[HOT] 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Japan

[Faheem Merchant]

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 <samlarsen1 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> Tsunami warnings issued
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> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/07/japan-asia-pacific?CMP=twt_fd
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