Shore of Waikiki
Good News - the Tsunami Warning is now just an Advisory! :) So things weren't as bad as originally feared and evacuees can go home for the rest of the night. I'm relieved. Now we just sit around waiting for Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast! I'll write about that on Monday, I'm sure.
Gov. Abercrombie: Tsunami warning has been downgraded to an advisory. Beaches remain closed. #HITsunami
— KHON2 News (@KHONnews) October 28, 2012
Gov. Abercrombie: "We can go home. We can count our blessings here." #HITsunami
— Honolulu Civil Beat (@CivilBeat) October 28, 2012
We have now downgraded the tsunami warning to an advisory. County officials will issue all-clears. Beaches are still hazardous. #hitsunami
— NWS PTWC (@NWS_PTWC) October 28, 2012
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Hawaii tsunami warning not being cancelled after continued surges in Hilo, governor's office says - @hawaiinewsnow bit.ly/TnIYt1
— radarNews (@radarNews) October 28, 2012
Tsunami Warning bulletin #9 with the latest #hitsunami readings: 2.5ft Kahului, 1.4ft Haleiwa and Kawaihae, 1.2ft Hilo. ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/?region=2…
— NWS PTWC (@NWS_PTWC) October 28, 2012
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About a dozen waves have rolled in so far, but now they are getting higher, according to KHON News, with one measured at 4 feet on Hilo. So the authorities have not called off the tsunami warning, and won't do that until daylight at least, which will be several more hours in Hawaii.
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120K People evacuated from the Coastal Areas of Hawaii4 Waves have hit Kahului so far..Kahului is the largest on the island of Maui
— Al Roker (@alroker) October 28, 2012
Boats that have gone out to sea will not be allowed back into the harbors in Hawaii until after the All Clear, which might be quite a few hours.
Closest volcano to epicentre of magnitude 7.7 earthquake 28 Oct is Milbanke Sound Group in British Columbia (Canada). Last eruption unknown.
— John Seach (@johnseach) October 28, 2012
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Almost 18 earthquake aftershocks have occurred in Canada over the past few hours:
USGS Earthquake List
Reminder that waves may continue for 6 to 7 hours. #HItsunami
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) October 28, 2012
Reports from Hilo say that water has receded so much that boats "are touching the sand" #HItsunami
— Taizo Braden (@TaizoBraden) October 28, 2012
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Reporter for KHON saying the water is receding 5-6 inches which may harken the Tsunami.
BC EARTHQUAKE -Warning Center saying that this particular tsunami is coming towards Hawaii in a direction we've never seen before #vancouver
— Vancouver Update (@VancouverUpdate) October 28, 2012
Hawaii News Now Livestreaming News
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We are hearing that all emergency personnelare being asked to leave the tsunami evacuation zones #HITsunami
— KHON2 News (@KHONnews) October 28, 2012
If you are in an inundation zone please evacuate now. If you are not please stay put & follow @hi_civildefense for updates. #HiTsunami
— Neil Abercrombie (@neilabercrombie) October 28, 2012
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What's strange is that the island of Hawaii has had 2 small earthquakes in the past few hours - both 2.3 - probably volcanic.
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Scary picture shown by reporter on KHON of wave heading straight from western Canada to Hawaii - Gov. Neil Abercrombie saying there will be multiple waves over several hours.
Civil Defense telling people to evacuate from all coastlines and go to local schools. Cars are backing up at gas stations and blocking roads.
6-7 ft wave possible for Kahului, Maui, 3-4 ft for Oahu, possible 4 ft for Hilo #HITsunami
— KHON2 News (@KHONnews) October 28, 2012
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#hitsunami trending on Twitter
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KHON Livestream from Hawaii
KHON Main Page
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CNN Liveblog for earthquake and tsunami
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CTV News:
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake has struck off the British Columbia coast, triggering a tsunami warning for a region stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck just after 8 p.m. local time about 139 km south of Masset in the Haida Gwaii region, at a depth of about 17 kilometres.
Earthquakes Canada, which initially gave the quake a magnitude of 7.1, said the quake was felt across much of north-central B.C.
The quake was followed by an aftershock measuring 5.8 magnitude, the USGS said.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The quake triggered a tsunami warning from Environment Canada for a region from the north tip of Vancouver Island up to Alaska.
“If you are in a low lying coastal area you are at risk and must move to higher ground or inland now,” the agency said.
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Live Earthquake map
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I was about to go to bed when I discovered there was an earthquake in western Canada that was 7.7 on the Richter Scale. It's the third largest earthquake ever in Canada, and the largest since 1949. And while the area in the Queen Charlotte Islands isn't heavily populated, and Vancouver doesn't seem to be heavily damaged, the earthquake has created a Tsunami which is headed for the Hawaiian Islands.
Since I'm wide awake, I'll just liveblog whatever I find online in the coming hours.
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