The 8.9 Japan Earthquake has now triggered a Tsunami warning for Hawaii

[AZmonsooncats]

Here's the latest about the Tsunami warning for Hawaii pulled down from my Hawaiian pages on my website

Tsunami Warning - Olomana (Hawaii)

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Updated: Thu 10-Mar-11 10:31pm HST
Effective: Thu 10-Mar-11 10:31pm HST
Expires: Fri 11-Mar-11 12:31am HST
 Severity: Extreme
Urgency: Immediate
Certainty: Likely
 Status: Actual
Type: Alert
Category: Met
 

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Areas affected: Big Island North and East; Kahoolawe; Kauai Leeward; Kauai Windward; Kohala; Kona; Lanai Makai; Leeward Haleakala; Maui Central Valley; Maui Leeward West; Maui Windward West; Molokai Leeward; Molokai Windward; Niihau; Oahu Koolau; Oahu North Shore; Oahu South Shore; Olomana; South Big Island; Waianae Coast; Windward Haleakala
 
Message summary: To - civil defense in the state of hawaii subject - tsunami warning supplement a tsunami warning continues in effect for the state of hawaii. Note revised estimated time of arrival in hawaii an earthquake has occurred with these preliminary parameters origin time - 0746 pm hst 10 mar 2011 coordinates - 38.3 north 142.4 east location - near east coast of honshu japan magnitude - 8.9 moment measurements or reports of tsunami wave activity gauge location lat lon time ampl per ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- tosashimizu shikoku 32.8n 133.0e 0752z 0.94m / 3.1ft 72min dart 21413 30.5n 152.1e 0659z 0.76m / 2.5ft 32min hanasaki hokkaido j 43.3n 145.6e 0657z 2.79m / 9.2ft 76min dart 21401 42.6n 152.6e 0643z 0.67m / 2.2ft 40min dart 21418 38.7n 148.7e 0619z 1.08m / 3.5ft 06min lat - latitude (n-north, s-south) lon - longitude (e-east, w-west) time - time of the measurement (z is utc is greenwich time) ampl - tsunami amplitude measured relative to normal sea level. It is ...not... Crest-to-trough wave height. Values are given in both meters(m) and feet(ft). Per - period of time in minutes(min) from one wave to the next. Note - dart measurements are from the deep ocean and they are generally much smaller than would be coastal measurements at similar locations. Evaluation a tsunami has been generated that could cause damage along coastlines of all islands in the state of hawaii. Urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property. A tsunami is a series of long ocean waves. Each individual wave crest can last 5 to 15 minutes or more and extensively flood coastal areas. The danger can continue for many hours after the initial wave as subsequent waves arrive. Tsunami wave heights cannot be predicted and the first wave may not be the largest. Tsunami waves efficiently wrap around islands. All shores are at risk no matter which direction they face. The trough of a tsunami wave may temporarily expose the seafloor but the area will quickly flood again. Extremely strong and unusual nearshore currents can accompany a tsunami. Debris picked up and carried by a tsunami amplifies its destructive power. Simultaneous high tides or high surf can significantly increase the tsunami hazard. The estimated arrival time in hawaii of the first tsunami wave is 0307 am hst fri 11 mar 2011 messages will be issued hourly or sooner as conditions warrant.
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I hope this does not come to be, since I have friends and Family in the Islands
I pray for them and all the people effected in Japan

Jeanette

[Downlinerz2]

  Scary stuff!  The US is not prepared for a quake of this magnitude.
       Mark

[AZmonsooncats]

Here is latest Tsunami Warning Update for Hawaii

Tsunami Warning - Olomana (Hawaii)

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Updated: Fri 11-Mar-11 05:37am HST
Effective: Fri 11-Mar-11 05:37am HST
Expires: Fri 11-Mar-11 07:37am HST
 Severity: Extreme
Urgency: Immediate
Certainty: Likely
 Status: Actual
Type: Alert
Category: Met
 

