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

[Lilibet]

Lilibet, do you need to worry in Ashland?

Thanks for thinking of us! We’re about 90 minutes to 2 hours inland from Brookings and at 2000’ elevation so no worries.

It should hit Brookings (just north of the California border) around 11:50 pm.

Tsunami Advisory issued for Oregon Coast, Tsunami Warning for Northern California Coast after 8.8 earthquake

A tsunami watch has been issued for Oregon, Washington, and California following a magnitude 8.7 earthquake near Russia’s Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Peninsula.

www.kdrv.com

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

Been watching live cams in Hawaii for last 30 minutes and have seen nothing notable.

 

[Herat]

Been watching live cams in Hawaii for last 30 minutes and have seen nothing notable.

I have no problem watching the webcams in Hawaii, even without any significant sea rise.

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

About 20 minutes ago they were reporting that water is receding in Hanalei Bay, but still waiting for a surge.

 

[Jackalina]

I live on Hawai'i Island. We had planes flying over with speakers announcing tsunami warning, All low lying areas to evacuate. Boats evacuated from the Harbors out to deeper water. Both Kauai and Oahu has had water receding.

 

[LinasK]

About 20 minutes ago they were reporting that water is receding in Hanalei Bay, but still waiting for a surge.

11:00 news saying that it's expected to hit Honolulu in a few minutes. All flights to/from Maui grounded. It's hit Russia and Japan.

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

Here's a live cam.

 

[airportwoman]

Any word about damage or casualties on Kamchatka Peninsula?

 

[Charlot123]

Any word about damage or casualties on Kamchatka Peninsula?

This is Russian BBC

In short, no

Мощное землетрясение у берегов Камчатки привело к цунами, в Японии и на Гавайях объявлена эвакуация - BBC News Русская служба

У берегов Камчатки произошло землетрясение магнитудой до 8,8. Сообщений о жертвах и серьезных разрушений не поступало. Повторные толчки магнитудой до 7,5 могут продолжаться еще месяц, предупреждают ученые.

www.bbc.com

The facade of a daycare collapsed but there were no kids inside due to the summer season

 

[LinasK]

National Weather Service reports it's hit Hawaii.

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

Been seeing people hanging around the shoreline in a lot of the cams so really hope nothing big happens.

Hawaiian officials are saying they expect to wait 2 to 3 hours before they can say the danger is over.

 

[Lilibet]

Any word about damage or casualties on Kamchatka Peninsula?

It’s hard to find info, but this seems to indicate no casualties and little damage. But I’m not sure how accurate it is.

Videos Show Moment 8.8 Magnitude Earthquake Struck Russia's Kamchatka

A powerful magnitude 8.7 earthquake struck off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, triggering a Pacific Ocean tsunami warning.

www.ndtv.com

 

[Herat]

National Weather Service reports it's hit Hawaii.

The first elevation in this "wave train" in most at-risk Hawaiian bays has been 1 to 1.4 m or 3-4 feet.

Probably another couple of hours to go before the all clear.

 

[placard]

Yes, because the Richter magnitude scale is logarithmic.

A lot depends on the area, too. The Spitak earthquake of December 7, 1988, was about 6.9, but it was in densely populated mountainous area so the amount of deaths was close to 25000. The Mexico earthquake of 1985 claimed over 5000 lives.

And depth is a big factor.

 

[LinasK]

Tsunami waves detected off coast of Alaska.

 

[Herat]

Tsunami waves detected off coast of Alaska.

I'd be more worried about Alaska than Hawaii considering the location of the primary earthquake and aftershocks.

 

[Lilibet]

The tsunami should be arriving in WA and OR right about now. Can anyone find any live cams? I can’t.

 

[Herat]

Next round of waves being recorded at 8 feet in the at-risk bays on Kaui, Oahu, and Maui.

I haven't yet heard any reports of wave fronts arriving at The Big Island

 

[vls12345]

The tsunami should be arriving in WA and OR right about now. Can anyone find any live cams? I can’t.

Maybe try webcamtaxi.com?

 

[LinasK]

The tsunami should be arriving in WA and OR right about now. Can anyone find any live cams? I can’t.

Also Fort Bragg, CA is next.