Japan quake - 11 march 2011

[Yannick -Ed]

A quake of magnitude 8.8 has hit Japan early afternoon (local time),
about 400 kilometers North of Tokyo.
Iwate, Myiagi and Fukushima prefectures are the most badly hit, with
the last two hit on the shores by a moderate-size tsunami.

Anybody wishing to use this group as a message board for emergency
matters, please do it.

Pay attention to aftershocks. Keep mobile phones charged. Listen to
the national radio service.

[Yannick -Ed]

ORIGIN TIME - 0546Z 11 MAR 2011 (this is GMT, zulu time)
COORDINATES - 38.3 NORTH 142.4 EAST
DEPTH - 24 KM
LOCATION - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
MAGNITUDE - 8.9

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
OMAEZAKI HONSHU JP 34.6N 138.2E 0818Z 1.42M / 4.6FT 56MIN
DART 21415 50.2N 171.8E 0844Z 0.27M / 0.9FT 52MIN
DART 21419 44.5N 155.7E 0716Z 0.40M / 1.3FT 20MIN
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

[Yannick -Ed]

Hi all, again,

The highest sea surge has been observed until now on Hokkaido island
(Japan) at a height of nearly 3 meters (10 feet).
Tsunami ***is crossing the Pacific at the moment*** towards South
(Indonesia) and East (America)... read below. If you live at sea level
in the places mentionned below GO TO HIGHER GROUND NOW ! Carry
drinking water, keep mobile phones charged, listen to your national
radio service.

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.

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.

LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES
ARRIVAL TIME in zulu time (Greenwich)
-------------------------------- ------------
------------

