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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
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