Magnitude 7.0 - RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN Tsunami Warning

USGS ^ | February 27, 2010

[bd476]

Excellent information, Ernest. Thanks.

[bd476]

Tigen the link you posted to tafoni.net shows a good overview map of quakes throughout the world highlighting the activity on the Ring of Fire. Thanks again.

[maine-iac7]

earthquakes travel in a line around the Ring of Fire - and, on land, often follow a couple weeks after a lot or rain that sinks down deep making mud that acts as a lubricant which then allows the ‘hung up’ sections to slip.

The earthquakes has been coming steadily up the ring - Calif is in the path..

Calif. is overdue.

Glad I got outta there.

[bd476]

Lucky you. If you're in Maine, even luckier. :)

[bd476]

LOL!

[bd476]

It's a big one.

[winoneforthegipper]

Long Valley, California webicorder caught the long lived S/Wave response.

http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/waveforms/helimammoth/MCB_HHZ_NC_—_00_22221212.html

[Steve Van Doorn]

something of interest

[Steve Van Doorn]

wow what is the depth of that?

[winoneforthegipper]

Comparatively shallow, I link less than 13 miles. Hence the reason for the long Swave for a moderate to large quake.

[bd476]

Good news from Japan Meterological Agency:

Tsunami Warning/Advisory

Issued at 07:00 JST 27 Feb 2010

*******************Text********************
Canceled;
Tsunami Advisory
OKINAWA ISLANDS
DAITOJIMA AREA
AMAMI ISLANDS AND TOKARA ISLANDS
MIYAKOJIMA AND YAEYAMA AREA
No tsunami damage at the above coasts though there may be slight sea level changes from now on.

*******Tsunami forecast now in effect********
All tsunami warnings and advisories have been cancelled.

[spectre]

We lived in Naha when my Father was stationed in Okinawa. I was just a kid when we had an Earthquake there that literally held me in my bed as I struggled to get out of it. I couldn't resist the force.

sw

[Steve Van Doorn]

It looks like 3 miles:
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Maps/Long_Valley.html

I wouldn’t want to be there..

[bd476]

Message pacific.2010.02.26.204125

Tsunami Information

Earthquake Information

Message Time:	26 Feb 2010 20:44 UTC
Message Num:	001
Message Text:	click to read
Message Type:	Tsunami Information Bulletin
Warning:	none
Watch:	none
ETAs / Obs:	none

Origin Time:	26 Feb 2010 20:31 UTC
Magnitude:	7.3 Mwp (reviewed by PTWC)
Latitude:	26.1° N
Longitude:	128.5° E
Depth:	29 km (18 mi)
Location:	Ryukyu Islands Japan
More Info.:	updated earthquake information from the USGS NEIC

[winoneforthegipper]

that wasn’t the 7.0 there, the webicorder just picked up the one from the South China Sea.

[bd476]

spectre wrote: "We lived in Naha when my Father was stationed in Okinawa. I was just a kid when we had an Earthquake there that literally held me in my bed as I struggled to get out of it. I couldn't resist the force."

That must have been a very frightening experience for you.

If someone didn't believe in the Almighty God prior to a large quake, it seems that they would be likely to believe afterwards.

SW, when you wrote "couldn't resist the force" that describes exactly the sensation I felt while holding onto both sides of my bed hoping to prevent my being catapulted out of bed during the 1994 Northridge quake.

[LibertyRocks]

Well, that’s a good report!

Prayers for anyone over there who might need them...

[dragnet2]

The earthquakes has been coming steadily up the ring - Calif is in the path.. Calif. is overdue. Glad I got outta there.

I would rather endure an earthquake a day than live in an cold ice box, like Maine for instance......lol

The only ice I want to see is in my Margarita.

[bd476]

LibertyRocks wrote: "Well, that’s a good report! Prayers for anyone over there who might need them..."

Thanks LibertyRocks. Prayers extended for anyone affected by this quake.

[bd476]

dragnet2 wrote: :I would rather endure an earthquake a day than live in an cold ice box, like Maine for instance......lol The only ice I want to see is in my Margarita."

LOL Dragnet!

But wait, are you feeling okay?

One can learn to live in ice cold climate, learn to drive on ice, survive blizzards, learn to love the snow white scenery, but one never knows when or how large the next big quake will be. Come to think of it, I want to move away from the earthquake zone I am in. Today! :D