Have you read or heard about the 8.9 magnitude quake off the northeast coast of Japan, that struck today (Friday, March 11, 2011) at 05:46:23 UTC?

Do you know of any updates?

Has anything been said about how hard they expect the tsunami or other resultant wave action to hit the west coasts of the western hemisphere?

Has anyone heard from Hawaii Jake?

Here’s the USGS page covering the quake.