I just checked the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, below is the link. The evaluation from them is:
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS REPORTED BY THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY. ORIGIN TIME - 0818Z 07 DEC 2012 COORDINATES - 37.7 NORTH 144.6 EAST DEPTH - 33 KM LOCATION - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU 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://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/?region=2&id=hawaii.TIBHWX.2012.12.07.0826 http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/?region=1&id=pacific.TIBPAC.2012.12.07.0825 On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Sam Larsen <[email protected]> wrote: > Tsunami warnings issued > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/07/japan-asia-pacific?CMP=twt_fd > > > > > _______________________________________________ > HOT mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/hot > >
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