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8.8 Quake - Chile
Topic Started: Feb 27 2010, 03:00 AM (345 Views)
Wil	Feb 27 2010, 03:00 AM Post #1
Administrator Posts: 12,567 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: September 21, 2005	Shallow quake near some cities, not looking good. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/at00725245.html Magnitude 8.5 - BIO-BIO, CHILE 2010 February 27 06:34:13 UTC Earthquake Details Magnitude 8.5 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes) Date-Time * Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 06:34:13 UTC * Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 03:34:13 AM at epicenter Location 36.100°S, 72.600°W Depth 55 km (34.2 miles) set by location program Region BIO-BIO, CHILE Distances * 91 km (56 miles) NNE (26°) from Concepcion, Chile * 110 km (68 miles) SW (230°) from Talca, Chile * 295 km (183 miles) N (1°) from Temuco, Chile * 339 km (210 miles) SSW (211°) from SANTIAGO, Chile Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available Parameters NST= 61, Nph= 61, Dmin=549.2 km, Rmss=1.49 sec, Gp= 90°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=1 Source * West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS



Wil	Feb 27 2010, 03:05 AM Post #2
Administrator Posts: 12,567 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: September 21, 2005	TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 0646Z 27 FEB 2010 THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. ... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR CHILE / PERU A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ECUADOR FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME. THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010 COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST DEPTH - 55 KM LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.5 EVALUATION IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN STRIKE COASTLINES NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES AND MORE DISTANT COASTLINES WITHIN HOURS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA FROM GAUGES NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE TO DETERMINE IF A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED AND ESTIMATE THE SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ CHILE TALCAHUANO 36.7S 73.1W 0729Z 27 FEB VALPARAISO 33.0S 71.6W 0739Z 27 FEB COQUIMBO 29.9S 71.3W 0801Z 27 FEB CORRAL 39.8S 73.5W 0810Z 27 FEB CALDERA 27.1S 70.8W 0821Z 27 FEB ANTOFAGASTA 23.3S 70.4W 0844Z 27 FEB IQUIQUE 20.2S 70.1W 0911Z 27 FEB ARICA 18.5S 70.3W 0929Z 27 FEB GOLFO DE PENAS 47.1S 74.9W 0934Z 27 FEB PUERTO MONTT 41.5S 73.0W 1052Z 27 FEB EASTER IS. 27.1S 109.4W 1205Z 27 FEB PUNTA ARENAS 53.2S 70.9W 1213Z 27 FEB PERU MOLLENDO 17.1S 72.0W 0936Z 27 FEB SAN JUAN 15.3S 75.2W 0952Z 27 FEB LA PUNTA 12.1S 77.2W 1045Z 27 FEB PIMENTAL 6.9S 80.0W 1114Z 27 FEB TALARA 4.6S 81.5W 1127Z 27 FEB CHIMBOTE 9.0S 78.8W 1132Z 27 FEB ECUADOR LA LIBERTAD 2.2S 81.2W 1202Z 27 FEB ESMERELDAS 1.2N 79.8W 1234Z 27 FEB BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.



sweetcapner	Feb 27 2010, 03:08 AM Post #3
Advanced Member Posts: 183 Group: Members Member #141 Joined: February 14, 2006	seems the earth is contracting (labouring) more and more than before. as I have been noticed since the enter of 2010. It will be increase each minutes just like labour during preg.



Wil	Feb 27 2010, 03:17 AM Post #4
Administrator Posts: 12,567 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: September 21, 2005	There was also a 4.1 in Cal. near the same time. Concepcion has 220,000 people. Massive earthquake strikes Chile A massive earthquake of 8.5 magnitude has struck close to the city of Concepcion in Chile. The United States Geological Survey said the earthquake struck at 0634 GMT on Saturday at a depth of 55km (34.2 miles). Concepcion is the second largest city in the country, about 450km south of Santiago. The US government said a tsunami warning has been issued for Chile, Peru and Ecuador. Buildings in Santiago were reported to have shaken for between 10 and 30 seconds, with the loss of electricity in some parts of the capital. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8540289.stm



