Tsunami Alert Up

[Monseratto]

Tsunami alert 1 is up on the eastern coastlines of the Philippines or those facing the Pacific Ocean according to radio reports...

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-n...e-quake-144275

Tsunami alert issued in Japan after 7.9 magnitude quake
Friday, March 11, 2011

TOKYO -- Japan was struck by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, shaking buildings in Tokyo for several minutes and prompting a tsunami warning.


Japan's meteorological agency warned that a tsunami as high as 20 feet (6 meters) could strike the coast near Miyagi prefecture, closest to the epicenter. Smaller tsunamis of up to 50 centimeters reached some coastal communities, the agency said.


The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said a tsunami warning was in effect for Japan, Russia, Marcus Island and the Northern Marianas. A tsunami watch has been issued for Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and U.S. state of Hawaii.


The quake struck at 2:46 p.m. at a depth of 10 kilometers, about 80 miles (125 kilometers) off the eastern coast, the meteorological agency said. The area is 240 miles (380 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo.(AP)

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/215028/n...er-japan-quake

Tsunami alert up over 19 PHL provinces after Japan quake
03/11/2011 | 02:20 PM

State seismologists raised a tsunami alert over at least 19 areas in the Philippines after a magnitude-7.9 quake hit Japan on Friday afternoon.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised Tsunami Alert Level 1, meaning a tsunami caused by the Japan quake may reach the Philippines.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake occurred at 1:46 p.m. near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.

The USGS estimated the epicenter at 130 kilometers (km) east of Sendai, Honshu; 178 km east of Yamagata, Honshu; 178 km east-northeast of Fukushima, Honshu; or 373 km northeast of Tokyo.

Phivolcs director Renato Solidum Jr. said in an interview on dzBB radio the areas in the eastern coastline include:


•Batanes Island

•Cagayan

•Ilocos Norte

•Isabela

•Quezon

•Aurora

•Camarines Norte

•Camarines Sur

•Albay

•Catanduanes

•Sorsogon

•Northern Samar

•Eastern Samar

•Leyte

•Northern Leyte

•Surigao del Norte

•Surigao del Sur

•Davao Oriental

•Davao del Sur

"Walang evacuation order pero dapat maghanda ang komunidad sa eastern coastline ng ating bansa at maghintay ng additional information kung sakaling magkakaroon ng evacuation," Solidum said in an interview on dzBB radio.

(While there is no evacuation order, the communities in those areas should watch out and wait for additional information in case an evacuation is needed.)

He said the alert level also stemmed from a similar alert from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

Warning for fishermen

Meanwhile, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council warned fishermen against going out to sea at this time.

"Ang mangingisda bantayan nila ito (Fishermen should be on alert)," NDRRMC head Benito Ramos said in a separate interview on dzBB.

Ramos also said the Philippine Coast Guard has been placed on alert.— LBG/VVP, GMA News

[uls]

USGS revised Japan quake magnitude from 7.9 to 8.8

10 meter tsunami warning northeast coast of Japan

[greenlyt]

Major tsanami damge in Northern Japan

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakin...northern-Japan

[Monseratto]

http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php...1.03.11.055747

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH
A TSUNAMI WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE AT
0756 PM HST.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0746 PM HST 10 MAR 2011
COORDINATES - 38.0 NORTH 142.9 EAST
LOCATION - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
MAGNITUDE - 7.9 MOMENT
EVALUATION
BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED BY
THIS EARTHQUAKE THAT COULD BE DESTRUCTIVE ON COASTAL AREAS EVEN
FAR FROM THE EPICENTER. AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE
IF THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.
IF TSUNAMI WAVES IMPACT HAWAII THE ESTIMATED EARLIEST ARRIVAL OF
THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
0259 AM HST FRI 11 MAR 2011
MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

[baludoy]

upgraded to 8.9 na pala

watching cnn coverage right now. matindi ang wave/tsunami washing across the outskirts of tokyo daw

[baludoy]

may tsunami warning pala tayo. particularly those shores facing pacific. 9:55 pm daw ang tsunami warning sa atin. sana mag dissipate na ang tsunami strength

[sm2by]

Tune into CNN now!!!!

Live Stream of Tsunami in Japan its really BIG...

[uls]

yep upgraded from 8.8 to 8.9

10 meter tsunami hit Northern Japan

[shadow]

ayusin ko na genset....damn! mahal pa naman ng gas ngayon..

