TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED FOR JAPAN, RUSSIA AND OTHER REGIONS

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BREAKING -- New quake measured 6.7: /via@mpoppel

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Japanese government confirms at least 5 deaths from massive quake - AP: /RT @BreakingNews:

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Japan Earthquake Early Warning Center reports earthquake happening right now.. in the 6 range: /RT @mpoppel:

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Aljazeera reports new Earthquake warning NOW! A big quake of aftershock might be imminent: /RT @Dany_k: RT @freakingcat:

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Medvedev orders Russia's emergency minister to work out plan how to help Japan after earthquake - Russia Today: /RT @mpoppel:

[AgentSmith]

Is the Thai Gulf safe? On the map it looks like it could be hit almost directly. I'm not saying it could still cause damage but it's relatively close compared to many other countries that are already on the warning list.

no way............Thai Gulf won't get this Tsunami ..

And the basis for this statement...?

Sulawesi is on the warning list, 4000 km from the location, expecting 60 cm to 1 meter of water. The southern part of the Gulf is 4500 km from the epicenter. I don't really want to rely on the local Thai authorities when it comes to events like this. I calculated that the first wave might arrive between 10 and 11 tonight.

Trust me .......... there won't be a affect. The wave won't come around Thai Gulf... it's safe enough to take a good swim though.

Trust you??

Come on people, this is not about fear of damage or anything. But there might be situations where a warning is a good idea, for instance for those people that live in houses on the sea like a whole village here. Better safe than sorry indeed. Please hold the ridiculing comments for at least a day.

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Tsunami triggered by Japan quake will stop in 2-hours time - Russian meteorologist agency - Russia Today: /RT @mpoppel:

[ETatBKK]

check this USGS website, links to Google Eath / Google Map location info :

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0001xq3.php#maps

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Red Cross says biggest concern is tsunami, wave now higher than some Pacific islands: /RT @REUTERSFLASH:

[Elfin]

Is the Thai Gulf safe? On the map it looks like it could be hit almost directly. I'm not saying it could still cause damage but it's relatively close compared to many other countries that are already on the warning list.

no way............Thai Gulf won't get this Tsunami ..

And the basis for this statement...?

Sulawesi is on the warning list, 4000 km from the location, expecting 60 cm to 1 meter of water. The southern part of the Gulf is 4500 km from the epicenter. I don't really want to rely on the local Thai authorities when it comes to events like this. I calculated that the first wave might arrive between 10 and 11 tonight.

Trust me .......... there won't be a affect. The wave won't come around Thai Gulf... it's safe enough to take a good swim though.

seriously, my condolences to all those affected.

Edited March 11, 2011 by george
snip /mod

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U.S envoy in Japan ready to mobilize US. military, Trains in Tokyo not to resume any time soon: /RT @felix85: LATEST ::

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[bkkjames]

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WEPA40 PHEB 110830

TSUPAC

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 004

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 0830Z 11 MAR 2011

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC

OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...

WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

JAPAN / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / WAKE IS. /

TAIWAN / YAP / PHILIPPINES / MARSHALL IS. / BELAU / MIDWAY IS. /

POHNPEI / CHUUK / KOSRAE / INDONESIA / PAPUA NEW GUINEA /

NAURU / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. / KIRIBATI / HOWLAND-BAKER /

HAWAII / TUVALU / PALMYRA IS. / VANUATU / TOKELAU / JARVIS IS. /

WALLIS-FUTUNA / SAMOA / AMERICAN SAMOA / COOK ISLANDS / NIUE /

AUSTRALIA / FIJI / NEW CALEDONIA / TONGA / MEXICO /

KERMADEC IS / FR. POLYNESIA / NEW ZEALAND / PITCAIRN /

GUATEMALA / EL SALVADOR / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / ANTARCTICA /

PANAMA / HONDURAS / CHILE / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / PERU

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 - 0546Z 11 MAR 2011

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

------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----

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

LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)

LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)

TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)

AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.

IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.

VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).

PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.

NOTE - DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY

ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL

MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS.

EVALUATION

SEA LEVEL READINGS CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED

WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE

APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL

CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND

SEVERITY OF THE THREAT.

A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE

LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY

SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM

ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND

THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE.

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.

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.

LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME

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JAPAN KATSUURA 35.1N 140.3E 0642Z 11 MAR

KUSHIRO 42.9N 144.3E 0648Z 11 MAR

HACHINOHE 40.5N 141.5E 0701Z 11 MAR

SHIMIZU 32.8N 133.0E 0804Z 11 MAR

OKINAWA 26.2N 127.8E 0920Z 11 MAR

RUSSIA URUP_IS 46.1N 150.5E 0721Z 11 MAR

SEVERO_KURILSK 50.8N 156.1E 0840Z 11 MAR

PETROPAVLOVSK_K 53.2N 159.6E 0842Z 11 MAR

UST_KAMCHATSK 56.1N 162.6E 0846Z 11 MAR

MEDNNY_IS 54.7N 167.4E 0909Z 11 MAR

MARCUS IS. MARCUS_IS. 24.3N 154.0E 0806Z 11 MAR

N. MARIANAS SAIPAN 15.3N 145.8E 0901Z 11 MAR

GUAM GUAM 13.4N 144.7E 0917Z 11 MAR

WAKE IS. WAKE_IS. 19.3N 166.6E 0934Z 11 MAR

TAIWAN HUALIEN 24.0N 121.7E 0940Z 11 MAR

HUALIEN 24.0N 121.6E 0940Z 11 MAR

TAITUNG 22.7N 121.2E 0944Z 11 MAR

CHILUNG 25.2N 121.8E 1012Z 11 MAR

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 NEW 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