Earendel	Feb 27 2010, 05:04 AM Post #5
Advanced Member Posts: 479 Group: Members Member #5,114 Joined: July 29, 2009	8.8 Magnitude Magnitude 8.8 - OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE MAP 8.8 2010/02/27 06:34:15 -35.846 -72.719 35.0 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE Earthquake Details Magnitude 8.8 Date-Time Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 06:34:14 UTC Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 03:34:14 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 35.846°S, 72.719°W Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program Region OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE Distances 100 km (60 miles) NNW of Chillan, Chile 105 km (65 miles) WSW of Talca, Chile 115 km (70 miles) NNE of Concepcion, Chile 325 km (200 miles) SW of SANTIAGO, Chile aftershock Earthquake Details Magnitude 6.2 Date-Time Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 06:52:35 UTC Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 03:52:35 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 34.735°S, 72.638°W Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program Region OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE Distances 120 km (75 miles) NW of Talca, Chile 185 km (115 miles) WSW of Rancagua, Chile 210 km (130 miles) SSW of Valparaiso, Chile Magnitude 6.2 - OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
	Repentance is a rocky road best travelled in the day, when there is light, lest darkness comes, and I stumble in the dark...that is to say the Spirit of God will not always strive with man. I will therefore humble myself before the God of heaven and pray, who has called me with a holy calling...to walk this road of repentance..that leads to eternal life. My Webpage


Wil	Feb 27 2010, 08:38 AM Post #6
Administrator Posts: 12,567 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: September 21, 2005	TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 7 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 148 AM HST SAT FEB 27 2010 TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING SUPPLEMENT A TSUNAMI WARNING 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 - 8.8 MOMENT MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 20MIN LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH) LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST) TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME) AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT. EVALUATION A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF LONG OCEAN WAVES. EACH INDIVIDUAL WAVE CREST CAN LAST 5 TO 15 MINUTES OR MORE AND EXTENSIVELY FLOOD COASTAL AREAS. THE DANGER CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE AS SUBSEQUENT WAVES ARRIVE. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVES EFFICIENTLY WRAP AROUND ISLANDS. ALL SHORES ARE AT RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE. THE TROUGH OF A TSUNAMI WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY EXPOSE THE SEAFLOOR BUT THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN. EXTREMELY STRONG AND UNUSUAL NEARSHORE CURRENTS CAN ACCOMPANY A TSUNAMI. DEBRIS PICKED UP AND CARRIED BY A TSUNAMI AMPLIFIES ITS DESTRUCTIVE POWER. SIMULTANEOUS HIGH TIDES OR HIGH SURF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE TSUNAMI HAZARD. THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS 1119 AM HST SAT 27 FEB 2010 MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.



