8.9 Earthquake hits Japan. 10 m tsunami hits coast.

If you live on the west coast of North America turn on a radio or TV immediately and seek higher ground.

(This page was updated multiple times over a 1 hr period but will no longer be updated. Please turn on a tv or radio for the latest information.   1:45 MST)

NOAA Pacific Tsunami warning center.

Hawaii on Tsunami warning. (Tsunami warning sirens sounded in Honolulu - AP)
 

NOAA:THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
                     0259 AM HST FRI 11 MAR 2011

West Coast on Tsunami watch! 

KODIAK-AK      0351 AKST MAR 11  TOFINO-BC        0658  PST MAR 11
SEWARD-AK      0416 AKST MAR 11  NEAH BAY-WA      0710  PST MAR 11
ELFIN COVE-AK  0418 AKST MAR 11  CHARLESTON-OR    0715  PST MAR 11
YAKUTAT-AK     0425 AKST MAR 11  CRESCENT CITY-CA 0723  PST MAR 11
SITKA-AK       0425 AKST MAR 11  SEASIDE-OR       0724  PST MAR 11
VALDEZ-AK      0435 AKST MAR 11  WESTPORT-WA      0725  PST MAR 11
LANGARA-BC     0535  PST MAR 11  SAN FRANCISCO-CA 0808  PST MAR 11
CORDOVA-AK     0445 AKST MAR 11  SANTA BARBARA-CA 0817  PST MAR 11
HOMER-AK       0508 AKST MAR 11  SAN PEDRO-CA     0832  PST MAR 11
CRAIG-AK       0526 AKST MAR 11  LA JOLLA-CA      0841  PST MAR 11 

A massive surge of water has caused swathes of devastation across Japan, after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off shore, prompting a 10 meter tsunami.

4 million homes in and around Tokyo without power, large fires.

 Multiple earthquakes ( 17 + aftershocks?) 6.1 and 5.8 being reported.





Latest @  Newswatch Canada.


So far only a couple of deaths reported but there is going to be many more as the day goes on.


It kind of puts our petty political squabbles into perspective.


Watching CTV News Channel and CBC at this moment and BOTH of them are showing re runs of their nightly news broadcasts. Remind me why I am forced to pay for this crap on my cable bill again. Meanwhile both CNN and Fox have live coverage of this disaster.