Japan earthquake tsunami warning issued

[sanddun]

A tsunami warning has been issued after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's eastern coast.

The epicentre of the quake was about 245km (153 miles) south-east of Kamiashi at a depth of about 36km, the US Geological Survey said. The quake was felt in the capital Tokyo, media report.

The tsunami warning was issued for the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, which was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. The US-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat to the wider Pacific Ocean but that a tsunami could be generated that was destructive for local coastlines.

Warnings of the tsunami height varied from between 50cm and two metres. Evacuations have been ordered from some of the affected areas. Buildings were reported to have swayed in Tokyo for several minutes.(BBC)

Tsunami Warning/Advisory

Issued at 17:22 JST 07 Dec 2012

******************Headline******************
Tsunami Warnings (Tsunami) have been issued for the following coastal regions of Japan:
MIYAGI PREF.
Evacuate immediately to safe place away from the shore in the above coastal regions.
Tsunami advisories are currently in effect in other coastal regions of Japan.

*******************Text********************
Tsunami Warnings have been issued for the following coastal regions of Japan:
<Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)>
MIYAGI PREF.
Evacuate immediately to safe place away from the shore in the above coastal regions.

Tsunami Advisories have been issued for the following coastal regions of Japan:
<Tsunami Advisory>
PACIFIC COAST OF AOMORI PREF.
IWATE PREF.
FUKUSHIMA PREF.
IBARAKI PREF.

***********About Tsunami Forecast************
<Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)>
Tsunami height is expected to be up to 2 meters. Caution advised.
<Tsunami Advisory>
Tsunami height is expected to be about 0.5 meters. Attention advised.

update:
Tsunami warning lifted

 

[Thuzanga]

 

[Gayan_BC]

sirada ban http://ptwc.weather.gov/ mekee ehema ekak thma nahanee ban..

 

[charith84]

sirada ban http://ptwc.weather.gov/ mekee ehema ekak thma nahanee ban..

07 Dec 2012 08:26 Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan Information Statement Haw html, text

oya thiyene ban list eke . hodata balahan

 

[sanddun]

sirada ban http://ptwc.weather.gov/ mekee ehema ekak thma nahanee ban..

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/?region=2&id=hawaii.TIBHWX.2012.12.07.0826

NOAA eken thaama tsunami warning issue karala naha

 

[Sadun Buwa]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20638696

 

[sanddun]

NHK said the Japan Meteorological Agency had issued a tsunami warning, one notch lower than a tsunami alert, for the Pacific coast of Iwate, Fukushima, Aomori and Ibaraki prefectures.
There was no threat of a Pacific-wide tsunami, US monitors based in Hawaii said. Officials in both Indonesia and the Philippines south of Japan said there was no threat of a localised tsunami.

 

[Dinushasankalpa]

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[Gayan_BC]

lankawata bala panawaluda ban..

 

[Hayao]

world ending weida manda

 

[argan]

 

[kosandpol]

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lankawata bala panawaluda ban..

මෙහෙට කිසිම බලපෑමක් නෑ.

InaRTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE - SYSTEM IN REVIEW PHASE - InaRTSP PRELIMINARY SERVICE

RTSP-InaTEWS-20121207-0837-002
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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 2
REGIONAL TSUNAMI SERVICE PROVIDER - RTSP INDONESIA (InaTEWS-BMKG)
issued at 0837 UTC Friday 07 December 2012
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... NO TSUNAMI THREAT IN THE INDIAN OCEAN ...

1. EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION
RTSP INDONESIA has detected an earthquake with the following details:

Magnitude: 7.6 Mwp
Depth: 10km
Date: 07 Dec 2012
Origin Time: 0818 UTC
Latitude: 37.83N
Longitude: 144.17E
Location: OffEastCoastofHonshu,Japan

2. EVALUATION
Based on pre-run model scenarios, there is NO THREAT to countries in the Indian Ocean.

 

[Gayan_BC]

hari ban dan ooka dakke kalabaleta dakke naha..thnxx

 

[RePost බුවා]

යකඩෝ එකෙක් ඕක සින්හලෙන් දාපන්කෝ,,,,,

 

[dmtx]

 

[sanddun]

අපිට බය වෙන්න දෙයක් නැහැ <Indian Ocean>

 

[SANJEE]

අපිට බය වෙන්න දෙයක් නැහැ <Indian Ocean>

ඒ වුනාට එහෙත් ඉන්නේ මිනිස්සුනේ බං........

 

[sanddun]

ඒ වුනාට එහෙත් ඉන්නේ මිනිස්සුනේ බං........

ඔව් මචෝ
මම එහෙම දැම්මෙ අපේ කට්ටිය අහපු හින්ද

 

[Rockey_ssr]

 

[sanddun]

Tremors: The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3, struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Miyagi prefecture at 8.18am UK time