Japan and Russia on tsunami alert
{{date|November 15, 2006}}

A tsunami alert has been issued by the Japanese Meteorological Agency after a 8.1 magnitude earthquake struck the [[w:Kuril islands|Kuril islands]]. The alert warns that a 2 metre high tsunami could hit the Pacific coast of Hokkaido & Honshu 1210 GMT. Coastal residents have been asked to move to higher ground.

The United States Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has warned that the tsunami will hit northern Japan and Russia. 

An official from the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center as said that the tsunami was not expected to hit Hawaii and the West Coast of North and South America. She added that there was a slight chance of it hitting the  western [[w:Aleutian Islands|Aleutian Islands]].

The United States Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre warning states indicates the estimated inital tsunami arrival times as follows.

NOTE: ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. THE TIME BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TSUNAMI WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE
MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.

{|
|+ '''Russia'''
| LOCATION || COORDINATES || ARRIVAL TIME
|-
| URUP IS  || 46.1N 150.5E || 1139Z 15 NOV
|-
| PETROPAVLOVSK K || 53.2N 159.6E || 1224Z 15 NOV
|-
| SEVERO KURILSK || 50.8N 156.1E || 1229Z 15 NOV
|-
| UST KAMCHATSK || 56.1N 162.6E || 1249Z 15 NOV
|-
| MEDNNY IS || 54.7N 167.4E || 1251Z 15 NOV
|}

{|
|+ '''Japan'''
| KUSHIRO || 42.5N 144.5E || 1219Z 15 NOV
|-
| HACHINOHE ||40.5N 142.0E  || 1245Z 15 NOV
|-
| KATSUURA || 35.1N 140.3E || 1321Z 15 NOV
|-
| SHIMIZU || 32.5N 133.0E || 1434Z 15 NOV
|-
| OKINAWA || 26.2N 127.8E || 1535Z 15 NOV
|}

==Related news==
*{{Wikinews|title=Tsunami wave alert for British Columbia dropped|date=November 15, 2006}}
*{{wikinews|title=Tsunami alert lifted for Japan and Russia|date=November 15, 2006}}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/japan.tsunami.ap/
|title= Japan issues tsunami warning
|author=Associated Press
|pub=CNN 
|date=November 15, 2006
}}
*{{source|url=http://www.jma.go.jp/en/tsunami/
|title=Tsunami Warning/Advisory
|author=
|pub=Japan Meteorological Agency
|date=November 15, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6150538.stm
|title=Small tsunamis hit northern Japan
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=November 15, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/wmsg
|title=TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 004
|author=
|pub=PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
|date=November 15, 2006}}

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[[ja:千島列島でM7.8の地震、北海道に津波警報発令]]
[[zh:千島群島附近海域發生芮氏規模8.1級強震]]
A tsunami alert has been issued by the Japanese Meteorological Agency after a 8.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Kuril islands. The alert warns that a 2 metre high tsunami could hit the Pacific coast of Hokkaido & Honshu 1210 GMT. Coastal residents have been asked to move to higher ground.

The United States Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has warned that the tsunami will hit northern Japan and Russia. 

An official from the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center as said that the tsunami was not expected to hit Hawaii and the West Coast of North and South America. She added that there was a slight chance of it hitting the  western Aleutian Islands.

The United States Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre warning states indicates the estimated inital tsunami arrival times as follows.

NOTE: ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. THE TIME BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TSUNAMI WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE
MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.


+ 'Russia'

 LOCATION 

 COORDINATES 

 ARRIVAL TIME

 URUP IS  

 46.1N 150.5E 

 1139Z 15 NOV

 PETROPAVLOVSK K 

 53.2N 159.6E 

 1224Z 15 NOV

 SEVERO KURILSK 

 50.8N 156.1E 

 1229Z 15 NOV

 UST KAMCHATSK 

 56.1N 162.6E 

 1249Z 15 NOV

 MEDNNY IS 

 54.7N 167.4E 

 1251Z 15 NOV


+ 'Japan'

 KUSHIRO 

 42.5N 144.5E 

 1219Z 15 NOV

 HACHINOHE 

40.5N 142.0E  

 1245Z 15 NOV

 KATSUURA 

 35.1N 140.3E 

 1321Z 15 NOV

 SHIMIZU 

 32.5N 133.0E 

 1434Z 15 NOV

 OKINAWA 

 26.2N 127.8E 

 1535Z 15 NOV
Japan Russia Asia Earthquakes Disasters and accidents Tsunamis Far Eastern Federal District Pacific Ocean