Read the Beforeitsnews.com story here. Advertise at Before It's News here.
Profile image
By Earthquake-Report
Contributor profile | More stories
Story Views
Now:
Last hour:
Last 24 hours:
Total:

Potential Tsunami from M7.7 earthquake off Alaska – WARNING IN EFFECT

% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.


The best independent earthquake reporting website in the world

Earthquake overview :
Tell us when you think you have felt this earthquake.
xxx-only earthquake list

Keep this page open to read more details when they become available
Most recent information on top – Start of the article at the bottom

A major earthquake has struck off the Alaskan coast with the potential for a tsunami.

Update 09:34 UTC : Our main concern goes to the fisheries in case of a widespread tsunami.

A tsunami Warning is now in effect which includes the coastal areas of British Columbia and Alaska from the north tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia to Cape Suckling, Alaska (75 miles SE of Cordova).

Tsunami arrival times if any : 

* BRITISH COLUMBIA
- LANGARA          0129  PST JAN  5
- TOFINO           0314  PST JAN  5

* ALASKA
- SITKA            0045 AKST JAN  5
- ELFIN COVE       0056 AKST JAN  5
- CRAIG            0113 AKST JAN  5
- YAKUTAT          0145 AKST JAN  5
- SEWARD           0224 AKST JAN  5
- VALDEZ           0238 AKST JAN  5
- CORDOVA          0247 AKST JAN  5
- HOMER            0338 AKST JAN  5 – Sitka should be in 23 mins or so that we see the first signs

Tsunami warning visually

Update 09:21 UTC : USGS has calculated that a strong MMI VI shaking should have been experienced at Craig (pop. 1000) and Petersburg (pop. 3000), Moderate shaking at Wrangell (pop. 2000). Many coastal locations are currently evacuating the shores and people are going to evacuation places on higher ground.

Update 09:16 UTC : Intensity III in Ketchikan, quite close to the epicenter. Intensity V average further in land. The shaking values are not extreme which is a good sign for the damages on properties. Only the Tsunami warning remains

Update 09:14 UTC :  Prince of Wales Island is pretty uninhabited so shaking should be ok

Update : We have a lot of Canadian users in the site which (seen the hour of the night) means that they have felt the earthquake too.

TSUNAMI WARNING IN EFFECT FOR...

 * THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE
   NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA TO CAPE
   SUCKLING ALASKA/LOCATED 75 MILES SE OF CORDOVA/

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

 * THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE
   WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF
   VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA

 * THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM CAPE SUCKLING
   ALASKA/LOCATED 75 MILES SE OF CORDOVA/ TO KENNEDY ENTRANCE
   ALASKA/LOCATED 40 MILES SW OF HOMER/

Update : Geofon Germany reports a Magnitude of 7.4

First update – Massive earthquake in Alaska
We have just received the report that a massive 7.8 Magnitude quake struck Alaska
More details in a moment

Most important Earthquake Data:
Magnitude : M7.7
UTC Time : 5th January 2013, 08:58:19 UTC
Local time at epicenter : 4th January 2013, 23:58:19 UTC-09:00
Depth (Hypocenter) : 9.9km
Geo-location(s) : 101 km (63 miles) SW (221 degrees) of Edna Bay, AK
102 km (64 miles) W (259 degrees) of Craig, AK
106 km (66 miles) S (182 degrees) of Port Alexander, AK
314km (195mi) WNW of Prince Rupert, Canada
335km (208mi) S of Juneau, Alaska
1032 km (641 miles) NW (315 degrees) of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Links to important maps
USGS Did You Feel It Map
Google satellite map showing the epicenter and the surrounding area
Historic earthquakes map
Seismic hazard map
Shaking map
Scientific parameters
Human impact map
NOAA tsunami report

SUPERFAST earthquake NOTIFICATION TWEETS up to your own MAGNITUDE choice

Click here for examples of our “earthquake notifications (button below)”

SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFORMATION
PTWC Southeastern Alaska Jan 05 09:06 AM 7.7 5.0 MAP I Felt It
EMSC Southeastern Alaska Jan 05 08:58 AM 7.7 10.0 MAP I Felt It
USGS Southeastern Alaska Jan 05 08:58 AM 7.7 9.6 MAP I Felt It
GEOFON Southeastern Alaska Jan 05 08:58 AM 7.5 10.0 MAP I Felt It
USGS Southeastern Alaska Jan 05 08:58 AM 7.7 5.0 MAP I Felt It
  • Juneau, Alaska - I actually feel a bit nauseated by the wobbling of the house. My bedroom door was waving around and things were falling off shelves.
  • Terrace, Canada - shook the house
  • Petersburg Alaksa - strongest longest quake ever here
  • Juneau alaska - House shaking enough that I could hear wine glasses in the kitchen tinkle together on the shelf. Lasted 30 sec? 2 min?
  • smithers bc - got me out of bed with the shaking - i felt a rumble and the wood frame house crack - chandeliers swinging - not as bad as the recent earthquake we felt from haida gwaii a couple months ago
  • Haida Gwaii - steady rumble, shaking...plants dancing, chandelier sways...nerves bouncing once again...in the village of queen charlotte, up a rock hill
  • Terrace - Thought my son was shaking his leg waiting for the Canada Russia Bronze medal game. Then family came upstairs asking if we felt that.
  • Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada - Felt like my house was slightly swaying. Not a big deal. It was nothing like what happened when there was that earthquake near Haida Gwaii.
  • juneau Alaska - woke me up from a deep sleep, the house swaying i got up and weaved my way, holding onto to door frame
  • EMSC Unimak Island Region, Alaska Jan 05 04:14 AM 4.5 23.0 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Unimak Island Region, Alaska Jan 05 04:14 AM 4.5 23.4 MAP I Felt It

