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Massive earthquake 8.2 alaska 23rd Jan
« on: January 23, 2018, 05:08:43 AM »
Massive earthquake 8.2 alaska 23rd Jan 2018

Tsunami Warning in Effect for;

 * BRITISH COLUMBIA, The Juan de Fuca Strait coast, the outer
   west coast of Vancouver Island, the central coast and
   northeast Vancouver Island, and the north coast and Haida
   Gwaii

 * SOUTHEAST ALASKA, The inner and outer coast from The
   BC/Alaska Border  to Cape Fairweather, Alaska (80 miles SE
   of Yakutat)

 * SOUTH ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA, Pacific coasts from
   Cape Fairweather, Alaska (80 miles SE of Yakutat) to Unimak
   Pass, Alaska (80 miles NE of Unalaska)

 * ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, Unimak Pass, Alaska (80 miles NE of
   Unalaska) to Attu, Alaska including the Pribilof Islands


Tsunami Watch in Effect for;

 * CALIFORNIA, The coast from The Cal./Mexico Border  to The
   Oregon/Cal. Border  including San Francisco Bay

 * OREGON, The coast from The Oregon/Cal. Border  to The
   Oregon/Wash. Border  including the Columbia River estuary
   coast

 * WASHINGTON, Outer coast from the Oregon/Washington border
   to Slip Point, Columbia River estuary coast, and the Juan
   de Fuca Strait coast


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Re: Massive earthquake 8.2 alaska 23rd Jan
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2018, 07:20:46 AM »

M 7.9 - 280km SE of Kodiak, Alaska
2018-01-23 09:31:42 UTC 56.046°N   149.073°W 25.0 km depth

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000cmy3#executive

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Re: Massive earthquake 8.2 alaska 23rd Jan
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2018, 10:20:56 AM »
Alert: ...THE TSUNAMI WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON
COAST...NORTH OREGON COAST...AND CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON...
 
A small tsunami was observed Alaska, but this event does not pose
a threat to the coastal areas of Washington and Oregon.
Once again, the tsunami watch has ended for the coastal areas of
Washington and Oregon.
This will be the final bulletin issued by the National Weather
Service in Portland Oregon.
 
 


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Re: Massive earthquake 8.2 alaska 23rd Jan
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2018, 12:03:18 PM »
Seems like one of the few places in the world where an 8 doesn't really do a whole lot.  At least we haven't heard of anything yet.