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23. And it also gives time it arrives in New Hampshire. So far from what I hear from my local Pacific nw

Sat Oct 27, 2012, 11:20 PM

Oct 2012

noaa and tsunami people, northern Vancouver island to AK are under a watch. Here it is just "if" it was big enough, it would get here. And yes, we had the one from Japan last year. Will keep monitoring but it isn't OMG THE WHOLE WEST COAST!!!!! thing.

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Magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits Canada's British Columbia, USGS reports [View all] bananas Oct 2012 OP

holy crap Voice for Peace Oct 2012 #1

we're on tsunami warning here in alaska. roguevalley Oct 2012 #51

Here is the scoop on this one Coyotl Oct 2012 #56

Good info..thanks PearliePoo2 Oct 2012 #61

British Columbia? Isn't that the Canadian West Coast TheDebbieDee Oct 2012 #2

yes Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #4

Yes Ztolkins Oct 2012 #5

You got it, off the coast of BC and Prince Rupert, BC has be issued a Tsunami warning. teddy51 Oct 2012 #7

that would be where my dad dreams of retiring PatrynXX Oct 2012 #18

Not sure how happy a tea party member would be there... Locut0s Oct 2012 #39

He'd have the socialized medical care The Second Stone Oct 2012 #67

That's large! Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2012 #3

There is a Tsunami WARNING in effect for the whole west coast and Alaska appleannie1 Oct 2012 #6

Not the whole west coast but BC-AK in parts. No warning for WA, OR, CA or Hawaii or Central AK uppityperson Oct 2012 #9

Warnings for WA, OR, CA and entire southern coast of AK NoOneMan Oct 2012 #14

From your link.... N tip of Vanc Island, BC to Cape Decision, AK. uppityperson Oct 2012 #17

Hover over the map and it gives you arrival times at Astoria, Seaside.. all down the coast. nt Viva_La_Revolution Oct 2012 #19

And it also gives time it arrives in New Hampshire. So far from what I hear from my local Pacific nw uppityperson Oct 2012 #23

still, anybody living near the water needs to be aware Viva_La_Revolution Oct 2012 #25

I agree. Be aware, be alert if you are low or near the water. But no need to "whole coast" thing as uppityperson Oct 2012 #26

Holy shit! I'm only 3 miles from the Gulf of Mexico! Fuddnik Oct 2012 #37

We have tsunami warnings for San Pedro (LA Harbor), CA among other places in the state. kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #21

and New Hampshire is listed also. From what I am reading, the official warning is northern vanc isle uppityperson Oct 2012 #24

Like I said, we have tsunami warnings down here: kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #28

This message is for the coast but warning is for BC-AK. uppityperson Oct 2012 #29

They updated. You and I have Advisories now, updated uppityperson Oct 2012 #45

Fracking? nt valerief Oct 2012 #8

Naw, lots of land mass plates out here. uppityperson Oct 2012 #10

it's around an island around 56 miles away from the mainland PatrynXX Oct 2012 #30

No, that whole area is seismically very active Lydia Leftcoast Oct 2012 #13

It wasn't until about 15 years ago that scientists realized just how seismically active.... Raster Oct 2012 #65

My kids in Washington State didn't feel anything starroute Oct 2012 #11

don't know much about that sort of thing. although first PatrynXX Oct 2012 #33

that's weird KT2000 Oct 2012 #12

I live in Victoria u4ic Oct 2012 #27

Hi neighbor! KT2000 Oct 2012 #54

Hello hello! u4ic Oct 2012 #68

Hi neighbor! PearliePoo2 Oct 2012 #57

Oh man, you have such great views! dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #59

Were you at Oak Harbor? PearliePoo2 Oct 2012 #60

I was at Greenbank and points south. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #62

I know exactly where Greenbank is! PearliePoo2 Oct 2012 #64

Howdy! u4ic Oct 2012 #69

Hi neighbor! PearliePoo2 Oct 2012 #58

Hi neighbor and the rest of you neighbors from sort of near PT uppityperson Oct 2012 #70

Second tsunami warning statement appleannie1 Oct 2012 #15

CNN: 5.8 aftershock bananas Oct 2012 #16

More specific info from a Canadian paper suffragette Oct 2012 #20

Live reports on KOMO radio (link) icymist Oct 2012 #22

That's a very bad place for a quake of that size, definitely a Sunami danger.... Up2Late Oct 2012 #31

can't actually get to the site PatrynXX Oct 2012 #34

From it's location, it looks like it was on the main fault, which I think is a Slip fault. Up2Late Oct 2012 #36

@AntDeRosa: Latest west coast/Alaska bulletin: SMALL TSUNAMI HAS BEEN RECORDED ON A DEEP OCEAN PRESS Hissyspit Oct 2012 #32

Earthquake Details from USGS Up2Late Oct 2012 #35

A local Vancouver resident checking in :P Locut0s Oct 2012 #38

Indeed. Did it help release pressure or be a warning more stress on the faults. uppityperson Oct 2012 #40

Yeah, that's the area I was worried about too, but it looks like it it north of that plate. Up2Late Oct 2012 #41

CBC News Alerts ‏@CBCAlerts Tofino residents being evacuated in wake of tsunami warning after 7.7 qu Hissyspit Oct 2012 #42

Michael van Poppel ‏@mpoppel Pacific Tsunami Warning Center: A tsunami has been generated that could Hissyspit Oct 2012 #43

The Weather Channel was just talking to someone at the Sunami Warning Center Up2Late Oct 2012 #53

10:44PM PDT THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON. bananas Oct 2012 #44

And WA coast too. Looks like they are expanding it as they get more info in. Better safe than sorry. uppityperson Oct 2012 #46

Apparently there IS a tsunami, not just a warning... Locut0s Oct 2012 #47

The weather channel was just talking with someone from the Sunami warning center, he said... Up2Late Oct 2012 #52

I used to live there arikara Oct 2012 #48

Good to hear. Never been to that part of BC, must be very beautiful... Locut0s Oct 2012 #50

Quakes To The Left of Me, Storms to the Right .. here I am .. YOHABLO Oct 2012 #49

Kick! n/t Tx4obama Oct 2012 #55

kick'd and rec'd lunatica Oct 2012 #63

That's a big 'un! Odin2005 Oct 2012 #66

3 more just now, on usgs website neversaydie Oct 2012 #71

Wowwwwww.... bobthedrummer Oct 2012 #72

hoping madel Oct 2012 #73