Close Call - Tsunami Alert

4 p.m. - Tsunami watch issued for GuamPacific Daily News
4 p.m. Jan. 13 - The National Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii has issued a tsunami watch for Guam following a powerful earthquake in Japan, according to the governor's office.
Acting Gov. Mike Cruz, who is also the acting Guam Homeland Security advisor, has activated the Guam Homeland Security/Civil Defense Office.Mayors and the media are being notifed at this time.If a tsunami were to strike Guam, the waves are expected at 7:02 p.m., according to the governor's office.The quake struck around 1:24 p.m. about 310 miles east of Etorofu, the largest of a disputed four-island chain known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Kuril islands in Russia, according to an Associated Press report.

5 p.m. - Tsunami watch for Guam upgraded to tsunami warningPacific Daily News
5 p.m. Jan. 13 - The tsunami warning for Guam and the Marianas has been upgraded to a tsunami warning as of 4:44 p.m., according to Office of Civil Defense Warnings are issued when a potentially tsunami-producing earthquake over the threshold magnitude (7.0 in the Pacific) occurs in the region.Residents are not advised to panic and to await further instructions from local authorities, stated a Guam Homeland Security release.An 8.3-magnitude quake struck around 1:24 p.m. about 310 miles east of Etorofu, the largest of a disputed four-island chain known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Kuril islands in Russia, according to an Associated Press report.

5:55 p.m. - Tsunami warning canceled
5:55 p.m., Jan. 13 — As of 5:45 this afternoon, a tsunami watch issued earlier has been canceled, according to the National Weather Service. A tsunami watch was first issued around 4 p.m. and then upgraded to a tsunami warning at 4:44 p.m as the result of a quake that shook part of Japan.An 8.3-magnitude quake struck around 1:24 p.m. about 310 miles east of Etorofu, the largest of a disputed four-island chain known as the Northern Territories in Japan and the Kuril islands in Russia, according to an Associated Press report.

Source: Guam PDN