JOHNSTON IS. JOHNSTON_IS. 16.7N 190.5E 1211Z 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

HOWLAND-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

WALLIS-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

AMERICAN SAMOA PAGO_PAGO 14.3S 189.3E 1500Z 11 MAR

COOK ISLANDS 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

AUSTRALIA CAIRNS 16.7S 145.8E 1535Z 11 MAR

BRISBANE 27.2S 153.3E 1627Z 11 MAR

SYDNEY 33.9S 151.4E 1658Z 11 MAR

GLADSTONE 23.8S 151.4E 1737Z 11 MAR

MACKAY 21.1S 149.3E 1818Z 11 MAR

HOBART 43.3S 147.6E 1833Z 11 MAR

FIJI SUVA 18.1S 178.4E 1537Z 11 MAR

NEW CALEDONIA 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. POLYNESIA 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

NEW ZEALAND NORTH_CAPE 34.4S 173.3E 1723Z 11 MAR

EAST_CAPE 37.7S 178.5E 1823Z 11 MAR

AUCKLAND(W) 37.1S 174.2E 1823Z 11 MAR

GISBORNE 38.7S 178.0E 1829Z 11 MAR

MILFORD_SOUND 44.6S 167.9E 1847Z 11 MAR

WELLINGTON 41.3S 174.8E 1853Z 11 MAR

AUCKLAND(E) 36.7S 175.0E 1905Z 11 MAR

NEW_PLYMOUTH 39.1S 174.1E 1908Z 11 MAR

NAPIER 39.5S 176.9E 1917Z 11 MAR

WESTPORT 41.8S 171.6E 1937Z 11 MAR

DUNEDIN 45.9S 170.5E 2029Z 11 MAR

LYTTELTON 43.6S 172.7E 2103Z 11 MAR

BLUFF 46.6S 168.3E 2120Z 11 MAR

NELSON 41.3S 173.3E 2215Z 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 18.5S 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

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

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://www.weather.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.2011.03.11.083004&msg

[dunkin2012]

Is the Thai Gulf safe? On the map it looks like it could be hit almost directly. I'm not saying it could still cause damage but it's relatively close compared to many other countries that are already on the warning list.

seriously, my condolences to all those affected.

Ok... I will swim tonite.... Near Pattaya... how 'bout that? come and see me how good i can swim dude.

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NEW QUAKE - 6.5: /RT @mpoppel:

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Japan: Tsunami kills at least 10 people in Iwate -Kyodo: /RT @felix85:

[bkkjames]

Japan: Tsunami kills at least 10 people in Iwate -Kyodo: /RT @felix85:

suffice to say that like the 2004 event here - initial death reports should be taken with a grain of salt - sadly.

[george]

Kyodo: Power failure at 4.4 million households in six quake-hit Japan prefectures

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Thai Foreign Ministry prepares to help some 50,000 Thais in Japan, 300 Thai nationals reported living in Miyaki where huge tsunami slams Japan /MCOT

[dunkin2012]

Is the Thai Gulf safe? On the map it looks like it could be hit almost directly. I'm not saying it could still cause damage but it's relatively close compared to many other countries that are already on the warning list.

no way............Thai Gulf won't get this Tsunami ..

And the basis for this statement...?

Sulawesi is on the warning list, 4000 km from the location, expecting 60 cm to 1 meter of water. The southern part of the Gulf is 4500 km from the epicenter. I don't really want to rely on the local Thai authorities when it comes to events like this. I calculated that the first wave might arrive between 10 and 11 tonight.

Look at the map and try to make sense dude............... how 'bout taking a good swim tonite?

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8.8 quake was Japan's largest since observation for quakes started in Meiji era - NHK: /RT @REUTERSFLASH:

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At least 19 deaths reported in Japan following 8.9 magnitude quake: /RT @Dany_k: RT @fieldproducer: RT @SkyNewsBreak

[jfchandler]

Here's a good link to NHK TV English broadcast...

http://www.streaming.../20623&player=1

And actually, here's the direct link to NHK's feed...

http://www.nhk.or.jp...orld/r0/low.asx

And here's the link for NHK World service..with their video feeds live in various speeds and podcasts and various news...

http://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/

Edited March 11, 2011 by jfchandler

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Estimated tsunami travel times: http://twitpic.com/48eez6 /RT @adullard:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VopzGcBkfnE&feature=player_embedded#at=28]

devastating

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Philippine order eastern coastal areas evacuated in expectation of tsunami after Japan quake - AP: /RT @BreakingNews:

[sunnyrolfe]

The only upside is The Japanese have excellent emergency services but I fear for less developed pacific rim countries that could be affected yet by this. My thoughts are with them all.

Yes but................................ This is overwhelming for any country, and it only took minutes , look at Katrina and it took hours with plenty of notice !! My heart goes out, I'm having trouble doing anything but watching and thinking how lucky not to be there and the helpless terror involved... I'm going to go hug my boys ...

Yes you are right about that. It is a big problem for anyone to know where to start and accessing the most needy is made all the more difficult by the water,mud broken infrastructure etc. Well it's a shame it always takes this kind of thing for us to remember we are all brothers and sisters in humanity,

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MFA has not received reports that any Thais have been injured or killed in Japan quake; hardest hit Miyagi prefecture home to 300 Thais /TAN_Network

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Number of Thai embassy in Tokyo (813) 32224101, Thai Consular in Osaka (816) 62629226-9 /TAN_Network

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23 now confirmed dead in Japan - NHK: /RT @mpoppel: