7.2 QUAKE FIJI REGION BREAKING

[itsrobert]

breaking

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0005vcv.php

[JuniperLea]

1. Oh dear...

Hang on...

[KamaAina]

2. No tsunami expected for West Coast , Alaska or Hawai'i

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/09/15/lrkwvo/01/messagelrkwvo-01.htm

A strong earthquake has occurred, but a tsunami IS NOT expected along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, or Alaska coast. NO tsunami warning, watch or advisory is in effect for these areas.

Based on the depth of the earthquake within the earth, a tsunami IS NOT expected along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska coasts.

At 12:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time on September 15, an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 7.4 occurred in the Fiji Islands region at 612km depth. (Refer to the United States Geological Survey for official earthquake parameters.)

Pacific coastal regions outside California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska should refer to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center messages for information on the event.

[itsrobert]

4. Thanks

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.2011.09.15.193813

EVALUATION

A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI WAS NOT GENERATED BASED ON EARTHQUAKE AND
HISTORICAL TSUNAMI DATA

[JuniperLea]

6. Thank you!

You were the first person I thought of when I read this... :hug:

[KamaAina]

7. Haven't been in Hawai'i for a couple of years

no name change 'til after the election, remember?

San Jose may have quakes, fires, slides, etc., but no tsunami.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Inland you, lucky

From a certain direction... I am.

Last came from wrong direction,

[truebrit71]

3. Weren't there three other big ones (6.0+) around the globe today as well?

...

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. thanks, recommended

[Fire Walk With Me]

9. "Breaking", no pun intended

[malaise]

10. I heard on the news tthat we had one in the parish of St Ann this morning

a 5.2 I think, but we didn't feel the 6.0 in the Cuba region last night.