Earthquake and tsunami in Samoa. There's a tsunami advisory in effect for the California and Oregon coasts. The news story in the LA Times says only about a 12 inch wave.
The full warning text is long, but the part we care about assures us
"SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL TIME. ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOR SELECTED SITES IN THE ADVISORY ARE PROVIDED BELOW.
SANTA BARBARA-CA 2111 PDT SEP 29
LA JOLLA-CA 2116 PDT SEP 29
CRESCENT CITY-CA 2120 PDT SEP 29
SAN FRANCISCO-CA 2131 PDT SEP 29
CHARLESTON-OR 2132 PDT SEP 29
SEASIDE-OR 2205 PDT SEP 29
"
1 comment:
we rarely sleep oceanside that i don't think about tsunamis, hoping we would have enough warning, no matter where the earthquake originated, to get out of there and to higher ground should an earthquake occur. nothing keeps me away from that coastline though. here it is earthquakes and tsunamis (and other flooding), on the east coast it is hurricanes and tornados (and now floods). it is all the same - we can't run away from these events.
my heart breaks for all those people affected. so much devastation and loss.
Post a Comment