As indicated in the updated entry on the tsunami warning, which I posted earlier today, the warning was cancelled at 3pm GMT today. A wave of 30 cm (1 ft) in height was reported at ports in Hokkaido; a wave of 8 cm in height was reported from a port in Alaska. No damage or injury is reported in connection with this incident. By "wave" I mean a temporarily elevation in sealevel.
The tsunami of Boxing Day (December 26) 2004 was caused by an earthquake measuring 9.1 on the Richter scale, and measured 6 metres / 20 ft in height. It wreaked death and destruction across the Indian Ocean basin, through Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and even as far as the East African coast.
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I am glad everyone was safe. Helen
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