[Cheesekewrls]

God bless us. Sana `di na maulit `yan. Magdasal lang tayo lahat.

[Monseratto]

Tsunami Alert 2 has been declared according to DZMM. Expected 1st wave will hit 5 to 7 pm. Damage to Japan is still ongoing. The bridge in the video is actually a flyover with a roadway underneath...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCCRxE03tBs]!!LIVE VIDEO: MASSIVE 8.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE ROCKS JAPAN:TSUNAMI WARNING!! 2011 [/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mFYGK1mUeg]Japan 8.8 earthquake Tsunami- March 11th 2011 [/ame]

[renzo_d10]

be safe guys ... dasal nalang.

[shadow]

end of the world?

pasok mga doomsayer.

[Monseratto]

http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php...1.03.11.073000

EVALUATION
SEA LEVEL READINGS CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED
WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND
SEVERITY OF THE THREAT.
A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY
SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM
ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND
THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE.
FOR ALL AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS
AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT
OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME
THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL
CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE
ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS
WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION-------FORECAST POINT---COORDINATES----ARRIVAL TIME
PHILIPPINES-----PALANAN-----------17.1N 122.6E-----0955Z 11 MAR
------------------LEGASPI-----------13.2N 123.8E-----1026Z 11 MAR
------------------DAVAO--------------6.8N 125.7E-----1053Z 11 MAR

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES
FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH
CHINA SEA REGION.

[Monseratto]

All flights to Narita have been suspended until further notice. To those going to Japan, inquire with your airlines before going to the airport.

[Battlestar]

Yung malapit sa shores, akyat nyo na ride/s nyo sa matataas na lugar. Panigurado lang

[vito corleone]

naka-schedule pa naman ako for a business trip to japan on march 22nd. . .buti na lang di napaaga ang trip namin

been calling my friends in tokyo, di makapasok ang calls ko

[Mguy]

Naku, dadami nanaman imports dito galing Japan. Malamang, walang ECU mga ito dahil na-tsunami mga kotseng ito.

[ghosthunter]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapc...ex.html?hpt=T1

[SIZE="3"]Tsunami warnings issued for at least 20 countries after quake[/SIZE]


(CNN) -- Authorities in at least 20 countries and numerous Pacific islands issued tsunami warnings Friday after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan, the National Weather Service said.

The wide-ranging list includes Russia and Indonesia, Central American countries like Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica and the U.S. state of Hawaii.

The quake, which struck near the coast of Honshu on Friday afternoon unleashed a wall of water that rushed in toward land, leveling houses and cars in its path.

Authorities in the U.S. territory of Guam said a tsunami could hit the island as early as 7:09 p.m. (4:09 a.m. ET). Sirens sounded in Hawaii around 10 p.m. Thursday (3 a.m. ET), warning residents they could expect tsunami waves five hours later.

In the Philippines, the government issued a warning for 19 provinces along the coast, possibly affecting hundreds of thousands of people. A tsunami could could hit by 6 p.m. (5 a.m. ET), it said.

Meanwhile, the regional government in eastern Taiwan's Taitung county canceled classes and work, but did not immediately begin evacuations.

Chip McCreary of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said officials estimated the quake was already causing waves with magnitudes of up to 2 meters above normal sea level.

"This is a very large earthquake. We've evaluated it as about the same size as the earthquake last year in Chile. However, it's much closer to the Hawaiian islands than the Chile earthquake," he said.

The National Weather Service list includes Japan, Russia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Fiji, Mexico, New Zealand, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and the United States.

Numerous Pacific islands, including some U.S. territories, are also on the list.

Friday's 8.9-magnitude temblor in Japan was the largest earthquake since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Banda Aceh area of Indonesia on Dec. 26, 2004, causing a massive tsunami that killed about 250,000 people in 14 countries and washed away entire communities. The tsunami caused nearly $10 billion in damage and more casualties than any other tsunami in history, according to the United Nations.

Tsunami waves can travel at speeds of 800 kilometers per hour. The earthquake, initially reported as a 7.8 earthquake, was upgraded to an 8.9 quake.

"When you jump a magnitude from 7 to 8, it's not 10 times stronger, it's a 1000 times stronger," said CNN International meteorologist Ivan Cabrera. "With an ... earthquake that shallow, that close to shore, there will be more than one tsunami."

[duron]

this is really scary!


http://www.gmanews.tv/story/215028/n...er-japan-quake

Live!!!
http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/