There was a big earthquake in Japan today (well from the persective of my time zone, it happened tomorrow morning, but you get the idea). The story says it was a 7.8, but they're now saying it was an 8.0. Which just sucks regardless. Damn.
The NOAA/NWS issued a tsunami warning as well. Waves up to 8 feet high will hit parts of Japan. If you look closely at that warning, it says that La Jolla, CA (which is about 10 miles from my house) will not have a tsunami warning, but that waves caused by the quake will hit at around 11:36pm. I'm seriously tempted to drive down there and see if the surf looks any bigger. I mean, how's that for global perspective? You can sit there contemplating a major distaster half a world away while watching the effects right there at your feet.
UPDATE: The USGS has a really cool image of the time it takes for the waves to move across the ocean.
Parts of Oregon "may experience tsunami" as well, around 10:30 pm. I wish we lived closer to the coast- I dig big bad waves.
for what it's worth... I know that if a typhoon is reported in the Philippines, Del Mar beach waves get bigger as a direct result...
Posted by joni at September 26, 2003 12:06 PM