8.0 Earthquake in Japan

Here's the EDIS alert:

WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED 09/25/2003 AT 2003 UTC ...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM KODIAK, AK. TO ATTU, AK., INCLUSIVE... ...AT THIS TIME, THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY FOR OTHER AREAS OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND ALASKA... EARTHQUAKE DATA: PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE: 8.0 LOCATION: 42.1N 143.6E - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION TIME: 1150 ADT 09/25/2003 1250 PDT 09/25/2003
1950 UTC 09/25/2003 EVALUATION: IT IS NOT KNOWN /REPEAT NOT KNOWN/ IF A TSUNAMI EXISTS, BUT A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED. THEREFORE, PERSONS IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED. TSUNAMIS MAY BE A SERIES OF WAVES WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. $$ PKZ130-122-121-123-520-510-320-330-321-AKZ191-185-181-171- 252103- COASTAL AREAS FROM KODIAK, AK. TO ATTU, AK., INCLUSIVE. ...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM KODIAK, AK. TO ATTU, AK., INCLUSIVE...

21 posted on 09/25/2003 1:23:50 PM PDT by BlownChevelle

It is all over the japanese news. but i don't think folks are that worried

22 posted on 09/25/2003 1:24:23 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Make list of Arnold buttboys/girls on FR, so they'll have no right to cry over RINO policy to come)

To: AmericanInTokyo

Thanks. As always, we appreciate the far-east reporting.

23 posted on 09/25/2003 1:24:40 PM PDT by kidd

To: BlownChevelle

Here is where fundamental geographics have to come in handy. Cool down everyone.

24 posted on 09/25/2003 1:26:06 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Make list of Arnold buttboys/girls on FR, so they'll have no right to cry over RINO policy to come)

To: BlownChevelle

25 posted on 09/25/2003 1:26:06 PM PDT by TheBigB ("Liberalism is a philosophy of sniveling brats." --P.J. O'Rourke)

To: AmericanInTokyo

Xinhua says a "fairly strong earthquake" jolted Hokkaido at 4:50 AM local time Friday. No casualty or damage report yet.

26 posted on 09/25/2003 1:26:47 PM PDT by babble-on

To: BlownChevelle; AmericanInTokyo

OK, but report seems to indicate that the quake was out to sea, and there may or may not be a tsunami.

27 posted on 09/25/2003 1:27:04 PM PDT by presidio9 (If [the French] are providing passports, I’m going to ask for Pellegrino)

To: BlownChevelle

Tsunami warnings for AK.

Rut Rho, I'm going for a hike!

28 posted on 09/25/2003 1:27:07 PM PDT by ALASKA (That's my own personal, correct opinion and I'm going with it!)

To: BlownChevelle

It might be noted that now is the new moon. Maximum tidal stress. Right now.

29 posted on 09/25/2003 1:28:29 PM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the Law of the Excluded Middle)

To: AmericanInTokyo

On the J map (just given) go to the northern island of Hokkaido. see the orange line (highway) running through the second "K" in Hokkaido. Trace that down to the end of the peninsula due south. Then, go offshore a couple of 50 to 100 miles. That is the epicenter.

30 posted on 09/25/2003 1:28:43 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Make list of Arnold buttboys/girls on FR, so they'll have no right to cry over RINO policy to come)

I think I might need to brush up on UTC...my UTC clock has it at 20:30 right now....

31 posted on 09/25/2003 1:28:52 PM PDT by sirshackleton

Found this notice at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/message.txt

1

TO ALL TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS
SUBJECT: TSUNAMI WATCH BULLETIN - INITIAL
BULLETIN NUMBER 1
WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED 09/25/2003 AT 2003 UTC

...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM
KODIAK, AK. TO ATTU, AK., INCLUSIVE...

...AT THIS TIME, THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY FOR
OTHER AREAS OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, AND ALASKA...

EARTHQUAKE DATA:
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE: 8.0
LOCATION: 42.1N 143.6E - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
TIME: 1150 ADT 09/25/2003
1250 PDT 09/25/2003
1950 UTC 09/25/2003

EVALUATION:
IT IS NOT KNOWN /REPEAT NOT KNOWN/ IF A TSUNAMI EXISTS, BUT A
TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED. THEREFORE, PERSONS IN LOW
LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR
LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE
PREDICTED. TSUNAMIS MAY BE A SERIES OF WAVES WHICH COULD BE
DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.

$$
PKZ130-122-121-123-520-510-320-330-321-AKZ191-185-181-171-
252103-
COASTAL AREAS FROM KODIAK, AK. TO ATTU, AK., INCLUSIVE.

