An earthquake with magnitude 7.7 occurred near Prince Rupert, BC, Canada at 03:04:10.56 UTC on Oct 28, 2012. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
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BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 6 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1044 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012 THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON. ...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA TO CAPE DECISION ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/... ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS MODIFIED TO INCLUDE THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM GUALALA POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/... ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA... ...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO GUALALA POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/... ...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON FROM DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/ TO THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER... ...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM CAPE DECISION ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/ TO ATTU ALASKA...
And also:
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
709 PM HST SAT OCT 27 2012
TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING
A TSUNAMI WARNING IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE AT
0709 PM HST. THIS UPGRADE IS DUE TO THE SEA LEVEL READINGS
RECEIVED AND THE RESULTING CHANGE IN THE HAWAII TSUNAMI
FORECAST.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0504 PM HST 27 OCT 2012
COORDINATES - 52.8 NORTH 131.8 WEST
LOCATION - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
MAGNITUDE - 7.7 MOMENT
MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
DART 46404 45.9N 128.8W 0417Z 0.05M / 0.2FT 20MIN
LANGARA POINT BC 54.2N 133.1W 0424Z 0.20M / 0.7FT 26MIN
DART 46419 48.8N 129.6W 0346Z 0.06M / 0.2FT 12MIN
LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)
LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)
TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.
NOTE - DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY
ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL
MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS.
EVALUATION
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG
COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION
SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.
A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF LONG OCEAN WAVES. EACH INDIVIDUAL WAVE
CREST CAN LAST 5 TO 15 MINUTES OR MORE AND EXTENSIVELY FLOOD
COASTAL AREAS. THE DANGER CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE
INITIAL WAVE AS SUBSEQUENT WAVES ARRIVE. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS
CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.
TSUNAMI WAVES EFFICIENTLY WRAP AROUND ISLANDS. ALL SHORES ARE AT
RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE. THE TROUGH OF A TSUNAMI
WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY EXPOSE THE SEAFLOOR BUT THE AREA WILL
QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN. EXTREMELY STRONG AND UNUSUAL NEARSHORE
CURRENTS CAN ACCOMPANY A TSUNAMI. DEBRIS PICKED UP AND CARRIED
BY A TSUNAMI AMPLIFIES ITS DESTRUCTIVE POWER. SIMULTANEOUS HIGH
TIDES OR HIGH SURF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE TSUNAMI HAZARD.
THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
1028 PM HST SAT 27 OCT 2012MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
See on CNN here in the UK that tsunami warning for Hawaii has been down graded.
Checked Youtube for any videos from Hawaii. All I found were 3 videos which, in no particular order, blamed UFO’s, God and President Obama for causing the initial BC earthquake. Now, I’m no expert in religion, ufology or US politics, but I feel there may well be other reasons why this quake occurred ? 🙂
Warwick Wakefield on October 27, 2012 at 11:49 pm
They should give British Columbia back to the Columbians
MODS:
I see no place for this comment in this thread. I suggest it be removed. Thank you.
AndyG55 says:
October 28, 2012 at 1:47 am
Oh know.. global warming sea level rise !!!
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So true!
Gaiea (some of the less- enlightened might say God, or god) has decided that we haven’t had near enough guilt trips laid on us, so figures to give us a reason for more guilt.
No, it isn’t just Bush and the Koch brothers fault, it’s also all your fault. Take your punishment.
MODS: This one should probably too. It’s implying that weather forecasters are linking the earthquake to to hurricane Sandy – which the linked article does not do. As a westherman himself, Anthony probably won’t appreciate such comments and likely would have struck them down had he been able to be here.
David Borth on October 28, 2012 at 9:06 am
Your comment is awaiting moderation.
Trying this again and actually including a copy of the offending post
Chris B on October 27, 2012 at 11:59 pm
Apparently Hurricane Sandy has been linked to the same area as the quake that hit near Haida Gwaii.
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/storm_watch_stories3&stormfile=low_pressure_on_Canada_s_west_coast_may_influence_Hurricane_Sandy_s_track_26_10_2012&eccode=WWCABC0023B&warningdisplay=noec&warningtype=sw?ref=stormwatch_city
MODS: This one should probably too. It’s implying that weather forecasters are linking the earthquake to to hurricane Sandy – which the linked article does not do. As a weatherman himself, Anthony probably won’t appreciate such comments and likely would have struck them down had he been able to be here.
Belize used to be called British Honduras. I have lived in British Columbia for 45 years and have never heard “British Columbia should be given back to Columbia”. Obviously it’s a joke and I find no offense from it, especially since Columbia refers to a person and not to a nation. The Columbia river runs through much of B.C.
British Columbia is named after the great ocean god that sailed the ocean blue in 1492, or something like that 🙂
David Borth says:
October 28, 2012 at 9:06 am
MODS: This one should probably too. It’s implying that weather forecasters are linking the earthquake to to hurricane Sandy – which the linked article does not do. As a westherman himself, Anthony probably won’t appreciate such comments and likely would have struck them down had he been able to be here.
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David,
The thing is, the pages of WUWT are filled with examples of people trying to link any and all events such as earthquakes, to CAGCD. We know it’s a ridiculous claim, but there propagandists out there making the claims, nevertheless. Might as well have some fun at their expense, eh?
