Posted on 02/26/2010 1:08:19 PM PST by bd476
Earthquake Details
Magnitude 7.0
Date-Time Friday, February 26, 2010 at 20:31:26 UTC
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 05:31:26 AM at epicenter
Location 25.965°N, 128.443°E Depth 22 km (13.7 miles) set by location program
Region RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
Distances
81 km (50 miles) ESE (106°) from Naha, Okinawa, Japan
461 km (286 miles) ENE (67°) from Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
1290 km (802 miles) S (174°) from SEOUL, South Korea
Was this also caused by global warming?
Oh no, expect Danny Glover to make an announcement real soon!!!
Nope. George Bush.
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Hope our military folks on Okinawa are OK- also all the inhabitants there
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 02/26/2010 at 12:45PM PST
A strong earthquake has occurred, but a tsunami IS NOT expected along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, or Alaska coast. NO tsunami warning, watch or advisory is in effect for these areas.
Based on the earthquake magnitude and historic tsunami records, a damaging tsunami IS NOT expected along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska coasts. At coastal locations which have experienced strong ground shaking, local tsunamis are possible due to underwater landslides.
At 12:31 PM Pacific Standard Time on February 26, an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 7.3 occurred near the Ryukyu Islands, Japan . (Refer to the United States Geological Survey for official earthquake parameters.)
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach, Hawaii will issue messages for Hawaii and other areas of the Pacific outside California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska.
This will be the only statement issued for this event by the West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center unless conditions warrant. 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 was generated.)
Okinawa, I believe, is where the tsunami warning is.
Nope. George Bush.
True but didn't George Bush create global warming?
It was a deep one, hopefully all is OK
Unfortunately at 22km (13.7 miles) depth, that is actually a shallow quake.
Depth 22 km (13.7 miles) set by location program
Thanks Ernest. I was trying to post this as soon as I heard, but there was serious lag here.
There are some loons out there who think Earthquakes are occuring more often because of oil and gas drilling.
Damn! That Bush’s Fault must be huge!!!!!
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