Tsunami info

A tsunami has been observed at the following sites:

Location Lat. Lon. Time Amplitude
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83min Talcahuano C 36.7S 73.1W 0716UTC 1.15M/3.8FT
45min Valparaiso C 33.0S 71.4W 0706UTC 1.29M/4.2FT
Juan Ferdandez C 33.617S 78.83W 0.19M/0.6FT

Time - Time of measurement.
Amp. - Tsunami amplitudes are measured relative to normal sea level. It is NOT crest-to-trough wave height. Values are given in both meters (M) and feet (FT).

First reports of deaths, 6 reported by the Chilean President. As well as reports of damage to historic building within Santiago.

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8.8?

Holy crud, on a scale of 1 to 10, that's like over an 8!!!!

Yo brad! No surfing today OK?

Oh and good morning! Did those 6:00am sirens wake you up?

Like if it pushes two miles inland.......

I really hope you weren't implying I said a 9ft wave was normal.

Hey y'all! I'm not in a tsunami zone. fyi. Wilhelmina Rise is way high up there. I don't have an internet connection right now due to non-tsunami related issue. (Router failure.). My gas tank is full, I have lots of water and stored food. All is well right now.

The sirens are going off here every hour on the hour. People are flooding the gas stations and supermarkets... Spam is flying off the shelves... lol!

When pig flies?

Glad you're in a safe neighborhood, though the news coverage from KHON seems to be confused as to whether there's any danger or not. UNPLUG YOUR ELECTRICAL DEVICES!!! Or don't.

I think the sirens going off every hour would stress me out more than the actual alert. Holy cow.

La Jolla is supposed to get it by 2pm. We're in a "tsunami inundation zone" (whatever that means) but I'm going to assume the breakwater will break much of it - if there's anything to break. I find it fascinating that the tsunami watch area is over half the globe.

Everyone is focusing on the tsunami talk, there is very little reporting going on of damage done by the quake itself. I've seen reference to "dozens" killed, and there seem to be some roads buckled, bridges down, and building damaged. It does appear that the modern parts of Santiago weathered it well, with most of the structural damage done being in the historical center of the city.

I would imagine the smaller cities, especially those closer to the epicenter than santiago are in worse shape.