I am in downtown Vancouver this weekend, overlooking the ocean, felt nothing and the seal levels are all normal.
I am at the top of Pikes Peak, CO sitting in a Zodiac….waiting….got my fishing poles and crab pot….waiting….stand by…. having more coffee…waiting…
Warwick Wakefield says:
“They should give British Columbia back to the Columbians.”
Does that go for DC too?
The US might be better off without it.
Any chance this 7.7 Earthquake was result of Mann’s Lawyer doing an epic Face-Palm after finding out his client did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize?
garymount says:
October 28, 2012 at 9:57 am
Belize used to be called British Honduras. I have lived in British Columbia for 45 years and have never heard “British Columbia should be given back to Columbia”. Obviously it’s a joke and I find no offense from it, especially since Columbia refers to a person and not to a nation. The Columbia river runs through much of B.C.
British Columbia is named after the great ocean god that sailed the ocean blue in 1492, or something like that 🙂
Point taken that its a joke. I kind of guessed it was an attempt at humour. I am a BC resident as well. I just don’t get it. Perhaps someone could explain it to me.
Luther Wu says:
October 28, 2012 at 10:06
The thing is, the pages of WUWT are filled with examples of people trying to link any and all events such as earthquakes, to CAGCD. We know it’s a ridiculous claim, but there propagandists out there making the claims, nevertheless. Might as well have some fun at their expense, eh?
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Luther, I agree with your comment about warmists making ridiculous linkages but lets be careful we don’t imply those linkages are being made by Canadian meteorologists.
Unless you open the Weather Network link provided by Chris B, readers of his post might be left with the impression that the earthquake was indeed being linked to Hurricane Sandy – by the Canadian Weather Network. The Weather Network’s team of meteorologists certainly don’t link earthquakes and hurricanes and they are likely not fans of CAGW either.
I suggest we need to help out in protecting the credibility of meteorologists (and this blog) at all times.
Sorry Mods (and Anthony), the full moon must be making me a little owly and defensive about BC and the Canadian Weather Network.
David Borth says:
October 28, 2012 at 1:18 pm
I have lived in British Columbia for 45 years and have never heard “British Columbia should be given back to Columbia”… Point taken that its a joke… I just don’t get it. Perhaps someone could explain it to me.
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Small wonder that you haven’t heard of the Columbians. After all, they’ve been extinct, as a people, for some time. What did ’em in was their tattoo- cult penchant for communal sharing of tattoo needles fashioned from discarded WWII hypodermics and filled with lipstick melted in some mysterious tribal concoction, with which they covered themselves in often bizarre, yet colorful designs. It’s said that the tribe had all been caught up in overlaying the graphic landscapes of their festooned selves with the latest trendy color, Lime Jello Sparkle, there towards the end.
Some have speculated that the Columbians were the original subjects of some dastardly government release of the vile AIDS disease, which original intent was to rid the world of tattoo parlors and such, before things got out of hand.
Some of their design influence has been preserved in modern tattoo culture and has been spotted as far away as East Orange, New Jersey.
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019120357_apwaminingcleanupcolvilletribes.html?syndication=rss
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/fp/resources/Teck+Resources+admits+polluting+Columbia+River/7217671/story.html
http://news.gaeatimes.com/canadian-city-to-stop-dumping-untreated-sewage-into-waters-separating-wash-vancouver-island-79628/
Canada…good neighbors?
“bushbunny says:
October 28, 2012 at 12:42 am”
I should have been clearer, the newscast was in Aus, don’t recall what channel, for a tsunami warning for Hawaii. Aussie newscasts with any thing to do with events like this are always laced with alarm.
Hi, Patrick, yes I realized this eventually, me dumber than normal today.
This had been my focus over the weekend (what little time I had), as it potentially affected friends and family in the area and in the tsunami warning zones. Lots of aftershocks, some as high as 6.5.
@highflight56433
http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Comment+help+stop+unnecessary+sewage+treatment/7336061/story.html
https://sites.google.com/site/sewageplantsvictoria/
Do some research before accepting propaganda.
Nope – we British are keeping it. We now have GM Erythroxylum utilising Pine DNA. Loves the near Arctic, grows to 100 feet in sub zero with no sunlight for half the year. Those New Yorkers won’t know what’s hit them.
The area is STILL pounding away in the 4.0 to 6.4 range.
garymount says:
October 29, 2012 at 7:27 am
@highflight56433
http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Comment+help+stop+unnecessary+sewage+treatment/7336061/story.html
https://sites.google.com/site/sewageplantsvictoria/
“Do some research before accepting propaganda.”
I did, that is why you have no citation to counter those newspaper articles. Canada likes to act as if they are so environmentally responsible, yet in the dark of night send their garbage across the border to the U.S. Don’t take it personal, it is a fact.
garymount says:
October 29, 2012 at 7:27 am
@highflight56433
http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Comment+help+stop+unnecessary+sewage+treatment/7336061/story.html
https://sites.google.com/site/sewageplantsvictoria/
“Do some research before accepting propaganda.”
Did my research, it is appearant you have no citation to rebuttle the rag sheets.