Hawaiian Ratz: Get to high ground! Tsunami coming!

[FBM]

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/28/world ... ?hpt=hp_t1

Hawaii in path of tsunami after 7.7 earthquake strikes western Canada

(CNN) -- Sirens blaring across parts of Hawaii urged residents to seek higher ground, as a tsunami -- triggered by a sizable 7.7-magnitude earthquake in western Canada -- headed toward them.

Waves between 3 and 7 feet are expected to lash the islands, beginning about 10:28 p.m. local time Saturday (3:28 a.m. Sunday ET), the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

"Basically this tsunami is pointed right at us," said Gerard Fryer, senior geophysicist at the center.

The impact could last for hours.

"It's not just one wave, it's a succession of waves," Fryer said. "We are recommending coastal evacuation."

But he noted that the tsunami will not be as significant as the devastating quake and tsunami that killed thousands in Japan in March 2011.

The tsunami was spawned by an earthquake in western British Columbia, prompting a local tsunami warning and sending some residents toward higher ground.

"A (magnitude) 7.7 is a big, hefty earthquake -- not something you can ignore," Fryer said. "It definitely would have done some damage if it had been under a city."

Instead, the quake struck about 139 kilometers (86 miles) south of Masset on British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands. No major damage was reported.

The Alaska Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for western British Columbia from Vancouver to the southern panhandle of Alaska.

Canadians as far as Prince Rupert on mainland British Columbia felt the quake.

Tanya Simonds said she felt like her house was "sliding back and forth on mud," but didn't see any damage from the tremor.

Shawn Martin was at a movie theater when the quake struck.

"It just felt like the seats were moving. It felt like someone was kicking your seat," he said. Martin said more than hundred cars headed toward a popular intersection in the city known for its higher ground.

Fryer said he expects Hawaiians to also seek higher ground due to the expected "significant flooding."

"The rest of the Pacific does not have to worry, but Hawaii does," he said.

[pErvinalia]

Surf's up!

[JimC]

It all depends whether the seismic movement was up and down or side to side...

And, BTW, have we got real Hawaiian Ratz?

And do they resemble pineapples?

[FBM]

I think we've got one or two who are either there or used to be. Fuzzy memory. Should be arriving there in around half an hour, anyway. Might be interesting. I'll be up, so may as well watch.

[JimC]

A small tsunami created by the magnitude 7.7 quake was barely noticeable in Craig, Alaska, where the first wave or surge was recorded Saturday night.
The wave or surge was recorded at 4 inches, much smaller than forecast, said Jeremy Zidek, a spokesman for the Alaska Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.


Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/articl ... z2AZvtQRBQ

4 inches ain't going to cut the mustard, as the actress said to the bishop...

[FBM]

[JimC]

Don't worry, The Oz cyclone and bushfire season starts soon...

Plust the crazed serial killers out bush start getting antsy in late spring...

[FBM]

Late spring, early summer...the best time for a good ol' traditional serial killing.

[pErvinalia]

Yeah, i've just finished a couple of month round Oz drive, and I saw quite a few backpackers hitchhiking. I considered picking some of them up and killing them, but i didn't really have room in my car.

[Cormac]

Yeah, i've just finished a couple of month round Oz drive, and I saw quite a few backpackers hitchhiking. I considered picking some of them up and killing them, but i didn't really have room in my car.

[FBM]

Yeah, i've just finished a couple of month round Oz drive, and I saw quite a few backpackers hitchhiking. I considered picking some of them up and killing them, but i didn't really have room in my car.

Get a van?

[pErvinalia]

I've got a Landcruiser Troopcarrier which is a big cavernous light truck thing, but it was filled up with all my shit i needed to survive on the road for so long.

[FBM]

Maybe they would be willing to jog along behind until you found a suitable spot.

[pErvinalia]

[FBM]

Well, you could ask, anyway.