Tsunami Warning for Hawaii after 8.7M earthquake hits Russia; evacuation zones in place

[Gemmie]

Here's a live cam.

I cued up the video Smelly Squirrel posted to a time lapse of the water receding.

 

[Gemmie]

No one does. One fact to confirm that nothing bad has happened so far, though. The local government asked the Kamchadals (the inhabitants of Kamchatka) not to stay on the shore waiting for the tsunami waves. Big destructions would make people busy and such warnings would not be needed, methinks. So I assume the locals have enough time on their hands. However, everyone is afraid of the aftershocks which will likely follow.

No likely about it. Aftershocks always happen, and they've had some so big that they warrant being called an earthquake in their own right. But I get it, they are still called aftershocks since they are coming after the initial shock.

And there ya go. Orange are aftershocks for today, red is within the last hour.

They are all up and down the fault line and all in the 4's and 5's. Yesterday they had a 6.3 and a 6.9, which was bigger than the 1989 Loma Prieta I witnessed live!!!

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[Love Never Fails]

They had a similar one in 1952, that one was 8.0 and closer to the shore. This time it was 8.7 in the epicenter (in the ocean).

The largest earthquake recorded was 9.5 per Richter scale in Biobio, Chile in 1960.

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10 Largest Earthquakes Ever Recorded#10. MAGNITUDE 8.6 (2012). Sumatra, Indonesia - Located off the coast of northern Sumatra, this quake produced heavy shaking, but only a handful of fatalities, mostly caused by heart attacks.#9. MAGNITUDE 8.6 (1950). Arunachal Pradesh, India - Referred to as...

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A 9.4 hit Alaska in 1964.

 

[bestill]

Certainly thinking of our WS members that may be impacted by this!

I have friends traveling in Hawaii, they had to evacuate their oceanfront condo yesterday afternoon and have now safely returned. Very grateful that it wasn't as dire as the first warnings sounded. They're used to hurricanes, which brings high winds, torrential rain, tornados, etc... - evidently this Tsunami was opposite, very little wind, misty rain and mostly a nonevent. All grateful for the alert system that got folks moving to higher ground!

I also saw this online, Oprah denying that she didn't open her private road for evacuation. Her team made a statement about that. Glad to know it was false reporting that she didn't open it - Oprah Winfrey responds to claims private road closed during Hawaii tsunami

 

[IceIce9]

Are you out in deeper water? How stressful! Hoping for the best for you!

Actually we were told that cruise ships in deep water, open sea are safe. They said if cruise ships are too close to shore they will move out away from the shore to be safe.

But it was definitely scary in the first moments when our phones were getting the tsunami warnings, because we didn’t know. And someone mentioned The Poseidon Adventure movie, which wasn’t helpful.

 

[Charlot123]

Live updates: Tsunami waves reach Hawaii, California after huge quake off Russia

A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii, where waves set off by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia’s remote Far East are expected to arrive after 7 p.m. local time.

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In this blog, there is a video of coastal Kamchatka with the sea lion jumping into the sea as the earthquake strikes

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

I’m on a cruise ship off the west coast and our phones blew up with tsunami warnings. One of my friends received over a dozen alerts on his phone. Mine didn’t receive that many.

Definitely everyone on this ship was talking about it.

I thought about you and your travel companions when I heard the news. Hope you arrive in SF safely and on time.

 

[Gemmie]

Looks like they've had 119 aftershocks 2.25 and stronger since the initial quake. Their nerves must be frazzled.

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[Gemmie]

Looks like they've had 149 in the past 7 days. I don't have a way to see the last 2 days (it's 1 or 7), but I'm going to guess most of those 149 are in the past 2 days. JMO

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[Gemmie]

Tsunami advisories are still in place across the Oregon coast.

No damage has been reported in Oregon, but raised sea levels by 1.4 feet in Port Orford, 0.6 feet in Newport and 0.5 in Astoria.

Tsunami from Russia earthquake causes no Oregon coast damage, but danger persists

The National Weather Service warns Oregonians to stay away from beaches and off the water until tsunami warnings are lifted.

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[Gemmie]

I remember shortly after I moved here how unnerving I felt when I drove down the coast and saw signs like this up and down the highway. I couldn't wait to get back home (inland)!

Pic source.

 

[StarryStarryNight]

No likely about it. Aftershocks always happen, and they've had some so big that they warrant being called an earthquake in their own right. But I get it, they are still called aftershocks since they are coming after the initial shock.

And there ya go. Orange are aftershocks for today, red is within the last hour.

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They are all up and down the fault line and all in the 4's and 5's. Yesterday they had a 6.3 and a 6.9, which was bigger than the 1989 Loma Prieta I witnessed live!!!

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That fault line is basically a tectonic plate boundary, part of the “Ring of Fire” that rims the Pacific. Bigger quakes are usually on plate boundaries, but not always.

 

[Herat]

A 9.4 hit Alaska in 1964.

The photos of the damage of that earthquake were astonishing and horrifying.

Entire plates of soil with buildings and highways were upended and lying in random situations as if something huge had erupted from the center of the earth.

 

[LinasK]

Actually we were told that cruise ships in deep water, open sea are safe. They said if cruise ships are too close to shore they will move out away from the shore to be safe.

But it was definitely scary in the first moments when our phones were getting the tsunami warnings, because we didn’t know. And someone mentioned The Poseidon Adventure movie, which wasn’t helpful.

After you posted, I read up on it because I saw the movie the Poseidon Adventure back in the 70's. Modern day cruise ships are built now to withstand 50 foot waves.

 

[LinasK]

Looks like they've had 119 aftershocks 2.25 and stronger since the initial quake. Their nerves must be frazzled.

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A 2.25 is nothing. You wouldn't feel it. I don't get alarmed by anything under a 4.0 5.0 is when I start to get concerned.

 

[LinasK]

I grew up in Alameda and my Mom moved to East Oakland after I graduated from high school. DH is from Berkeley. Good memories!

Actually, I'm over the hill. We were fine here. No damage where I live, just a very unnerving night and unable to get the updates I wanted.

 

[Gemmie]

A 2.25 is nothing. You wouldn't feel it. I don't get alarmed by anything under a 4.0 5.0 is when I start to get concerned.

149 at 4.5 and higher in the last 7 days.

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[LinasK]

Tsunami evacuations ordered in South America, but worst risk appears to pass for US after huge quake

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded has hit off a sparsely populated eastern Russia peninsula. It sent tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the U.S.

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[Gemmie]

Now 155 that are 4.5+. Also interesting is there are approximately 20 that hit last week (yellow) up around 1:00 on a dial (NE), and they are moving SW down the fault line.

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[Gemmie]

Unless I'm reading this wrong, and I don't think I am, what was felt on land was high 6's or low 7's. That's a relief. JMO

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