    a

    QuakeSOS+
    and QuakeSOS free are iPhone applications developed by Armand Vervaeck, the founder of Earthquake Report. The Application simplifies immediate group communication to friends and family members (with your exact GPS location) and is feeding the users with Earthquake Report news. The 0.99 US$ QuakeSOS+ version will support the activities of SOS Earthquakes.

    a

    Earthquake-Report.com headlines on twitter
    @OnlyQuakeNews : Get all the headlines of our earthquake-report.com articles + regular updates on ongoing events

    SHARE YOUR EARTHQUAKE EXPERIENCE WITH US

    Enter Email (not compulsory)
    Location where you felt the earthquake
    When you felt the earthquake (local time)
    MMI II (Very weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt by persons at rest, on upper floors or favorably placed.
    MMI III (Weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt indoors; hanging objects may swing, vibration similar to passing of light trucks, duration may be estimated, may not be recognized as an earthquake.
    MMI IV (Light shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally noticed indoors but not outside. Light sleepers may be awakened. Vibration may be likened to the passing of heavy traffic, or to the jolt of a heavy object falling or striking the building.
    Fittings :
    Doors and windows rattle. Glassware and crockery rattle. Liquids in open vessels may be slightly disturbed. Standing motorcars may rock.
    Structures :
    Walls and frames of buildings, and partitions and suspended ceilings in commercial buildings, may be heard to creak.
    MMI V (Moderate shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed.
    Fittings :
    Small unstable objects are displaced or upset. Some glassware and crockery may be broken. Hanging pictures knock against the wall. Open doors may swing. Cupboard doors secured by magnetic catches may open. Pendulum clocks stop, start, or change rate.
    Structures :
    Some large display windows cracked. A few earthenware toilet fixtures cracked.
    MMI VI (Strong shaking) ?
    People Felt by all. People and animals alarmed. Many run outside. Difficulty experienced in walking steadily.
    Fittings :
    Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or "easy glide" drawers may open (or shut).
    Structures :
    Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall.
    Environment :
    Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.
    MMI VII (Very strong shaking) ?
    People
    General alarm. Difficulty experienced in standing. Noticed by motorcar drivers who may stop.
    Fittings :
    Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings.
    Structures :
    Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged.
    Environment :
    Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).
    MMI VIII (Severe shaking) ?
    People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
    MMI IX (Violent shaking) ?
    Structures Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames. Environment : Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
    Write your experience and/or additional text here (max. 500 characters)

    Source:


    Before It’s News® is a community of individuals who report on what’s going on around them, from all around the world.

    Anyone can join.
    Anyone can contribute.
    Anyone can become informed about their world.

    "United We Stand" Click Here To Create Your Personal Citizen Journalist Account Today, Be Sure To Invite Your Friends.

    Please Help Support BeforeitsNews by trying our Natural Health Products below!


    Order by Phone at 888-809-8385 or online at https://mitocopper.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST

    Order by Phone at 866-388-7003 or online at https://www.herbanomic.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST

    Order by Phone at 866-388-7003 or online at https://www.herbanomics.com M - F 9am to 5pm EST


    Humic & Fulvic Trace Minerals Complex - Nature's most important supplement! Vivid Dreams again!

    HNEX HydroNano EXtracellular Water - Improve immune system health and reduce inflammation.

    Ultimate Clinical Potency Curcumin - Natural pain relief, reduce inflammation and so much more.

    MitoCopper - Bioavailable Copper destroys pathogens and gives you more energy. (See Blood Video)

    Oxy Powder - Natural Colon Cleanser!  Cleans out toxic buildup with oxygen!

    Nascent Iodine - Promotes detoxification, mental focus and thyroid health.

    Smart Meter Cover -  Reduces Smart Meter radiation by 96%! (See Video).

    Report abuse

      Comments

      Your Comments
      Question   Razz  Sad   Evil  Exclaim  Smile  Redface  Biggrin  Surprised  Eek   Confused   Cool  LOL   Mad   Twisted  Rolleyes   Wink  Idea  Arrow  Neutral  Cry   Mr. Green

      MOST RECENT
      Load more ...

      SignUp

      Login

      Newsletter

      Email this story
      Email this story

      If you really want to ban this commenter, please write down the reason:

      If you really want to disable all recommended stories, click on OK button. After that, you will be redirect to your options page.