YAP YAP_IS. 9.5N 138.1E
0952Z 11 MAR
PHILIPPINES PALANAN 17.1N 122.6E 1002Z 11
MAR
LEGASPI 13.2N 123.8E
1033Z 11 MAR
DAVAO 6.8N 125.7E
1100Z 11 MAR
MARSHALL IS. ENIWETOK 11.4N 162.3E 1021Z 11 MAR
KWAJALEIN 8.7N 167.7E
1053Z 11 MAR
MAJURO 7.1N 171.4E
1132Z 11 MAR
BELAU MALAKAL 7.3N 134.5E 1032Z 11
MAR
MIDWAY IS. MIDWAY_IS. 28.2N 182.6E 1035Z 11
MAR
POHNPEI POHNPEI_IS. 7.0N 158.2E 1036Z 11
MAR
CHUUK CHUUK_IS. 7.4N 151.8E 1041Z 11
MAR
KOSRAE KOSRAE_IS. 5.5N 163.0E 1051Z 11
MAR
INDONESIA GEME 4.6N 126.8E 1057Z 11
MAR
BEREBERE 2.5N 128.7E 1105Z
11 MAR
WARSA 0.6S 135.8E
1117Z 11 MAR
MANOKWARI 0.8S 134.2E 1125Z
11 MAR
PATANI 0.4N 128.8E
1131Z 11 MAR
JAYAPURA 2.4S 140.8E
1142Z 11 MAR
SORONG 0.8S 131.1E
1143Z 11 MAR
PAPUA N. GUINE MANUS_IS. 2.0S 147.5E 1131Z 11 MAR
KAVIENG 2.5S 150.7E
1132Z 11 MAR
VANIMO 2.6S 141.3E
1142Z 11 MAR
WEWAK 3.5S 143.6E
1154Z 11 MAR
RABAUL 4.2S 152.3E
1202Z 11 MAR
KIETA 6.1S 155.6E
1212Z 11 MAR
AMUN 6.0S 154.7E
1219Z 11 MAR
MADANG 5.2S 145.8E
1223Z 11 MAR
LAE 6.8S
147.0E 1301Z 11 MAR
PORT_MORESBY 9.3S 146.9E 1437Z 11
MAR
NAURU NAURU 0.5S 166.9E 1157Z 11
MAR
SOLOMON IS. PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 1228Z 11 MAR
FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E
1230Z 11 MAR
MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E
1247Z 11 MAR
GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E
1256Z 11 MAR
AUKI 8.8S 160.6E
1317Z 11 MAR
HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E
1322Z 11 MAR
KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E
1326Z 11 MAR
KIRIBATI TARAWA_IS. 1.5N 173.0E 1236Z 11
MAR
KANTON_IS. 2.8S 188.3E 1337Z
11 MAR
CHRISTMAS_IS. 2.0N 202.5E 1451Z
11 MAR
MALDEN_IS. 3.9S 205.1E
1526Z 11 MAR
FLINT_IS. 11.4S 208.2E
1621Z 11 MAR
HOWL.-BAKER HOWLAND_IS. 0.6N 183.4E 1251Z 11 MAR
HAWAII NAWILIWILI 22.0N 200.6E 1307Z 11
MAR
HONOLULU 21.3N 202.1E 1321Z
11 MAR
KAHULUI 20.9N 203.5E
1327Z 11 MAR
HILO 19.7N
204.9E 1346Z 11 MAR
TUVALU FUNAFUTI_IS. 7.9S 178.5E 1338Z 11
MAR
PALMYRA IS. PALMYRA_IS. 6.3N 197.6E 1354Z 11 MAR
VANUATU ESPERITU_SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 1416Z 11 MAR
ANATOM_IS. 20.2S 169.9E
1511Z 11 MAR
TOKELAU NUKUNONU_IS. 9.2S 188.2E 1417Z 11 MAR
JARVIS IS. JARVIS_IS. 0.4S 199.9E 1435Z
11 MAR
WAL.-FUTUNA WALLIS_IS. 13.3S 183.8E 1435Z 11 MAR
FUTUNA_I. 14.3S 181.8E
1448Z 11 MAR
SAMOA APIA 13.8S 188.2E 1453Z
11 MAR
AMERIC. SAM. PAGO_PAGO 14.3S 189.3E 1500Z 11 MAR
COOK ISL. PUKAPUKA_IS. 10.8S 194.1E 1500Z 11 MAR
PENRYN_IS. 8.9S 202.2E
1533Z 11 MAR
RAROTONGA 21.2S 200.2E 1634Z
11 MAR
NIUE NIUE_IS. 19.0S 190.0E
1535Z 11 MAR
FIJI SUVA 18.1S 178.4E
1537Z 11 MAR
NEW CALED. NOUMEA 22.3S 166.5E 1538Z 11 MAR
TONGA NUKUALOFA 21.0S 184.8E 1605Z 11
MAR
MEXICO ENSENADA 31.8N 243.2E 1650Z 11
MAR
PUNTA_ABREOJOS 26.7N 246.4E 1738Z 11
MAR
CABO_SAN_LUCAS 22.8N 250.0E 1815Z 11
MAR
SOCORRO 18.8N 249.0E
1825Z 11 MAR
MAZATLAN 23.2N 253.6E
1904Z 11 MAR
MANZANILLO 19.1N 255.7E
1930Z 11 MAR
ACAPULCO 16.9N 260.1E
2005Z 11 MAR
PUERTO_MADERO 14.8N 267.5E 2140Z 11
MAR
KERMADEC IS RAOUL_IS. 29.2S 182.1E 1656Z 11 MAR
FR. POLYNES. PAPEETE 17.5S 210.4E 1714Z 11 MAR
HIVA_OA 10.0S 221.0E
1753Z 11 MAR
RIKITEA 23.1S 225.0E
1921Z 11 MAR
PITCAIRN PITCAIRN_IS. 25.1S 229.9E 2008Z 11
MAR
GUATEMALA SIPICATE 13.9N 268.8E 2156Z 11 MAR
EL SALVADOR ACAJUTLA 13.6N 270.2E 2202Z 11 MAR
COSTA RICA CABO_SAN_ELENA 10.9N 274.0E 2215Z 11 MAR
PUERTO_QUEPOS 9.4N 275.8E 2241Z 11
MAR
CABO_MATAPALO 8.4N 276.7E 2243Z 11
MAR
NICARAGUA CORINTO 12.5N 272.8E 2223Z 11 MAR
PUERTO_SANDINO 12.2N 273.2E 2229Z 11
MAR
SAN_JUAN_DL_SUR 11.2N 274.1E 2239Z 11
MAR
ANTARCTICA CAPE_ADARE 71.0S 170.0E 2230Z 11 MAR
THURSTON_IS. 72.0S 260.0E 0129Z
12 MAR
PANAMA PUNTA_BURICA 8.0N 277.1E 2254Z 11 MAR
PUNTA_MALA 7.5N 280.0E 2340Z
11 MAR
PUERTO_PINA 7.4N 282.0E 2350Z
11 MAR
BALBOA_HTS. 9.0N 280.4E 0201Z
12 MAR
HONDURAS AMAPALA 13.2N 272.4E 2259Z 11 MAR
CHILE EASTER_IS. 27.1S 250.6E 2303Z
11 MAR
ARICA 8.5S 289.7E
0251Z 12 MAR
IQUIQUE 20.2S 289.9E
0256Z 12 MAR
ANTOFAGASTA 23.3S 289.6E 0302Z 12
MAR
CALDERA 27.1S 289.2E
0322Z 12 MAR
GOLFO_DE_PENAS 47.1S 285.1E 0324Z 12 MAR
COQUIMBO 29.9S 288.6E 0331Z
12 MAR
VALPARAISO 33.0S 288.4E 0345Z
12 MAR
CORRAL 39.8S 286.5E
0401Z 12 MAR
TALCAHUANO 36.7S 286.9E 0407Z
12 MAR
PUERTO_MONTT 41.5S 287.0E 0601Z 12
MAR
PUERTO_WILLIAMS 54.8S 291.8E 0904Z 12
MAR
PUNTA_ARENAS 53.2S 289.1E 1708Z 12
MAR
ECUADOR BALTRA_IS. 0.5S 269.7E 2338Z 11
MAR
ESMERELDAS 1.2N 280.2E 0009Z
12 MAR
LA_LIBERTAD 2.2S 278.8E 0030Z
12 MAR
COLOMBIA BAHIA_SOLANO 6.3N 282.6E 2353Z 11 MAR
TUMACO 1.8N 281.1E
0018Z 12 MAR
BUENAVENTURA 3.8N 282.8E 0036Z 12
MAR
PERU TALARA 4.6S 278.5E 0041Z
12 MAR
PIMENTAL 6.9S 280.0E
0145Z 12 MAR
LA_PUNTA 12.1S 282.8E
0146Z 12 MAR
CHIMBOTE 9.0S 281.2E
0152Z 12 MAR
SAN_JUAN 15.3S 284.8E 0200Z
12 MAR
MOLLENDO 17.1S 288.0E 0233Z
12 MAR.

Data issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency, 0230PM zulu time.
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