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Areas affected: Big Island North and East; Kahoolawe; Kauai Leeward; Kauai Windward; Kohala; Kona; Lanai Makai; Leeward Haleakala; Maui Central Valley; Maui Leeward West; Maui Windward West; Molokai Leeward; Molokai Windward; Niihau; Oahu Koolau; Oahu North Shore; Oahu South Shore; Olomana; South Big Island; Waianae Coast; Windward Haleakala
  
Message summary: To - civil defense in the state of hawaii subject - tsunami warning supplement a tsunami warning continues in effect for the state of hawaii. An earthquake has occurred with these preliminary parameters origin time - 0746 pm hst 10 mar 2011 coordinates - 38.3 north 142.4 east location - near east coast of honshu japan magnitude - 8.9 moment measurements or reports of tsunami wave activity gauge location lat lon time ampl per ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
kapoho hi 19.5n 154.8w 1408z 0.06m / 0.2ft 14min honolulu oahu
21.3n 157.9w 1329z 0.68m / 2.2ft 32min hilo hawaii
19.7n 155.1w 1357z 1.32m / 4.3ft 24min kahului maui
20.9n 156.5w 1340z 1.82m / 6.0ft 28min lahaina hi
20.9n 156.7w 1335z 0.50m / 1.6ft 64min milolii hi
19.2n 155.9w 1350z 0.67m / 2.2ft 12min barbers pt hi
21.3n 158.1w 1323z 0.65m / 2.1ft 06min honuapo hi
19.1n 155.6w 1340z 0.04m / 0.1ft 32min haleiwa hi
21.6n 158.1w 1329z 1.09m / 3.6ft 38min makapu`u hi
21.3n 157.7w 1312z 0.49m / 1.6ft 52min kawaihae hawaii
20.0n 155.8w 1330z 0.85m / 2.8ft 56min honokohau hi
19.7n 156.0w 1345z 0.44m / 1.4ft 10min dart 51407
19.6n 156.5w 1322z 0.17m / 0.6ft 44min nawiliwili kauai
22.0n 159.4w 1311z 0.64m / 2.1ft 26min hanalei hi
22.2n 159.5w 1306z 0.85m / 2.8ft 28min tern fr. Frigate us
23.9n 166.3w 1224z 0.37m / 1.2ft 16min malakal koror pw
7.3n 134.5e 1142z 0.10m / 0.3ft 40min legaspi ph 13.1n 123.8e 1049z 0.26m / 0.8ft 58min dart 46403 52.7n 156.9w 1128z 0.09m / 0.3ft 60min dart 52402 11.7n 154.2e 0932z 0.29m / 0.9ft 22min dart 46408 49.6n 169.9w 1030z 0.14m / 0.5ft 18min dart 21414 48.9n 178.3e 0927z 0.18m / 0.6ft 24min midway 28.2n 177.4w 1054z 1.26m / 4.1ft 12min yap fm 9.5n 138.1e 0951z 0.18m / 0.6ft 92min wake us 19.3n 166.6e 0928z 0.38m / 1.2ft 14min saipan us 15.2n 145.7e 0916z 0.66m / 2.2ft 30min tosashimizu shikoku 32.8n 133.0e 0751z 0.93m / 3.0ft 64min omaezaki honshu jp 34.6n 138.2e 0660z 0.99m / 3.2ft 72min dart 21418 38.7n 148.7e 0619z 1.07m / 3.5ft 06min lat - latitude (n-north, s-south) lon - longitude (e-east, w-west) time - time of the measurement (z is utc is greenwich time) ampl - tsunami amplitude measured relative to normal sea level. It is ...not... Crest-to-trough wave height. Values are given in both meters(m) and feet(ft). Per - period of time in minutes(min) from one wave to the next. Note - dart measurements are from the deep ocean and they are generally much smaller than coastal measurements. Evaluation a tsunami has been generated that could cause damage along coastlines of all islands in the state of hawaii. Urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property. A tsunami is a series of long ocean waves. Each individual wave crest can last 5 to 15 minutes or more and extensively flood coastal areas. The danger can continue for many hours after the initial wave as subsequent waves arrive. Tsunami wave heights cannot be predicted and the first wave may not be the largest. Tsunami waves efficiently wrap around islands. All shores are at risk no matter which direction they face. The trough of a tsunami wave may temporarily expose the seafloor but the area will quickly flood again. Extremely strong and unusual nearshore currents can accompany a tsunami. Debris picked up and carried by a tsunami amplifies its destructive power. Simultaneous high tides or high surf can significantly increase the tsunami hazard. The estimated arrival time in hawaii of the first tsunami wave is 0307 am hst fri 11 mar 2011 messages will be issued hourly or sooner as conditions warrant.
 