Wil	Feb 27 2010, 08:41 AM Post #7
Administrator Posts: 12,567 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: September 21, 2005	Pacific under tsunami threat after massive 8.8 quake strikes Chile February 27, 2010 7:37 a.m. EST STORY HIGHLIGHTS * NEW: Hawaii plans evacuations; U.S. West Coast, Alaska under tsunami watch * NEW: Quake is 1,000 times stronger than the one in Haiti * NEW: Dozens of aftershocks, one of magnitude 6.9, shake Chile * 78 believed killed; death toll expected to rise (CNN) -- A massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake rocked Chile early Saturday, killing at least 78 people and triggering tsunami warnings for the entire Pacific basin. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said she expected the death toll to rise. Numerous aftershocks -- including one of magnitude 6.9 -- were felt within hours of the initial quake, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake's epicenter was located off the coast in Maule, about 200 miles southwest of the capital of Santiago. It struck at 3:34 a.m. (1:34 a.m. ET), when most people were sleeping. Jolted out of bed "This is a major event. This happened near some very populated areas," said Randy Baldwin, a geophysicist with USGS. "With an 8.8 you expect damage to the population in the area." The earth's rumbling was felt by millions in Chile and in parts of Argentina as well. Some buildings in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, were evacuated. Bachelet declared areas of catastrophe, similar to a state of emergency that will allow her to rush in aid. She said the town of Chillan -- which was destroyed by a killer quake in 1939 -- was one of the worst affected. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning, the highest level of a tsunami alert, for the entire Pacific region, including Hawaii and places as far away as Russia and Japan. California and Alaska are under a tsunami advisory. "An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines near the epicenter within minutes and more distant coastlines within hours," the National Weather Service said in a statement. USGS geophysicist Victor Sardina said several tsunami waves had come ashore along the Chilean coast; the largest was recorded at 9 feet near the quake's epicenter. "I urge people in coastal zones to move to higher ground," Bachelet said at a morning news conference. The earliest estimated arrival for a wave that could affect Hawaii was 12:46 a.m. local time (6:46 p.m. ET). But evacuations of coastal areas were to begin at 6 a.m. (12 p.m. ET). Saturday's quake comes just a few weeks after an earthquake devastated parts of Haiti. That quake was magnitude 7.0. The Chilean quake, at magnitude 8.8, was a thousand times stronger -- an earthquake displaces 64 times more energy for each additional point on the magnitude scale. Check out the world's biggest earthquakes since 1900 The full extent of the damage was not yet known, although there were reports of collapsed buildings and hundreds of people in the streets. The ceiling of a parking lot in the fashionable Las Condes neighborhood of Santiago came crashing down, crushing at least 50 cars. The capital lost electricity and basic services including water and telephones. Bachelet said regional hospitals had suffered damage; some were evacuated. The Santiago airport was shut down and a major bridge connecting northern and southern Chile was rendered inoperable. Santiago resident Leo Perioto jumped out of bed in his apartment at the top of a six-story building. "The whole building was shaking," he said. "The windows were wobbling a lot. We could feel the walls moving from side to side." Glass shattered at the Santiago Marriott Hotel, but there appeared to be no structural damage, said Alessandro Perez. Anita Herrera at the Hotel Kennedy in Santiago said electricity was out and guests were nervous. "Our hotel is built for this," she said. "In Chile this happens many times." Coastal Chile has a history of deadly earthquakes, according to the USGS. Since 1973, there have been 13 quakes of magnitude 7.0 or higher. Saturday's epicenter was just a few miles north of the largest earthquake recorded in the world: a magnitude 9.5 quake in May 1960 that killed 1,655 and unleashed a tsunami that crossed the Pacific. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/02/27/chile.quake/index.html?hpt=T1



Wil	Feb 27 2010, 12:49 PM Post #8
Administrator Posts: 12,567 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: September 21, 2005	Frank Condon Great Earthquake Preliminary M8.8 in Chile: Pacific Plate's Stress Center Update Hello all: An extremely large seismic event has rocked the coast of Chile, South America. Many buildings have been damaged, or have even collapsed. The preliminary M8.8 earthquake is one of the ten largest global earthquakes in the world. In 1960, Chile was also the epicenter of the largest magnitude earthquake in the world. The magnitude for that one was 9.5 As solar activity increases, we can expect more frequent and stronger seismic events around the cir-cum Pacific Ring of Fire. The most recent high amplitude Remote MT Trigger Pulse measured 11.8 Units, which was followed by a smaller amplitude pulsation 24 hours later. The massive earthquake in Chile has also caused increased crustal instability in both Central and Southern California. http://www.syzygyjob.com//index.php



Quiet Watcher	Feb 27 2010, 01:01 PM Post #9
Advanced Member Posts: 685 Group: Advanced Members Member #5,001 Joined: February 4, 2009	You would think a quake with that magnitude would stand a good chance of affecting the stability of the nearby tectonic plates.....like North America. Drudge is reporting parts of Hawaii are being evacuated under tsunami threat....but it sounds like the waves reported so far are only about 5-6 feet except for one 9 foot wave close to the quake area.



Israeli	Feb 27 2010, 01:53 PM Post #10
Advanced Member Posts: 1,731 Group: Advanced Members Member #1,064 Joined: April 29, 2007	That is freakin' HUGE.



