RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Japan - Tsunami

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-02-28, 05:33:48 [UTC] Ref.no.: TS-20100228-25146-JPN Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-02-28 at 11:24:54 [UTC] Event: Tsunami Location: Japan Hokkaidō Nemuro Situation: Japan put its eastern coastline on alert for a "major" tsunami, as initial waves triggered by Chile's 8.8-magnitude earthquake reached its northern Pacific coast. A 90 centimeter (35 inch) tsunami hit Japan's northern Pacific coast on Sunday. The tsunami was recorded in the town of Kuji, about 500 km (310 miles) northeast of Tokyo, national broadcaster NHK reported. The tsunami delivered no major damage to the US and most of the Pacific. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has left Japan and Russia on its watch list. Japan ordered the residents of low-lying areas to seek higher ground as it prepares for another tsunami in nearly 20 years. The Philippines, Australia and New Zealand announced earlier that they have put on effect their own warnings as a precaution. A tsunami hit Japan in 1960, when the strongest ever recorded earthquake of 9.5-magnitude struck Chile. Around 200 people were killed in Japan, 61 in Hawaii and 32 in the Philippines when killer waves of bout 3.3 to 13 feet (1 to 4 meters) in height hit the costal areas. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu