KURIL ISLANDS’ Earthquake


Posted on November 18, 2006  /  0 Comments

[Tsunami Warning – IOC] WCATWC Message 

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE – 7.7
 TIME      – 0214 AKST NOV 15 2006
            0314  PST NOV 15 2006
            1114  UTC NOV 15 2006
 LOCATION  – 46.7 NORTH 153.5 EAST
          – KURIL ISLANDS
 DEPTH     – 21 MILES

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII HAS
ISSUED A TSUNAMI WARNING FOR AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE OF
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

As Japan braces: Tech-related tsunami resources 

By Paul McNamara on Wed, 11/15/2006 – 8:52am 

The information and warning systems didn’t always work flawlessly, Japanese officials acknowledge.  

 

Tsunami warning activated in the middle of the night

By Steve O’Brien, CBS 11 News Reporter
Some Alaskans are talking about the tsunami warning, one that was activated in the middle of the night on Tuesday (early Wednesday morning) by the National Weather Service. If you were sleeping at three o’clock in the morning, you missed it. So how can we be prepared if this happens again? … [Click for full tale]

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