CHILE: 8.3 Magnitude Earthquake

[Zorkorist]

What's it been now since it hit? About 11 hours?

Everything I have read said it would hit Hawaii right around now.

-John

 

[Throckmorton]

It's about to hit Hilo

 

[Slew Foot]

The Boston.com pictures remind me of Fallout 3.

 

[DrPizza]

Fortunately, it looks like Hawaii is going to escape unharmed.

Tsunami waves have begun surging ashore on Hawaii's Big Island, more than 15 hours after being triggered by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Chile.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center confirmed the tsunami reached Hawaii just after 11:30 a.m. local time, 4:30 p.m. ET.

Initial reports indicate the waves have been smaller than expected, but officials are warning residents to remain on high alert. The tsunami is a series of waves that will continue to march toward Hawaii's shores.
"This could be bigger but we don't know yet," said Nathan Becker of the PTWC, noting the first wave measured 1 meter, or roughly 3 feet. Later waves could be larger, he said.
"Clearly, a tsunami is taking place now," Becker said.
The waves will now continue moving north towards the other Hawaiian Islands and onward into the Pacific.
"The time from one tsunami wave to the next can be five minutes to an hour," a Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) bulletin reads. "The threat can continue for many hours as multiple waves arrive."
Residents are advised to remain on high ground until local authorities give the "all clear," which could come no sooner than two hours after the estimated time of the tsunami's arrival.

 

[First]

dp

 

[First]

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=at6ZbstTSPp8&pos=8
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/02/27/chile.quake/index.html?hpt=T1

No comments here, just...wow....

FYI for those that have not heard. Just minutes ago...

OTOH CNN says the hotel owner said they're used to it. Chile holds world record for largest earthquake, 9.5.

Well, I guess you could have asked why does it matter if the poor live or die? The universe does not care what we do to them. The resources could better be used in advancing science than feeding poor people.

Oh wait, you really did say all that.

 

[JSt0rm]

Well, I guess you could have asked why does it matter if the poor live or die? The universe does not care what we do to them. The resources could better be used in advancing science than feeding poor people.

Oh wait, you really did say all that.

lmao!

ahh well. I sit on the coast in Santa Monica wondering when its gonna be our turn hahaha.

 

[BudAshes]

Nay he won't be that stupid .You know Pat won't attack the Chilians. Besides this isn't over. Whos going to get the most damage .

So God is going to slowly shake us to death because we sinned? Nice theory numbnuts. Did he also shake the dinosaurs to death for premarital sex? Maybe he wiped out the Neanderthals for not molesting enough young boys?

In other news, this is one savage quake. Try looking up the one in Alaska that was a 9.2. It sunk boats in Louisiana!

 

[Zorkorist]

Fortunately, it looks like Hawaii is going to escape unharmed.

How

didn't translate into trouble for Hawaii, baffles me.

But, that's a lot better than the alternative.

-John

 

[soccerballtux]

Well, I guess you could have asked why does it matter if the poor live or die? The universe does not care what we do to them. The resources could better be used in advancing science than feeding poor people.

Oh wait, you really did say all that.

lmao!

ahh well. I sit on the coast in Santa Monica wondering when its gonna be our turn hahaha.

First is missing the context of that quote. I obviously don't actually think that.