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Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:03 pm to OchoDedos
Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:03 pm to OchoDedos
8.8 quake is only slightly smaller than massive Japan quake. That one altered earth axis slightly and devastated Japan. Tsunami threat is genuine this time.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:06 pm to biscuitsngravy
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8.8 quake is only slightly smaller than massive Japan quake. That one altered earth axis slightly and devastated Japan. Tsunami threat is genuine this time.
How deep (or shallow?) is this one in comparison to the FUKishima killer in Japan
Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:11 pm to ShoeBang
This one reported at 13 feet versus 21 (I think) in 2011. 8.8 compared to 9.1, largest ever.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:12 pm to OchoDedos
Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:12 pm to biscuitsngravy
Gotcha
Cajun Navy getting ready to save people while committing some light white collar crime I assume
Cajun Navy getting ready to save people while committing some light white collar crime I assume
Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:17 pm to ShoeBang
Looks like Midway was or is about to get whacked . Significant water loss and rise fluctuations coming from a buoy.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:19 pm to biscuitsngravy
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8.8 quake is only slightly smaller than massive Japan quake.
The scale is logarithmic. 9.1 is much stronger than 8.8
Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:21 pm to joshnorris14
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logarithmic
That was Owlie's nickname at conversion therapy camp.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:23 pm to joshnorris14
Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:23 pm to Jwho77
No that was “logger in me”…
Honest mistake
Honest mistake
Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:24 pm to OchoDedos
Tsunami expert on the weather channel just said the models are looking to be accurate based on what they are seeing in midway. Same models predict 10 feet above sea level rises in Hawaii.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:24 pm to phil good
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Have friends in Maui and they are saying that traffic is gridlocked and people are really worried.
is it true oprah isn't opening her private road for the maui residents to reach higher ground
She's gonna have everyone killed
Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:24 pm to Fun Bunch
I'm watching a YouTube of Tokyo history where they got a 7.9 in 1923. Can't imagine how unsettling something like that it, even a smaller one
Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:27 pm to MikeBRLA
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Same models predict 10 feet above sea level rises in Hawaii.
I'm ignorant about Hawaii topography. How bad is that for the major population centers?
Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:28 pm to MikeBRLA
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models predict 10 feet above sea level rises in Hawaii
I trust the models. It's in their jeans.

Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:32 pm to MikeBRLA
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Same models predict 10 feet above sea level rises in Hawaii.
shite. That seems pretty devastating.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:36 pm to SUB
First wave is estimated for 12:17 AM CDT or 7:17 PM HST
3 feet is a big change for a DART sensor.
3 feet is a big change for a DART sensor.
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BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 5
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
510 PM HST TUE JUL 29 2025
TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING SUPPLEMENT
A TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0125 PM HST 29 JUL 2025
COORDINATES - 52.2 NORTH 160.0 EAST
LOCATION - OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA RUSSIA
MAGNITUDE - 8.7 MOMENT
MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
HANASAKI HOKKAIDO J 43.3N 145.6E 0158Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 58MIN
DART 46413 48.0N 174.2W 0144Z 0.19M / 0.6FT 40MIN
KUSHIRO JP 43.0N 144.4E 0121Z 0.33M / 1.1FT 76MIN
DART 21415 50.2N 171.9E 0117Z 0.20M / 0.6FT 08MIN
DART 21414 49.0N 178.2E 0103Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 32MIN
DART 21416 48.1N 163.5E 0003Z 0.90M / 3.0FT 24MIN
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
0717 PM HST TUE 29 JUL 2025
FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS
WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.
This post was edited on 7/29/25 at 11:40 pm
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