8.9 Magnitude Earthquake In Japan 2011 | Monster Tsunami Stun Japan Earthquake

THE BIGGEST EARTHQUAKE IN THE HISTORY
LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Japan’s earthquake today has generated U.S. and
global warnings. Japan’s earthquake has registered a 8.9 magnitude, caused
massive damage, been followed by hundreds of major earthquake aftershocks,
and created a national state of emergency. At the same time, the Japan earth
quake has generated global warnings across the U.S., Taiwan, and Canada.

As many as twenty countries were under initial alerts after the Japan earthquake
struck. Those alerts have passed without any significant occurrences. The Philippines,
Indonesia and Chile were warned of possible tsunami
attacks. But in Taiwan, for example, the tsunami surges only generated waves of
12 centimeters or shorter.

Indonesia, Russia, New Zealand and Australia were also the subject of alerts Friday.
But updates from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center appear to suggest those alerts
have passed without concern.

The U.S. is expecting the arrival of its first surges within moments in Hawaii.
The NOAA’s National Weather Service issued the following statement to news
moments ago. “A tsunami has been generated that could cause damage along
coastlines of all islands in the state of Hawaii” reads the statement.

Tsunami Arrival Times Map
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“Urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property.” The NOAA explains
to news that “a tsunami is a series of long ocean waves, each individual wave crest
can last five to fifteen minutes or more and [cause] extensively flood[ing in] coast areas.”

And while Hawaii is under alert for 8 am EST today, the “danger can continue for
many hours after the initial wave as subsequent waves arrive” says NOAA in its
news statement.