Magnitude 9 earthquake hits Japan

[gary]

Story here -
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/envi...311-1bqym.html

Originally reported as mag 7.9 but upgraded to 8.8.
Tsunami has hit and TV images from NHK show vehicles and buildings being swept away.

Footnote:

Later upgraded to 9.0

[mozzie (Peter)]

yes gary it was on the early news this arvo !!!!!

there's been some quakes over the past several months

[renormalised (Carl)]

Nasty quake, this one. Going to upset everything for awhile!!!.

[MrB (Simon)]

Not nice for the residents.. but the live footage of tsunami's rolling in on ABC24 is amazing.
The NHK newsreader is very annoying.

[renormalised (Carl)]

Today, Japan has had the 8.8/8.9 quake and 5 aftershocks ranging between 6.3 and 7.1

The last two (6.3 and 7.1) hit in the last hour.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...quakes_all.php

[MrB (Simon)]

Tsunami warning for Australia now

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Updated to 8.9

Many parts of Tokyo are on fire including a Petrol refinery.
1 million buildings without power, whole cites under water from 5m Tsunami.

This is horrific!

Countries on immediate alert for Tsunami:
Hawaii, Russia, Indonesia, Malaysia.

No warning for Australia or New Zealand yet.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by MrB

Tsunami warning for Australia now

OK thanks, Must have come in in the last minute or so.

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

But Bom say's no threat to australia at 5.16pm

http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/index.shtml

[renormalised (Carl)]

Just checked the Met....no tsunami warnings.

[MrB (Simon)]

Yeah, NHK was saying there was warning for Oz and NZ.. ABC now has text on screen that BOM will not issue warning.

[AdrianF (Adrian)]

Ch7 news said tsunami warning issued by BOM for Australia but nothing on BOM site

Adrian

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

Originally Posted by AdrianF

Ch7 news said tsunami warning issued by BOM for Australia but nothing on BOM site

Adrian

Nice to know where we stand isn't it

[AdrianF (Adrian)]

Well just in case everyone near the coast be careful and safe.

Adrian

[Steve Heaton (Steve)]

Another quake predicted for Christchurch around 16th or 17th. What is going on around the world

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Now official. Australia on Tsunami alert for all of Northern Australia.

Darwin approx 6 hours,

QLD approx 8 hours.

Warnings are for people living at or near coastal areas and low lying areas to move to higher ground.

No Tsunami Threat yet, just an Official Alert.

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

Originally Posted by ballaratdragons

Now official. Australia on Tsunami alert for all of Northern Australia.

Darwin approx 6 hours,

QLD approx 8 hours.

Warnings are for people living at or near coastal areas and low lying areas to move to higher ground.

No Tsunami Threat yet, just an Official Alert.

Official from who I believe you but bom still says no threat

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by supernova1965

Official from who I believe you but bom still says no threat

Because there is no official threat yet.

So far it is an official alert

Given by Government Meteorologist being interviewed on Channel 7.

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

US warning for virtually the entire pacific coast including Australia and South America. But Bom has no warning or even a watch

http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/index.shtml

Who are we supposed to listen too or who has the better information

[MrB (Simon)]

EDIT: Director of the Australian Tsunami Warning Centre interviewed on ABC, says the tsunami WILL reach Australia but is not significant. It will show up on tidal guages, not much else.

Apparently this is 160x larger than the quake in Christchurch.

The warning that the NHK has been giving in coverage on ABC is from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre

Warning: http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php...1.03.11.083004

Included in this warning:
"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."

It's not likely to get here, and if it does, it may just be a ripple, but warnings are still out:

"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.

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"