Magnitude 7.7 - SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA

Magnitude 7.7 - SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA

earthquake.usgs.gov

Magnitude 7.7
Date-Time

Saturday, January 05, 2013 at 08:58:19 UTC
Friday, January 04, 2013 at 11:58:19 PM at epicenter

Location 55.292°N, 134.728°W
Depth 9.6 km (6.0 miles)
Region SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
Distances

101 km (63 miles) SW (221°) from Edna Bay, AK
102 km (64 miles) W (259°) from Craig, AK
106 km (66 miles) S (182°) from Port Alexander, AK
1032 km (641 miles) NW (315°) from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Not much info at the moment. Will be keeping an eye on it though.

7.7 is up there.

Warning
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Event Details
Location: 90 miles NW of Dixon Entrance, Alaska
Magnitude: 7.7, Depth: 3.11 (Mi.)
Lat: 55.3 ° N Lon: 134.9 ° W
Origin Time: Saturday, January 05, 2013 12:58:16 AM

earthquake.usgs.gov
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Don't forget the tsunami warning! wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov...

WEAK51 PAAQ 050901
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1201 AM AKST SAT JAN 5 2013

...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT...


...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES - UPDATED
-------------------------------------
TSUNAMI WARNING IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE
NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA TO CAPE
SUCKLING ALASKA/LOCATED 75 MILES SE OF CORDOVA/


TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE
WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF
VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM CAPE SUCKLING
ALASKA/LOCATED 75 MILES SE OF CORDOVA/ TO KENNEDY ENTRANCE
ALASKA/LOCATED 40 MILES SW OF HOMER/


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 7.7
* ORIGIN TIME 2358 AKST JAN 04 2013
0058 PST JAN 05 2013
0858 UTC JAN 05 2013
* COORDINATES 55.3 NORTH 134.9 WEST
* DEPTH 3 MILES
* LOCATION 90 MILES NW OF DIXON ENTRANCE ALASKA
210 MILES S OF JUNEAU ALASKA


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI WARNING AREAS
---------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS
EXPECTED.

* WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING ACCOMPANIED BY POWERFUL
CURRENTS IS POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER
TSUNAMI ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS - UPDATED
-----------------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN A WARNING AREA - MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND.

* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


FORECASTS AND/OR OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
-------------------------------------------------
FORECAST
START OF
SITE OF TSUNAMI
---- ----------

* BRITISH COLUMBIA
LANGARA 0129 PST JAN 5
TOFINO 0314 PST JAN 5

* ALASKA
SITKA 0045 AKST JAN 5
ELFIN COVE 0056 AKST JAN 5
CRAIG 0113 AKST JAN 5
YAKUTAT 0145 AKST JAN 5
SEWARD 0224 AKST JAN 5
VALDEZ 0238 AKST JAN 5
CORDOVA 0247 AKST JAN 5
HOMER 0338 AKST JAN 5


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 30 MINUTES.

* REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE
INFORMATION.

* PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$


wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov...

Tsunami warning map wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov...

The quake - wasn't that at the tip of the Cascadian fault line?

reply to post by Trexter Ziam


Yes, you are right.

www.lightgatherings.com...

Some information.

The tsunami warning for coastal areas of British Columbia seems the most urgent.

This just popped up on the recent threads list www.abovetopsecret.com...

Seems there's another thread that was started just a few minutes before this one.

Thank you OP - saw this one first and went straight to all the earthquake sites.

Please add all relevant information in the already open thread:

Thread Already Exists

So that we have all the information in one place...

Stop pushing buttons Sarah!

Tsunami warning canceled wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov...

and USGS downgraded the quake size to 7.5

Posted earlier here:
www.abovetopsecret.com...

Please add further comments to the ongoing discussion in the above linked thread.
Thanks

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