Israeli	Feb 27 2010, 01:59 PM Post #11
Advanced Member Posts: 1,731 Group: Advanced Members Member #1,064 Joined: April 29, 2007	Hawaii is expecting the first possible tsunami wave in about 3 and 1/4 hours as of this post. Hawaii Under Tsunami Warning Last Update: 7:19 am Print Story \| ShareThis The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami warning for the State of Hawaii effective 12:46 a.m.A tsunami warning means that a destructive wave, or waves, may have been generated by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Chile at 8:34 p.m. HST on Friday. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center estimates the first wave arrival time in Hawaii will be at about 11:19 a.m. today, Saturday, February 27, at Hilo. Outdoor siren systems in each county will sound simultaneously at 6:00 a.m. to alert residents and visitors to evacuate coastal areas. Residents will be advised by their respective county civil defense or emergency management agencies to evacuate coastal areas. Residents are urged to follow civil defense instructions. To determine whether or not you live or work in an evacuation zone, go to www.scd.hawaii.gov and enter your address in the Tsunami Evacuation Zone Mapping Tool, or check the Disaster Preparedness Guide in the front of your telephone directory. http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/Hawaii-Under-Tsunami-Warning/T5FaAtxjb0i1QGVFkSZWpA.cspx UPDATE: Hawaii under tsunami warning; Calif., Alaska under Associated Press Published: February 27, 2010 » 0 Comments \| Post a Comment EWA BEACH, Hawaii (AP) - A tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii, and the California coast and parts of Alaska are under a tsunami advisory. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says the earthquake in Chile has generated a tsunami that could cause damage along coastlines of all islands in the Hawaii. The first waves are expected to reach Hawaii at 11:19 a.m. Hawaii time (4:19 p.m. EST). The center’s director is calling for “urgent action to protect lives and property” in Hawaii. He says he doesn’t know how big the waves will be, but he expects them to be the largest to hit Hawaii since 1964. But he says there should be enough time to alert everyone in harm’s way to get to safety. The advisory for California and Alaska is the agency’s lowest-level alert. Tsunami warnings are in effect over a wide area, including South America, Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand, Japan, the Philippines, Russia and many Pacific islands. http://www2.nbc13.com/vtm/news/local/article/update_hawaii_under_tsunami_warning_calif._alaska_under/134319/ Edited by Israeli, Feb 27 2010, 02:01 PM.



Earendel	Feb 27 2010, 02:39 PM Post #12
Advanced Member Posts: 479 Group: Members Member #5,114 Joined: July 29, 2009	News Flash - Selected Tsunami Notification #02 - TSUNAMI WARNING February 27, 2010 – 4:00 a.m. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center at Ewa Beach has issued a TSUNAMI WARNING for the Hawaiian Islands. A tsunami warning means that a significant earthquake has occurred. Tsunami approach confirmed. EFFECTS: An earthquake has occurred at 8:34 p.m. HST on February 26, 2010 near the coast of central Chile with an 8.8 moment measurement. Sea level readings confirm that a tsunami has been generated that could cause widespread damage. Estimated earliest arrival time is now 11:00 a.m. HST Saturday February 27, 2010. Wave height at Kahului Harbor is estimated to be 9-12 feet. Sirens will sound at 6:00 a.m. PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES: Persons in low-lying areas should begin emergency preparations. Please refer to the front yellow section of the telephone book for preparedness information and evacuation areas. Prepare your “Go Kit” if you need to evacuate to higher ground. Be prepared to evacuate when advised/ordered by Civil Defense INFORMATION: Maui County Civil Defense will continue to monitor the situation. Please listen to your local radio and TV stations or NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts for any updates. NOAA Weather broadcasts can be reached by calling 1 866 944-5025. The Tsunami Warning Center web page can be found at www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc. Pre-recorded advisories and notifications are available 24-hours a day on the Maui County Automated Information System (AIS) by calling 986-1200. The same information is available on the Maui County website at www.mauicounty.gov. -END- http://www.co.maui.hi.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1471
	Repentance is a rocky road best travelled in the day, when there is light, lest darkness comes, and I stumble in the dark...that is to say the Spirit of God will not always strive with man. I will therefore humble myself before the God of heaven and pray, who has called me with a holy calling...to walk this road of repentance..that leads to eternal life. My Webpage


Earendel	Feb 27 2010, 02:43 PM Post #13
Advanced Member Posts: 479 Group: Members Member #5,114 Joined: July 29, 2009
	Repentance is a rocky road best travelled in the day, when there is light, lest darkness comes, and I stumble in the dark...that is to say the Spirit of God will not always strive with man. I will therefore humble myself before the God of heaven and pray, who has called me with a holy calling...to walk this road of repentance..that leads to eternal life. My Webpage


Wil	Feb 27 2010, 03:12 PM Post #14
Administrator Posts: 12,567 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: September 21, 2005	Live stream from near Hawaii shore, about 2 hours away now: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hitsunami



