[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.

[Battle Hymn of the Republic]

when will we know if it hit?

[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.

[RightWhale]

Full moon nearly. 7.2 is decent size if not epochial.

[nicmarlo]

prayers going up.....

[nicmarlo]

The quake hit at a depth of about 15 miles and was centered off the coast of Sanriku in northern Japan, 330 miles east of Tokyo, the USGS said.

The agency said a tsunami could reach Japan's Pacific coastlines between 7:10 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. (5:10 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. EST Monday) in Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima and Hokkaido, the agency said.

[snip]

http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/13166161.htm

[Grampa Dave]

Please ping your Oregon list.

Those living in Coastal areas need to be aware of this potential.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

"7.2 Quake Off Japan, Tsunami Warning Issued"

Japanese Youths Breaking Out Surfboards and Baggies...

[MineralMan]

Oh, no! The End Times are here! </sarc>

[LS]

IF true, kiss that stupid airport built on the ocean goodbye.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

I hope it doesn't happen again.

[fortunecookie]

Prayers on the way. Let's hope that all their planning for such disasters can help save lives.

[cantfindagoodscreenname]

We have an exchange student from Taiwan living with us and when I told him about this quake/tsunami warning, he said something funny. He said, "They'll be fine. The Japanese are like ants. They all move very fast and they stick together (he put his hands together to show them all coming together in a big group). They are very efficient. They will be just fine. Don't worry." LOL I hope he's right.

[greccogirl]

It's GODZILLA

[SevenofNine]

Godzilla got lucky????

[bd476]

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Morning quake hits Japan.
Earthquake downgraded to Magnitude 6.9
Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan
2005 November 14 21:38:54 UTC
7:38:54 AM = local time at epicenter

(PST) Mon. 11-14-2005 at 01:38:54 PM
(EST) Mon. 11-14-2005 at 04:38:54 PM

Very small tsunami off coast, no damage reported.

[M. Espinola]

Is this quake yet another preview of the predicted "Big One" which shall one day, devastate both Yokohama & Tokyo?

Waiting for the Big One: Tokyo's Grand Reconstruction Plan

From the link:

"It is a plan for a new city, predicated on the wiping out of the old. It assumes a 7.2 magnitude quake, that will destroy large parts of the city. The blueprint takes it more or less for granted that the city will be devastated. Though it is not clear who wrote the report itself, it is certain that Ishihara had a hand in it. And how well this critique meshes with his statements on the state of Tokyo . . ."

The Tokyo government plan allows for a 7.2 quake, but what if the "Big One" is over 7.5?