7.0 earthquake in OKINAWA; Strongest since 1909

[StormingB81]

omg wow DID IT JUST SHAKE HERE!! News said it was a 7.3! No damage that I see but is is 530 am so I see nothing. That was crazy!!

[WeatherLovingDoc]

Are you o.k? Yikes that must have been a jolt. How long did you feel shaking? Maybe you're evacuated due to the sunami warning.

Fwiw, USGS downgraded to 7.0, but hey I'm feeling for Japan and keeping fingers crossed.

[StormingB81]

atleast 20-30 seconds..we are all good.

[WeatherLovingDoc]

Glad to hear that. Keep us posted and be careful.

[StormingB81]

i got the kids back to bed they woke and were rattled

[cycloneye]

[StormingB81]

thanks for posting that

[cycloneye]

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 2044Z 26 FEB 2010

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 2031Z 26 FEB 2010
COORDINATES - 26.1 NORTH 128.5 EAST
DEPTH - 29 KM
LOCATION - RYUKYU ISLANDS JAPAN
MAGNITUDE - 7.3

EVALUATION

NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON
HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL
TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN
A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES
IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS
POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES
FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH
CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE
MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/02/26/7 ... 628-01.htm

[StormingB81]

they told the residents on the coast to evacuate

[StormingB81]

I am suprised we havent felt an aftershock yet...watch it wait till the middle of the night

[Chacor]

Aftershock of 5.2 reported at around 9:20 pm local.

[KWT]

Looks like the whole Pacific plate is seeing some sort of shift occur, all the built up pressure along the plate boundaries just going off one after another it seems.

[vbhoutex]

Looks like the whole Pacific plate is seeing some sort of shift occur, all the built up pressure along the plate boundaries just going off one after another it seems.

I'm starting to wonder with this and now Chile. One would think that is what is starting to happen.

[StormingB81]

Aftershock of 5.2 reported at around 9:20 pm local.

I know there has been 4 i just havent felt them

[StormingB81]

Had another 5.3 Aftershock here. However none have been really felt. I felt one last night had to be about a 3 but barely felt it. Nothing that bad though.