Earendel	Feb 27 2010, 03:25 PM Post #15
Advanced Member Posts: 479 Group: Members Member #5,114 Joined: July 29, 2009	Residents Flood Stores Looking For Supplies Officials Urge Caution During Evacuation HONOLULU -- Hawaii officials are urging caution as emergency teams prepare for the arrival of a tsunami. The tsunami is forecast to arrive in Hawaii at about 11:19 a.m. on the Big Island. A powerful earthquake in Chile measuring 8.8 in magnitude spawned the tsunami. People have begun flooding stores looking for supplies to have on hand in the event of a disaster. People have been buying food, water and other essentials as well as filling up their gas tanks ahead of a possible emergency. State Civil Defense plans to sound evacuation sirens at 6 a.m. to get people to move away from coastal areas. Check to see if you are in a tsunami zone here. Officials want people in the tsunami zones to evacuate to higher ground. Maps of the tsunami inundation zones can be located in your local phone book. Officials said residents should gather food and supplies for three days. http://www.kitv.com/news/22691518/detail.html
	Repentance is a rocky road best travelled in the day, when there is light, lest darkness comes, and I stumble in the dark...that is to say the Spirit of God will not always strive with man. I will therefore humble myself before the God of heaven and pray, who has called me with a holy calling...to walk this road of repentance..that leads to eternal life. My Webpage


