UPDATE: Russia Issues, Then Cancels, Tsunami Warning After 8.2 Quake in Sea of Okhotsk

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May 24, 2013 - Whew! That tsunami warning was canceled -- 10 minutes after Russia issued it. "Russian emergency authorities lifted a tsunami warning on Friday several minutes after they announced one, following an earthquake in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russia's eastern coast," reports Terra.com.

"Russian authorities have lifted a tsunami warning," reports Russia Today, "for the Sakhalin region and Kuril Islands following a strong 8.2-magnitude earthquake that rattled the Sea of Okhotsk. The aftershocks were felt as far away as Moscow, over 9,000 kilometers away."

This was a very powerful quake, felt far and wide. "Many parts of China were also affected by the quake. People from different provinces said they felt the quake, among them Heilongjiang, Gansu, Hubei, Chongqing, Jiangsu and Sichuan. No damage was reported from China," according to Earthquake Report. "In Moscow at least two office buildings were evacuated due to the quake. Several hundred people had to leave their workplace for some time. There are no damages reported, but some people in Moscow said they experienced an aftershock." Earthquake Report also noted that "a reader from Finland told us that this quake was felt there," and that "this quake was also felt in St. Petersburg on Baltic Sea."

To put that in perspective, it would be as though an earthquake struck in northern Alaska and was so strong that it was felt strongly in Miami Beach.

The time of the quake was approximately 02:00 AM ET (New York time). Location: 251 miles (404 km) WNW of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia; 1476 miles (2376 km) NNE of TOKYO, Japan. More details about this earthquake at USGS.

An earlier report: "Russian authorities have issued a tsunami warning for the country's eastern coastline after a magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck in the Sea of Okhotsk. There have been no initial reports of damage or injury from the quake, which hit about 2,375 kilometres north-east of Tokyo." - ABC News Australia

ALASKA, HAWAII WERE NOT THREATENED:
Hawaii was in no danger, reported Maui Now, which also said that "[the earthquake] follows two large earthquakes reported earlier today near Tonga -- one at 7:19 a.m. HST that measured 7.4 in magnitude and located 174 miles SW of Vaini, Tonga; and another at 11:08 a.m. HST that measured 6.5 in magnitude and located 30 miles NNW of Nuku`alofa, Tonga." Alaska was also in the clear, according to tsunami.gov.

New Photos of Tsunami Hitting Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant; TEPCO President Resigns

May 20, 2011 - Stunning new photos of the post-earthquake tsunami hitting the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were released today. The photos and video were made public by the company that owns the power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) even as the company's president, Masataka Shimizu, resigned. See "Photos For Press" at TEPCO's website: http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/110311/ Video from Fukushima nuclear power plant, Japan:

Live Tsunami Coverage from Hawaii

This event is over. Hawaii was not destroyed. Whew! See "Hawaii Tsunami Video Shows Massive Tidals Waves" Leave a Comment * Conservative T-Shirts * Follow CNB on Twitter * RSS Feed

Earthquake in Chile Triggers Pacific-wide Tsunami Warnings

Update, Feb. 28, 2010: Hawaii was not destroyed after all. See "Hawaii Tsunami Video Shows Massive Tidals Waves" February 27, 2010 - A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Chile overnight. It caused damage there and now tsunami warnings cover the entire Pacific Rim. WATCH Live Tsunami Coverage from Hawaii This map shows estimated tsunami arrival times (click to enlarge). Projected energy model map by NOAA. Related story at sfgate.com. Nations and communities around the entire Pacific - about one fourth of the planet - are evacuating coastal areas and issued warnings and watches for tsunamis (tidal waves). French Polynesia and New Zealand have been hit by waves and suffered some damage. Watch live stream news coverage from Hawaii, where about 100,000 people have been evacuated away from beaches. The LA Times reports that "A forecast says waves could reach as high as 8 feet in some bays. Waikiki Beach is almost deserted, and the Navy acts to protect ships at Pearl Harbor." Theledger.com reports that "scientists say the major earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile was a 'megathrust' - similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean temblor that spawned a catastrophic tsunami." The Contra Costa Times says the quake "shook buildings in Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires, and was felt as far away as Sao Paulo in Brazil — 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) to the east. About 13 million people live in the area where shaking was strong to severe, according to the U.S. Geological Survey." RELATED: Huge quake triggers Pacific tsunami Chile Quake Is One of the Biggest in a Century Obama says US prepared to assist Chile if asked UK relief charity teams fly to Chile earthquake zone Leave a Comment * Conservative T-Shirts * Follow CNB on Twitter * RSS Feed