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Tsunami warning for West Coast?
Saw this at another board, but there was no explanation or link...
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Just saw this on the Weatherunderground.com:
Statement as of 9:15 PM PDT on June 14, 2005 ... The tsunami warning and watch status is canceled for California - Oregon - Washington - British Columbia - and Alaska... No tsunami danger exists for California. However some areas may experience small sea level changes. As local conditions can cause a wide variation in tsunami wave action... the all clear determinations must be made by local authorities. Water levels remain normal at all coastal sites. No wave has been detected. This will be the last West Coast and Alaska tsunami warning center watch/warning bulletin issued for this event. |
The government Tsunami site http://tsunami.gov/ has the watch.
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Actually, If I am reading this right, the warning/watch has been cancelled:
TSUWCA TO - TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS IN ALASKA/BRITISH COLUMBIA/WASHINGTON/OREGON/CALIFORNIA FROM - WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING BULLETIN - FINAL BULLETIN NUMBER 2 ISSUED 06/15/2005 AT 0409 UTC ...THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH STATUS IS CANCELED FOR CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA - AND ALASKA... EARTHQUAKE DATA PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE - 7.4 LOCATION - 41.4N 125.6W - 85 MILES NW OF EUREKA-CA. 300 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO-CA. TIME - 1851 ADT 06/14/2005 1951 PDT 06/14/2005 0251 UTC 06/15/2005 A SMALL TSUNAMI WAS OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES WATER LEVELS REMAIN NORMAL AT ALL COASTAL SITES. NO WAVE BEEN DETECTED. EVALUATION NO TSUNAMI DANGER EXISTS FOR ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON OR CALIFORNIA. HOWEVER SOME AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATIONS MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. $$ PKZ032-031-042-034-033-035-041-036-PZZ130-131-133-134-132- 135-150-153-156-110-250-210-255-350-353-356-450-455-550- 530-535-555-670-673-650-655-750-AKZ023-024-025-026-028-029- 027-WAZ001-002-005-006-007-008-009-010-011-013-014-015-016- 021-ORZ001-002-021-022-CAZ001-002-005-007-006-075-074-009- 034-035-039-040-046-041-042-043-150508- COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA - AND ALASKA. ...THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH STATUS IS CANCELED FOR CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA - AND ALASKA... $$ THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE A FINAL BULLETIN. THIS WILL BE THE LAST WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WATCH/WARNING BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED AT WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV |
According to weather.com, it is cancelled.
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Good news. Thanks for the update, guys...
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Wierd, parents just called from aRIZONa and said there was a 7.0 earthquake here. But all I find is this:
A microearthquake occurred at 9:03:09 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, June 14, 2005. The magnitude 2.4 event occurred 15 km (9 miles) ESE of Anza, CA. The hypocentral depth is 11 km ( 7 miles). |
Ah, here it is. Off the coast of Northern CA
A major earthquake occurred at 7:50:54 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, June 14, 2005. The magnitude 7.0 event occurred 146 km (91 miles) WSW of Crescent City, CA. The hypocentral depth is 10 km ( 6 miles). Magnitude 7.0 - moment magnitude (Mw) Time Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at 7:50:54 PM (PDT) Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 2:50:54 (UTC) Distance from Crescent City, CA - 146 km (91 miles) WSW (252 degrees) Trinidad, CA - 147 km (91 miles) WNW (282 degrees) Bertsch-Oceanview, CA - 149 km (93 miles) WSW (252 degrees) Sacramento, CA - 485 km (301 miles) NW (311 degrees) Coordinates 41 deg. 19.8 min. N (41.329N), 125 deg. 51.8 min. W (125.863W) Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) Location Quality Poor Location Quality Parameters Nst=183, Nph=183, Dmin=164.9 km, Rmss=1.44 sec, Erho=5.7 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=36 degrees Event ID# usziae Additional Information 2-degree map |
That made for an interesting evening. Living in a low-laying area near the coast in San Diego, I was contemplating at least climbing up to the 3rd floor with the video cam.
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