{"id":8388,"date":"2011-03-11T01:09:36","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T09:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=8388"},"modified":"2011-03-11T23:14:57","modified_gmt":"2011-03-12T07:14:57","slug":"89-magnitude-earthquake-tsunami-strikes-japan-video-tsunami-warning-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8388","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: 8.9 MAG. EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI STRIKES JAPAN – VIDEO, TSUNAMI MAPS"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>We’ve been following and covering on Twitter since news of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan<\/a> — reported as the largest in its history — and a subsequent 13 foot high tsunami struck. The wave of water, later reported as 10 meters, or 30 feet, has engulfed entire towns, much of it captured on live daylight video.<\/p>\n

You can check our feed and\/or follow our coverage here for the latest (as long as we can stay awake tonight): @TheBradBlog<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

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A few key pieces of information at this hour (1am PT)…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tsunami watches, warnings and advisories are in effect across the Pacific, including West Coast of the U.S. from CA-Mex border up to Alaska. NOAA Advisory<\/a>.<\/p>\n

CNN reports 50 countries in the Pacific under tsunami warnings right now.<\/p>\n

Also via NOAA, here are estimated tsunami times<\/a> for West Coast of U.S.<\/p>\n

This map<\/a> gives a more general idea of the scope of the tsunami warnings and the times they could take to strike in various locations, if they do. <\/p>\n

Sirens are reportedly sounding in Honolulu at this hour. People are advised to get to high ground, as a “significant event” is predicted by NOAA to be headed towards the Hawaiian islands. The hope remains that the wave will be greatly decreased by the time it hits other coasts — if it does.<\/p>\n

The tsunami and earthquake footage streaming live on the net and on CNN, MSNBC, etc. from Japan has been remarkable. Here’s just some of the incredible — and horrifying — footage:<\/p>\n

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A wall of water overtakes an airport — I believe it’s Sendai Airport, which has been seen completely flooded in other footage tonight — in about 60 seconds…<\/p>\n