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THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS UPDATED IN THIS MESSAGE.

NOTE REVISED EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE IS 7.8

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* MAGNITUDE 7.8
* ORIGIN TIME 2334 UTC JUL 17 2017
* COORDINATES 54.5 NORTH 168.9 EAST
* DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES
* LOCATION KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA RUSSIA REGION


EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.8 OCCURRED IN
THE KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA, RUSSIA REGION AT 2334 UTC ON
MONDAY JULY 17 2017.

* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE
FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED
---------------------------------

* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

GUAM... HAWAII... JAPAN... JOHNSTON ATOLL... MARSHALL
ISLANDS... MIDWAY ISLAND... NORTHERN MARIANAS...
NORTHWESTERN HAWAIIAN ISLANDS... RUSSIA... WAKE ISLAND...
AND YAP.


* ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST
AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL
FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS
AND AT LOCATIONS WITH FRINGING OR BARRIER REEFS WILL LIKELY
BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES.

* FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED IF
NECESSARY IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS.


[link to ptwc.weather.gov]

the shifting of water around the planet will not 'HELP' THINGS....

7.8 IS 40X STRONGER THAN A 7.4 RIGHT?

Magnitude 5.3
Region KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA REGION
Date time 2017-07-18 00:26:26.1 UTC
Location 54.48 N ; 169.16 E
Depth 10 km
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Another 5.3 with same depth of 6 miles

Magnitude 3.6
Region NEVADA
Date time 2017-07-18 00:34:44.1 UTC
Location 39.52 N ; 119.20 W
Depth 28 km
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We posted at the same time : )



Linked above

Lol :D everyone thinks I'm crazy for following quakes

Story of my life

Some pretty strong aftershocks so far. I believe we will see another over a 7.0

Press play and watch the area and timing. Coinky dink?

[link to www.swpc.noaa.gov]

alaska had a 2.5 but...IT IS LIKE 120KM DEEP...WOW

THAT LIL THING ALONE IS SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON!

Lol!! My thoughts exactly

C 2.1 just now...
[link to legacy-www.swpc.noaa.gov]

China had a 4.5. Related??

NWS Tsunami Alerts
CANCELLATION: M7.8 120mi SE Bering I., Komandorski 1634PDT Jul 17: Check with local officials for all clear

[link to twitter.com (secure)]

Last Edited by joinca on 07/17/2017 09:11 PM

[link to tsunami.gov]

You crack me up MoN!

I never did get an alert, and I have 2 EQ apps I should've gotten alerys from. And in my case I think it's the apps, as this has happened before.

I suppose it could be.

pop up

Magnitude 4.5
Region SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
Date time 2017-07-17 23:59:48.7 UTC
Location 40.85 N ; 78.88 E
Depth 31 km
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Hi Kickin!

Magnitude 4.4
Region SOUTH OF ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
Date time 2017-07-18 00:46:26.4 UTC
Location 52.71 N ; 167.05 E
Depth 13 km
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Magnitude 5.2
Region KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA REGION
Date time 2017-07-18 01:03:50.4 UTC
Location 54.39 N ; 168.86 E
Depth 10 km
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Edit: Downgraded to 4.6

Last Edited by Simple27 on 07/17/2017 10:34 PM

Magnitude 5.2
Region NEAR ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
Date time 2017-07-18 01:06:37.1 UTC
Location 53.87 N ; 170.14 E
Depth 10 km
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Edit: Downgraded to 5.0

Last Edited by Simple27 on 07/17/2017 10:14 PM

Magnitude 4.4
Region KOMANDORSKIYE OSTROVA REGION
Date time 2017-07-18 00:51:20.6 UTC
Location 54.25 N ; 168.88 E
Depth 34 km
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