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17 Nov 03 - 03:41 AM (#1055216) Subject: BS: alaska 7.5 earthquake..possible tsunami From: mg just heard on the radio..I am in tsunami land but warning does not extend to us..hope everyone in AK is OK...here is some info http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/heli2.htm mg |
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17 Nov 03 - 08:25 AM (#1055391) Subject: RE: BS: alaska 7.5 earthquake..possible tsunami From: Rapparee Everyone should be okay, but I'd like to hear from them to insure it. The warning has been cancelled; here's the latest posting: TO ALL TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING BULLETIN - FINAL BULLETIN NUMBER 3 WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED 11/17/2003 AT 0812 UTC ...THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH STATUS IS CANCELLED FOR ALASKA... EARTHQUAKE DATA PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE - 7.5 LOCATION - 50.8N 178.4E - 55 MILES SW OF AMCHITKA-AK. 225 MILES SW OF ADAK-AK. TIME - 2143 AST 11/16/2003 2243 PST 11/16/2003 0643 UTC 11/17/2003 A SMALL TSUNAMI WAS OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES SHEMYA - 0050CM/1.64FT ADAK 0012CM/0.39FT EVALUATION NO TSUNAMI DANGER EXISTS FOR ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON OR CALIFORNIA. HOWEVER SOME AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATIONS MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. $$ PKZ130-122-121-123-520-510-320-330-321-AKZ191-185-181-171- 170912- COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA. ...THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH STATUS IS CANCELLED FOR ALASKA... $$ THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE A FINAL BULLETIN. THIS WILL BE THE LAST WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WATCH/WARNING BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED AT HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA A 7.5 quake, even one at sea (as this one was) is nothing to fool with! I was in Anchorage (eating dinner) when a very small tremor hit; it felt like a truch had rammed the building. And you don't take tsunami warnings lightly! |
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17 Nov 03 - 10:54 AM (#1055470) Subject: RE: BS: alaska 7.5 earthquake..possible tsunami From: Alaska Mike We are fine, thanks to all, slept like a baby through the earthquake. Kind of reminds me of one of my songs, hmmm. Mike |
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17 Nov 03 - 12:53 PM (#1055566) Subject: RE: BS: alaska 7.5 earthquake..possible tsunami From: Ebbie We didn't feel it in southeast Alaska. It was hundreds of miles away as the salmon swims. The 1964 Anchorage earthquake created tsunamis that did tremendous damage up and down the coast. Juneau, protected by numerous islands, didn't get a wave but the water level raised and fell precipitously- three fishing boats at moorage overturned, they say. |
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17 Nov 03 - 02:20 PM (#1055644) Subject: RE: BS: alaska 7.5 earthquake..possible tsunami From: M.Ted The earthquake was almost 1400 miles from Anchorage and nearly 2000 miles from Juneau--closer to the former Soviet Union than to mainland Alaska--There are a lot of earthquakes out there--there have been 7 of a magnitude of 5 or greater so far today--if you check Current Earthquakes and associated sites, you'll discover many recent, large earthquakes, most of which you never heard about on the news-- Most of them happen in remote areas of the world and have little or no direct effect on anyone--which is why you don't hear about them, and it has only been relatively recently that we've been able to even measure and keep track of them-- |
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17 Nov 03 - 02:49 PM (#1055657) Subject: RE: BS: alaska 7.5 earthquake..possible tsunami From: Ebbie Thaks, M. Ted. I keep being surprised by the distances in Alaska. Here's what I found about Amchitka, close to the epicenter: Statistics & Facts The population of Amchitka is approximately 25 (1990). The approximate number of families is 0. The amount of land area in Amchitka is 299.98 sq. kilometers. The amount of surface water is 417.405 sq kilometers. The distance from Amchitka to Washington DC is 5231 miles. The distance to the Alaska state capital (Juneau- Ebbie) is 1944 miles. (as the crow flies) Amchitka is positioned 51.56 degrees north of the equator and 178.87 degrees west of the prime meridian. |
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17 Nov 03 - 03:51 PM (#1055680) Subject: RE: BS: alaska 7.5 earthquake..possible tsunami From: Rapparee Sneeze, and you blow Amchitka into tomorrow!!! |
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18 Nov 03 - 01:07 AM (#1055967) Subject: RE: BS: alaska 7.5 earthquake..possible tsunami From: M.Ted If the earthquake didn't blow it into tomorrow, I doubt a sneeze would;-) |
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18 Nov 03 - 08:10 PM (#1056591) Subject: RE: BS: alaska 7.5 earthquake..possible tsunami From: Naemanson Thanks for the details, M. Ted. My brother and his family live in Anchorage and I had no idea how far away Amchitka was. Nice to know they are safe. |
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18 Nov 03 - 09:42 PM (#1056628) Subject: RE: BS: alaska 7.5 earthquake..possible tsunami From: Rapparee Didn't the US military light off an atom bomb on Amchitka back in the 50s or 60s? |
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18 Nov 03 - 09:56 PM (#1056635) Subject: RE: BS: alaska 7.5 earthquake..possible tsunami From: Ebbie I'm checking, but I don't find that. The Bikini Islands, yes. |
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19 Nov 03 - 08:55 AM (#1056920) Subject: RE: BS: alaska 7.5 earthquake..possible tsunami From: Rapparee From Greenpeace's nuclear archive site: " Nuclear weapons tests have been carried out all over the world. In the Pacific at: Bikini Atoll (U.S.); Christmas Island (U.S./U.K.); Eniwetok Atoll (U.S.); Fangataufa Atoll (Fr); Johnston Atoll (U.S.); Malden Island (U.K.) and; Mororua Atoll (Fr). Also, in Australia, Monte Bello Island, at Emu Fields, and Maralinga (U.K. tests). In the U.S.: Nevada (several sites; but the Nevada Test Site is the only currently open U.S. test site); Alamogordo, New Mexico; Carlsbad, New Mexico; Hattiesberg, Mississippi; Grand Valley, Colorado; Rifle, Colorado; Farmington, New Mexico; Hot Creek Valley, Central Nevada; Fallon, Nevada and; Amchitka, Alaska." See also here for info on the three nuke blasts set off on Amchitka. (Three!?) |
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19 Nov 03 - 12:36 PM (#1057062) Subject: RE: BS: alaska 7.5 earthquake..possible tsunami From: Ebbie Got a question- after underground nuclear testing, does no radiation escape above ground? I should think it would. If so, what about the military personnel posted to Amchitka, and other places? |
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19 Nov 03 - 01:23 PM (#1057095) Subject: RE: BS: alaska 7.5 earthquake..possible tsunami From: Rapparee Yeah, well, Ebbie, ah, yeah.... Check out the UAA site (the second one). Seems like there's been some contamination at Amchitka, maybe, perhaps. |
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19 Nov 03 - 03:47 PM (#1057187) Subject: RE: BS: alaska 7.5 earthquake..possible tsunami From: NH Dave A Google search shows that there was a nuclear test on Amchitka, and that some of the rediation has escaped to the surface. Dave |
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19 Nov 03 - 06:16 PM (#1057260) Subject: RE: BS: alaska 7.5 earthquake..possible tsunami From: Alaska Mike Alaska is still the feds experimental laboratory. Now they're building the "Missile Defense Shield" here. Billions of dollars for a system that has failed every single time. No wonder we have such a lousy healthcare system in this country. |