Quiet Watcher	Feb 27 2010, 03:46 PM Post #16
Advanced Member Posts: 685 Group: Advanced Members Member #5,001 Joined: February 4, 2009	http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35615455 Massive quake hits Chile, sparks tsunami alert At least 147 dead; dangerous waves threaten countries around Pacific SANTIAGO, Chile - A devastating magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, toppling homes and buildings, collapsing bridges and spawning a tsunami that rolled menacingly across the Pacific. At least 147 people were killed in the strongest earthquake to hit the country in 50 years and one of the strongest ever measured anywhere, according to Carmen Fernandez, director of the National Emergency Agency. "Unfortunately, Chile is a country of catastrophes," President-elect Sebastian Pinera said, adding the quake heavily damaged many of the country's roads, airports and ports. President Michelle Bachelet declared a "state of catastrophe" in central Chile and said hundreds of homes, schools, hospitals and other structures were flattened or damaged. Chileans near the epicenter were tossed about as if shaken by a giant. Local radio reported 100 people were missing in a collapsed building in hard-hit Concepcion, one of Chile's largest cities with around 670,000 inhabitants. Firefighters were working to put out fires throughout the city, and most of the buildings in the city center were destroyed. At least three people were killed by huge earthquake-triggered waves that smashed into Chile's Robinson Crusoe Island, a remote, rocky island named for the fictional, stranded sailor, Reuters reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake struck 56 miles northeast of the city of Concepcion at a depth of 22 miles at 3:34 a.m. (1:34 a.m. ET). The quake shook buildings in Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires, and was felt as far away as Sao Paulo in Brazil — 1,800 miles to the east. More than 50 aftershocks of magnitude 5 or greater were reported in the hours after the quake. TV Chile reported that a 15-story building collapsed in Concepcion, where buildings caught fire, bridges collapsed and cracks opened up in the streets. Cars turned upside down lay scattered on one damaged highway bridge. Some residents looted pharmacies and a collapsed grains silo, hauling off bags of wheat, television images showed. In the town of Talca, about 65 miles from the epicenter, Associated Press journalist Roberto Candia said it felt as if a giant had grabbed him and shaken him. The town's historic center, filled with buildings of adobe mud and straw, largely collapsed, though most of those were businesses that were not inhabited when the quake struck. Neighbors pulled at least five people from the rubble while emergency workers, themselves disoriented, asked for information from reporters. Many roads were destroyed, and electricity, water and phone lines were cut to many areas — meaning there was no word of death or damage from many outlying areas. In the capital of Santiago, 200 miles northeast of the epicenter, a car dangled from a collapsed overpass, the national Fine Arts Museum was badly damaged and an apartment building's two-story parking lot pancaked, smashing about 50 cars whose alarms rang incessantly. The jolt set off a tsunami that raced across the Pacific, setting off alarm sirens in Hawaii, Polynesia and Tonga. Tahitian officials banned all traffic on roads less than 1,600 feet from the sea and people in several low-lying island nations were urged to find higher ground. Hawaii could face its largest waves since 1964, according to Charles McCreery, director of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. "Urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property," the Warning Center said in a bulletin. "All shores are at risk no matter which direction they face." Tsunami waves were likely to hit Asian, Australian and New Zealand shores within 24 hours of the earthquake. The U.S. West Coast and Alaska, too, were threatened. Reuters reported that a tsunami caused by the quake caused "serious damage" to Chile's sparsely populated Juan Fernández Islands, where Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk was marooned in the 18th century, inspiring the novel "Robinson Crusoe." "There was a series of waves that got bigger and bigger, which gave people time to save themselves," pilot Fernando Avaria told TVN television by telephone from the main island. Three people were killed and four missing there, he said. Bachelet said residents were evacuated from coastal areas of Chile's remote Easter Island, a popular tourist destination in the Pacific famous for its towering Moai stone statues. Santiago's international airport was closed as the quake destroyed passenger walkways and shook glass out of doors and windows. In the moments after the quake, people streamed onto the streets of the capital, hugging each other and crying. Several hospitals suffered structural damage and were evacuated. In the coastal region of Parral, huge waves rushed inland, sweeping cars full of people out to the ocean, ADN Radio reported. Parral’s hospital was partially collapsed. "We don’t have a single service. It is as if you were sitting in a small boat in the middle of a gale," said Maria Elizabeth Soto in Chillan, a rural area near the epicenter. "It is incredibly complicated, all the houses are full of cracks, we have no communication," she told ADN Radio. Simon Shalders, who lives in Santiago, told Sky News: "There was a lot of movement. The houses were really shaking, walls were moving backwards and forwards, and doors were swinging open. "Santiago has got a history of earthquakes and basically there's not a lot of old construction in Santiago because of these earthquakes. "The new buildings in Santiago are designed to withstand fairly strong quakes and they probably held up pretty well." Sylvia Dostal of Keizer, Ore., said she was on the 23rd floor of the Marriott Hotel on President Kennedy Avenue in Santiago when the quake struck. "I had been in earthquakes before, including the San Francisco Loma Prieta quake, but this was different. The building was swaying AND moving up and down!" she wrote to msnbc.com. "We made our way to the emergency stairs, since elevators were out of the question. There were children, babies and parents all in bathrobes and nightwear gathering outside the building," she wrote. There were blackouts in parts of Santiago and communications were still down in the area closest to the epicenter. Santiago resident Leo Perioto told CNN that "windows were wobbling a lot" in his six-story building. "The whole building was shaking," he added. "We could feel the walls moving from side to side." Chile's athletes and coaches planned to skip the Olympics closing ceremonies in Vancouver, Canada, to get home as soon as possible. Chile has three alpine skiers representing the country at the Vancouver Games. They've all finished competing, so they won't miss any events. Scientists say the quake was a "megathrust" — similar to the 2004 Indian Ocean temblor that spawned a catastrophic tsunami. Megathrust earthquakes occur in subduction zones where plates of the Earth's crust grind and dive. Saturday's jolt occurred when the Nazca plate dove beneath the South American plate, releasing tremendous energy. An earthquake of magnitude 8 or over can cause "tremendous damage," according to the USGS said. The quake that devastated Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12 was rated magnitude 7. In 1960, Chile was hit by the world's biggest earthquake since records dating back to 1900. The 9.5-magnitude quake devastated the south-central city of Valdivia, killing more than 1,600 people and sending a tsunami that battered Easter Island 2,300 miles off Chile's Pacific coast and continued as far as Hawaii, Japan and the Philippines.



cindy826	Feb 27 2010, 05:33 PM Post #17
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Wil	Feb 27 2010, 05:55 PM Post #18
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cindy826	Feb 27 2010, 06:18 PM Post #19
Advanced Member Posts: 134 Group: Members Member #1,773 Joined: September 8, 2007	I'm sorry for the repost Wil. Seems I'm always a dollar short and a day late in postings here. lol.



Favor	Feb 27 2010, 06:55 PM Post #20
Advanced Member Posts: 239 Group: Members Member #5,108 Joined: July 19, 2009	A few minutes ago it was said an earthquake occurred in Argentina as well!?



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