8.5 Quake Shakes Chile

BarTopDancer · 02-27-2010, 12:00 AM

USGS Link

(if someone could fix my title typo that would be fantastic).

Kevy Baby · 02-27-2010, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

(if someone could fix my title typo that would be fantastic).

What? You spelled "quake" correctly...

BarTopDancer · 02-27-2010, 01:11 AM

And there was a 7.0 off Okinawa earlier.

Not Afraid · 02-27-2010, 01:35 AM

Upgraded to 8.8.

Ghoulish Delight · 02-27-2010, 01:37 AM

Very little detail other than power outage, and some indication that there was a tsunami somewhere.

Not Afraid · 02-27-2010, 01:38 AM

Any indication on where the tsunami was?

Ghoulish Delight · 02-27-2010, 01:41 AM

No, just that observation stations have noticed coastal water levels dropping which indicates that there was a tsunami somewhere.

BarTopDancer · 02-27-2010, 01:44 AM

I read/heard a 9ft wave was spotted but they didn't say where. I did some searching and only see that water levels dropped. Some say off chile but nothing huge. Oddly enough even a "normal looking wave" can be considered a tsunami if the conditions are correct.

Ghoulish Delight · 02-27-2010, 01:48 AM

BBC has some preliminary reports that there is no immediate sign of major structural damage within cities.

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Mark Winstanley, who contacted the BBC from Vina del Mar, 100km north-west of Santiago, said buildings had shaken and electricity and phone connections were cut but he could see no structural damage yet.

A university professor in Santiago, Cristian Bonacic, said that this was a massive quake but that the cities seemed to have resisted well. Internet communications were working but not mobile phones.

Not Afraid · 02-27-2010, 01:49 AM

A TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME – 0834 PM HST 26 FEB 2010
COORDINATES – 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST
LOCATION – NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
MAGNITUDE – 8.5 MOMENT
EVALUATION
THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS ISSUED AN EXPANDING
REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH FOR PARTS OF THE PACIFIC
LOCATED CLOSER TO THE EARTHQUAKE. AN EVALUATION OF THE PACIFIC
WIDE TSUNAMI THREAT IS UNDERWAY AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT
HAWAII COULD BE ELEVATED TO A WATCH OR WARNING STATUS.
IF TSUNAMI WAVES IMPACT HAWAII THEIR ESTIMATED EARLIEST ARRIVAL
TIME IS
1119 AM HST SAT 27 FEB 2010
MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

Safety measures, I'm sure.

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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	8.5 Quake Shakes Chile USGS Link (if someone could fix my title typo that would be fantastic). __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge Last edited by Not Afraid : 02-27-2010 at 01:15 AM.
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	And there was a 7.0 off Okinawa earlier. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Upgraded to 8.8.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Very little detail other than power outage, and some indication that there was a tsunami somewhere. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Any indication on where the tsunami was?
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	No, just that observation stations have noticed coastal water levels dropping which indicates that there was a tsunami somewhere. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	I read/heard a 9ft wave was spotted but they didn't say where. I did some searching and only see that water levels dropped. Some say off chile but nothing huge. Oddly enough even a "normal looking wave" can be considered a tsunami if the conditions are correct. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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02-27-2010, 01:49 AM	#10
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	A TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME – 0834 PM HST 26 FEB 2010 COORDINATES – 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST LOCATION – NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE – 8.5 MOMENT EVALUATION THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS ISSUED AN EXPANDING REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH FOR PARTS OF THE PACIFIC LOCATED CLOSER TO THE EARTHQUAKE. AN EVALUATION OF THE PACIFIC WIDE TSUNAMI THREAT IS UNDERWAY AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT HAWAII COULD BE ELEVATED TO A WATCH OR WARNING STATUS. IF TSUNAMI WAVES IMPACT HAWAII THEIR ESTIMATED EARLIEST ARRIVAL TIME IS 1119 AM HST SAT 27 FEB 2010 MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. Safety measures, I'm sure.
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