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Tsunami warning ends for B.C. after large earthquake strikes off Alaska

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Re: Tsunami warning ends for B.C. after large earthquake strikes off Alaska

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Post by walterbell »

When was the most recent ‘red’ tsunami warning for US west coast & BC? Which coastal areas were physically affected by that one?

Edit:

2005 review: https://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2005/01/fieldwork2.html

Lessons: https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/c1187/

Re: Tsunami warning ends for B.C. after large earthquake strikes off Alaska

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Post by dawnerd »

rocqua wrote: post #5
dmm wrote: post #2

USGS page for this quake: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000cmy3...

That page seems to state the magnitude was 7.9.

Looks like they just downgraded it which is common once they get more data in. Was originally reported as an 8.0.

Re: Tsunami warning ends for B.C. after large earthquake strikes off Alaska

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Post by JorgeGT »

dawnerd wrote: post #7

Some buoy data: https://twitter.com/BillKarins/status/955747863140675585

Link to the actual buoy data page: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46410&type...

Worth noting that other nearby buoys don't show such a dramatic wave: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46409&type...

Here's a map: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/obs.shtml (click on the blinking ones)

And here's a map of tsunami-capable tide stations: https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tsunami/#

Re: Tsunami warning ends for B.C. after large earthquake strikes off Alaska

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Post by dawnerd »

JorgeGT wrote: post #8
dawnerd wrote: post #7

Some buoy data: https://twitter.com/BillKarins/status/955747863140675585

Link to the actual buoy data page: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46410&type... Worth noting that other nearby buoys don't show such a dramatic wave: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46409&type... Here's a map: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/obs.shtml (click on the blinking ones) And here's a map of tsunami-capable tide stations: https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tsunami/#

Thanks, was having trouble getting it to load on my phone.
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