2011 Sendai Earthquake & Tsunami

[Chacor]

From PTWC, issued four minutes ago:

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 1311Z 0.64M / 2.1FT 26MIN
HALEIWA HI 21.6N 158.1W 1316Z 1.00M / 3.3FT 56MIN
MAKAPU'U HI 21.3N 158.1W 1312Z 0.50M / 1.6FT 52MIN
HANALEI HI 22.2N 159.5W 1306Z 0.85M / 2.8FT 28MIN
TERN FR. FRIGATE US 23.9N 166.3W 1224Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 16MIN

[Bunkertor]

Seismo

[Chacor]

From WCATWC, energy map of the quake and tsunami:

[HURAKAN]

Impressive images

[Chacor]

BBC reports a train on the Japanese coast is unaccounted for; unclear how many are on board.

[brunota2003]

Is it possible that these very strong aftershocks generate more tsunamis?

[angelwing]

-- Between 200 to 300 bodies found in Japanese coastal city of Sendai, the Kyodo news agency reports.

CNN breaking news

[brunota2003]

Per FoxNews:
LATEST UPDATE: At least 60 dead after 23-foot tsunami strikes northern coast of Japan, washing away cars and damaging buildings, following a magnitude 8.9 earthquake. Tsunami waves hit Hawaii as coastal residents from SoCal to Oregon move to higher ground.

NOBIRU, Japan -- A passenger train with an unknown number of people aboard was unaccounted for Friday in tsunami-hit coastal Japan, according to Kyodo News.

The East Japan Railway Co. train was running near Nobiru Station on the Senseki Line connecting Sendai to Ishinomaki when a massive quake hit, triggering a 10-meter (33-foot) tsunami, the report said, quoting police sources.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/11 ... z1GIen90Dg


Image of one of the waves:

[Bunkertor]

Is it possible that these very strong aftershocks generate more tsunamis?

I read something about that. They mean: Yes.

Source http://jibtv.com/program/?page=0

[RobWESTPACWX]

From WCATWC, energy map of the quake and tsunami:

Please post the link to this!!! Thanks!

[Chacor]

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/ - select "energy map".

[brunota2003]

Is it possible that these very strong aftershocks generate more tsunamis?

I read something about that. They mean: Yes.

Source http://jibtv.com/program/?page=0

That's what I was/am afraid of.

[Bunkertor]

The reactor´s EMERGENCY cooling system is only running on batteries. The Diesel Engines have quit.

[vbhoutex]

The reactor´s EMERGENCY cooling system is only running on batteries. The Diesel Engines have quit.

Can you source this? Reports on the news are that all the reactors are ok and have been or are being shut down successfully. Reports from Hawaii tell that the wave has passing/is passing the islands with minimal disruption and/or damage. Next stop West coast.

[Chacor]

PTWC: A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG
COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION
SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.

Max wave confirmed by PTWC in HI is 6.0 ft/1.82 m at Kahului, Maui at 1340 UTC.

[Bunkertor]

@ VB: Several sources, but it seems that 4 nuclear plants are concerned.

My sources were: Spiegel http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,750254,00.html, dpa ( german press agency ), an expert from the germany society for nuclear safety, GRS, quoted in the Frankfurter Rundschau paper http://www.fr-online.de/home/experten-- ... index.html.

[angelwing]

The official Kyodo news agency is reporting that about 88,000 people are missing. from Twitter

[angelwing]

OMG this is a tweet:

xtineMAY: oh my god ---- RT: "70,000 people are trapped in Tokyo Disneyland, and it's starting to flood. #japan #tsunami"

[angelwing]

REUTERSFLASH ReutersBreakingNews by BreakingNews
Dam breaks in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, washes away homes - Kyodo

[angelwing]

RSOE EDIS ALERTMAIL



Situation Update No. 18

Posted:2011-03-11, 06:12:37 [UTC]

Ref.no.: EQ-20110311-29849-JPN

Situation Update No. 18
On 2011-03-11 at 15:52:18 [UTC]

Event: Earthquake
Location: Japan Statewide


Number of Deads: >360 person(s)
Number of Missing: 88000 person(s)

Situation:

At least 93 people have been killed in the devastating 8.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Japan on Friday, according to the first official death toll from police. The official Kyodo News Agency reported that about 88 000 people were missing after a tsunami triggered by the quake swept away houses, farmlands and vehicles. Up to 300 bodies were found in the beach of Sendai, the closest city to the epicenter of the quake. The city has a population of 74 000. A large waterfront area near the city is on fire. Houses and other buildings are also ablaze near the Kesennuma city in Miyagi prefecture, near Sendai.