For the latest updates please visit my Hawaiian Warning page
http://www.pepperridgenorthvalley.com/wxadvisories-Hawaii.php?zone=HIZ009#WL1

Jeanette

[ocala]

  Scary stuff!  The US is not prepared for a quake of this magnitude.
       Mark

I doubt ant country would be prepared for that.

[IMADreamer]

Some of the footage coming out of Japan is unbelievable. 

[scottm]

I just saw they are evacuating people close the Japans nuclear plant because the cooling system has failed, they said the radiation level inside the plant is 1000x that of normal. Man i really feel for all those people. I can't fathom going through an event like that.

[Downlinerz2]

  Scary stuff!  The US is not prepared for a quake of this magnitude.
       Mark

I doubt ant country would be prepared for that.

   That was pretty much my point but I really did not express myself very clearly. 
       Mark

[scottm]

heres the link to the nuclear plant thing i was talking about earlier:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/11/japan-issues-emergency-nuke-plant-leak/

[BigOkie]

  Scary stuff!  The US is not prepared for a quake of this magnitude.
       Mark

I doubt ant country would be prepared for that.

Talking with many geologists and they seem to think any quake in North America wouldn't get over 8.2.  Not enough energy in the subduction zones.  And it wouldn't even be the San Andreas, it would be in the Cascadia subduction zone (fault) that runs from British Columbia down to extreme northern California.

[Scalphunter]

Hmmm seem like you had one already in  North America in 1964 of 9.2



 maybe you need to read more,


John

[Downlinerz2]

   While the 1811 & 1812 New Madrid quakes reached 8.1 I would not bet against them hitting a higher magnitude like 8.5.  Maybe it's not likely but it is well withing possibility.  And, it would probably be very destructive considering the population of the area.
     Mark

[xykotik]

Friday's earthquake caused a rupture 186 miles long and 93 miles wide in the sea floor 80 miles off the eastern coast of Japan.

The earth's axis has reportedly shifted 10 inches as a result of the earthquake. The force was so strong that it moved the island of Honshu 8 feet to the east, USGS geophysicist Ken Hundnut said.

The earthquake sped up the Earth's rotation by 1.6 microseconds, according to NASA. A microsecond is one-millionth of a second.

I'd give the link to where I found it, (A St. Louis paper) but I don't want you to hate me for leading you into pop-up purgatory.

[BigOkie]

Hmmm seem like you had one already in  North America in 1964 of 9.2



 maybe you need to read more,


John

That was Alaska

 

And to answer more directly, I'm quoting what a geologist said about near future quakes.  When an 8.9 qualifies as the fifth biggest ever recorded, then the 9.2 becomes even more of an anamoly, in my opinion.

I'll take the opinion of a Professor of Geology over that of a hunter of scalps.  Thank you.

[Scalphunter]

Well guess ignoraces is bliss. Just where do your  expert shut off the  North American Plate.

[xykotik]

Well guess ignoraces is bliss. Just where do your  expert shut off the  North American Plate.

Old Alaskan saying:
We don't care how they do it in the lower 48.

[BigOkie]

Not getting baited. You threatened to leave once before evidently at my hand. I didn't say anything when you returned. I'm just passing what I've seen on the media.

Oh, and by the way...it's 'ignorance'.

 

[BigOkie]

Well guess ignoraces is bliss. Just where do your  expert shut off the  North American Plate.

Old Alaskan saying:
We don't care how they do it in the lower 48.

Well played.