast on the main archipelago and coastal areas of Hokkaido following an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.1 near Etorofu Island off Hokkaido.

[tiredoflaundry]

Oh my! Prayers for all involved!