...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM
KODIAK, AK. TO ATTU, AK., INCLUSIVE...

ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL...
SHEMYA, AK 1507 ADT SEP 25 SAND PT., AK 1758 ADT SEP 25
ADAK, AK 1607 ADT SEP 25 COLD BAY, AK 1825 ADT SEP 25
DUTCH HARBOR, AK 1717 ADT SEP 25 KODIAK, AK 1846 ADT SEP 25
$$
PKZ310-410-400-220-221-233-232-230-231-210-211-114-113-120-
115-PZZ130-131-133-134-132-135-150-153-156-110-250-210-255-
350-353-356-450-455-550-530-535-555-670-673-650-655-750-
AKZ145-111-101-121-125-131-135-022-021-024-023-025-026-027-
029-028-WAZ001-002-005-006-007-008-009-010-011-013-014-015-
016-021-ORZ001-002-021-022-CAZ001-002-005-007-006-075-074-
009-034-035-039-040-046-041-042-043-252103-
COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO KODIAK,
AK.

...NO - REPEAT NO - TSUNAMI WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO
KODIAK, AK...

FOR INFORMATION ONLY - ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL...
SEWARD, AK 1913 ADT SEP 25 TOFINO, BC 2200 PDT SEP 25
YAKUTAT, AK 1925 ADT SEP 25 NEAH BAY, WA 2211 PDT SEP 25
SITKA, AK 1927 ADT SEP 25 CHARLESTON, OR 2215 PDT SEP 25
LANGARA, BC 2033 PDT SEP 25 CRESCENT CITY,CA 2222 PDT SEP 25
VALDEZ, AK 1935 ADT SEP 25 SEASIDE, OR 2223 PDT SEP 25
CORDOVA, AK 1945 ADT SEP 25 ASTORIA, OR 2246 PDT SEP 25
HOMER, AK 2009 ADT SEP 25 SAN FRANCISCO,CA 2306 PDT SEP 25
KETCHIKAN, AK 2046 ADT SEP 25 SAN PEDRO, CA 2327 PDT SEP 25
JUNEAU, AK 2048 ADT SEP 25 LA JOLLA, CA 2336 PDT SEP 25
$$

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER AT EWA BEACH, HAWAII WILL
ISSUE BULLETINS FOR OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC.

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. THE TSUNAMI WATCH/WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ETA SITES.

32 posted on 09/25/2003 1:28:53 PM PDT by TomGuy

Nice godzilla. Nice godzilla. No biting now, OK. Nice boy.

33 posted on 09/25/2003 1:29:08 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Make list of Arnold buttboys/girls on FR, so they'll have no right to cry over RINO policy to come)

To: BlownChevelle

I've seen quakes in the seven's since I've been freeping, but I can't recall one 8 or greater.

34 posted on 09/25/2003 1:29:28 PM PDT by TBall

What does this have to do with Hideki Matsui?

35 posted on 09/25/2003 1:29:57 PM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG

To: AmericanInTokyo

Well, the USAF station on Shemya will be the first hit. It's way the heck and gone out in the Aleutians, and has _excellent_ communications.

If there's no tsunami there, there's not going to be one. If there is, we'll know about it in plenty of time to deal with evacuations in AK, if necessary.

36 posted on 09/25/2003 1:30:56 PM PDT by MineralMan (godless atheist)

"Tsunami warnings for AK. Rut Rho, I'm going for a hike!"

Got room for one more in your all terrain jeep there, Alaska?

Now is when we need that rock song from a few years back "Take Me To Higher Ground". :-)

37 posted on 09/25/2003 1:31:04 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Make list of Arnold buttboys/girls on FR, so they'll have no right to cry over RINO policy to come)

To: AmericanInTokyo

You OK? Try to keep us posted. If it is an 8 wow..that is huge...I live in SoCal...I know what an 8 can do. Stay safe.

Red

38 posted on 09/25/2003 1:32:38 PM PDT by Conservative4Ever (Wm. Wallace did not cry 'diversity' while being disemboweled.)

To: AmericanInTokyo

Of course I'm nice............LOL

39 posted on 09/25/2003 1:33:07 PM PDT by Godzilla (You are just jealous because the voices only speak to me.)

Nothing on USGS yet. However, their posting time for the last earthquake they list was over an hour after the event occurred.

40 posted on 09/25/2003 1:34:08 PM PDT by ZGuy

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