Another one! 8.8 Earthquake shakes Japan

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<p>All I could say is “holy cr@p”! 8.8 is nothing to sneeze at, even when the epicenter is somewhere in the ocean.</p>

<p>[Massive</a> quake hits Japan - CNN.com](<a href=“http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.quake/index.html?hpt=T1]Massive”>http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/11/japan.quake/index.html?hpt=T1)</p>

<p>Form what I just heard, tsunamis are going to be the major issue in the next hours…</p>

<p>Is it just me, or do you think that there has been an unusual spike in the seismic activity lately?</p>

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<p>Yes, our state is on alert & projected time of peril is about 2am, IF it comes here. We have discussed the seismic stuff in at least one prior thread.</p>

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<p>I was just watching the live video feed of Tsunamis coming ashore and rush miles inland in northern japan, sweeping everything away in its path-very frightening!</p>

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<p>So sad to watch! :(</p>

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<p>Yes, they are supposed to be making an announcement within the next 5 minutes or so about whether we will be upgrading the tsunami alert for our state. There is an incredible amount of damage – lots of video footage. </p>

<p>** Widespread warning in HI for potential tsunami here, projected nearly 3am here; we have just received official notification, per Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.**</p>

<p>Scary–lots of the homeless in our state live on or near the shores too.</p>

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<p>^
And the homeless most likely don’t have access to media to let them know about the warning.</p>

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<p>Praying for everyone near the potentially affected shorelines to be safe tonight, and for my favorite state, HI, to come out of this with no damage. My heart goes out to the people of Japan…</p>

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<p>so sad to watch- we’re crossing our fingers for you in Hawaii!</p>

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<p>There will likely be some of the non-profits & government agencies going out and providing information for the homeless and offering them evacuation for those who are willing. Some may NOT be willing to leave, which has happened in prior evacuations. When it is daylight, some idiots go TO the OCEAN to LOOK and take pictures! Some even go SURFING!</p>

<p>Waikiki is going to have vertical evacuation, where you go UP to higher floors rather than trying to get transportation somewhere, as there are only two main roads in & out of Waikiki.</p>

<p>This could be big & BAD, per what happened in Japan, or be pretty much nothing. The ocean is unpredictable.</p>

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<p>CNN now says 8.9. So scary!</p>

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<p>HImom, are you on higher ground?</p>

<p>OMG, the pictures on CNN are awful. :(</p>

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<p>Sirens will be going off throughout our state in about 6 minutes, warning EVERYONE to evacuate if they live in such a zone (we do and SHOULD evacuate over one block–rarely have in prior alerts). We will have to decide what to do–we could even walk the block or two to the middle school, which is where we are supposed to evacuate to. It will take about 5-10 minutes to walk from our home to there–not excited about going there now & waiting for 5+ hours and longer. The tsunami will START striking at approximately at 3am and can last for hours and hours, a “wait & see” situation, not an exact science.</p>

<p>The buoys are already showing significant tsunami waves moving from Japan toward us. Yikes! We will hear the siren now in about 4 minutes!</p>

<p>Sirens are on NOW! We live at sea level–about 3 streets in from the ocean. We may need to move in–will see what all our neighbors do as we may all need to move.</p>

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<p>HImom - oh my gosh… my heart goes out to you and your family as you face this. So scary and all you can do is wait. </p>

<p>I might have to move into our study (it’s 2:06AM here now) to turn on the TV.</p>

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<p>Update: Correction–hubby double-checked & according to the phone book pages showing evacuation zones, we are NOT in an evacuation/inundation zone. Hubby went and filled his car, our other cars were already filled with gas. Hubby wants us to pack up and be ready to leave, as needed.</p>

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<p>Our island tends NOT to be hit as badly as other islands–Kauai is the one that really gets nailed, as it’s the western-most island. The Big Island also gets hit badly. Oahu, so far has been spared for the most part.</p>

<p>The dividing line about who needs to evacuate is the highway, which is 3 streets from our home. It looks like we can stay put but if it sounds like there will be a tsunami hitting our state, we will evacuate as better safe than sorry.</p>

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<p>I’m sure we’re all wishing you the best of luck and safety</p>

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<p>Ok, the most recent map shows us IN the zone where we need to evacuate. We will need to go up the hill to visit H’s cousin who lives up the hill from us. The middle school we are supposed to evacuate to is a very short walk from our home.</p>

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<p>Wishing you a safe night.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lhvpd9/01/webetalhvpd9-01.txt[/url]”>http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/11/lhvpd9/01/webetalhvpd9-01.txt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>List of estimated times tomorrow morning for arrivals from the waves, for those of you on the West Coast, particular in California and Alaska. Be careful and stay away from the beach. Right no Tsunami Warning has been issued for the US Coast, but risk is still being assessed.</p>

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<p>[Tsunami</a> center widens warning to include Hawaii - Yahoo! News](<a href=“http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_japan_earthquake_pacific]Tsunami”>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_japan_earthquake_pacific)</p>

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<p>The entire US West Coast has now been issued a Tsunami Watch (not yet Warning). This is a development worth keeping an eye on.</p>

<p>But clearly the situation is most dire over on that side of the Pacific. Thoughts are definitely with the people there. The images of the blobs of waves and water and swamp mass growling their way up the farmlands are incredible sights.</p>