No Tsunami along NAM Coast
Posted by
JAC on 3/8/2011, 10:11 pm
To: U.S. West Coast, Alaska, and British Columbia coastal regions
From: NOAA/NWS/West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
Subject: Tsunami Information Statement #1 issued 03/8/2011 at 6:55PM PST
A strong earthquake has occurred, but a tsunami IS NOT expected along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, or Alaska coast. NO tsunami warning, watch or advisory is in effect for these areas.
Based on the earthquake magnitude, location and historic tsunami records, a damaging tsunami IS NOT expected along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska coasts. At coastal locations which have experienced strong ground shaking, local tsunamis are possible due to underwater landslides.
At 6:45 PM Pacific Standard Time on March 8, an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 7.2 occurred off the east coast of Honshu, Japan . (Refer to the United States Geological Survey for official earthquake parameters.)
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7.2 earthquake coast of Japan... -
hillsboroughweather,
3/8/2011, 9:58 pm- And another at 6.1 - JAC, 3/9/2011, 4:44 pm
- 6.0 Aftershock - JAC, 3/9/2011, 1:42 pm
- Shaking and Wave seen on Japanese TV - JAC, 3/9/2011, 12:20 pm
- 7.2 earthquake and massive tremors hit Honshu Japan - JAC, 3/9/2011, 5:57 am
- DARTS are picking up a local traveling tsunami - JAC, 3/8/2011, 10:16 pm
- No Tsunami along NAM Coast - JAC, 3/8/2011, 10:11 pm
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