Magnitude 8.8 Offshore Maule, Chile

Originally posted by dgtempe
FOX

Hawaii Civil Defense activated- TSUNAMI

BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 6
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1246 AM HST SAT FEB 27 2010

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE AT
1246 AM HST.

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
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0906Z 0.27M / 0.9FT 72MIN
ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN
ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1007Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 44MIN
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.

NOAA

Originally posted by DiscoElectro
For some reason i keep thinking of revelation(in the bible). Are any of you?

No.

I'm thinking that it'd probably be a good idea to replace the batteries in my flashlight and the energy bars stashed in my earthquake go bag, though.

Earthquakes happen. they suck, but they're natural, like poisonous snakes and wildfires and the clap. Just because they're natural, doesn't mean they're good for you. And just because they're not good for you, doesn't mean that the gods are angry, or that the end of the world is nigh.

But hey, if you feel like rounding up virgins to sacrifice to the angry gods, don't let me stop you. Reasonable way to spend a weekend.

Many volcanoes and tsunamis - over 30 huge afterschoks!

hisz.rsoe.hu...

reply to post by xynephadyn


Are there really volcanoes erupting? That has be scary to see down there then. This could be a cause of ocean plate activity.

Originally posted by xynephadyn

Originally posted by dgtempe
WTF

Peru Volcano Erupting!!! link to ]SOURCE

There are several volcanos listed as status:errupting on the map of South America and Central America... I dont know this map very well but I imagine this doesent mean what we think it does...

As I posted on page 2, here, at least one volcano began to erupt just after the first quake hit. So i wouldn't be surprised if others in the area are responding in kind.

Check the history of each volcano by name. Even things like Wikipedia will tell you how active it has/hasn't been in recent years. The one I mentioned above has apparently been dormant since 1937 but has just started up again today after the quake.

Originally posted by Romantic_Rebel
reply to post by xynephadyn

 

Are there really volcanoes erupting? That has be scary to see down there then. This could be a cause of ocean plate activity.

Yes check hisz.rsoe.hu...
this is a working link...continue refreshing page until it loads- its getting LOTS of hits right now....
... it has the realtime maps of the volcano, tsunami, and earthquakes



[edit on 27-2-2010 by xynephadyn]

[edit on 27-2-2010 by xynephadyn]

Originally posted by Romantic_Rebel
reply to post by DiscoElectro

 

Not at all, a lot of users are referencing 2012 though.

Yeah, but I can't get myself into buying the whole 2012 thing. I mean we honestly dont know haha. But this is really tragic. I sure hope things will be alright. I have a friend that lives in Hawaii so I text him telling him to be safe. Just in case the Tsunami goes down that way.

reply to post by fooffstarr


It's probably due then. I'm don't surprised that a volcano would be erupting after that long period of time.

reply to post by DiscoElectro


Yes I agree, I live in California and it could happen here as well.

Here's a link- Does it look like Earthquakes in Greece????

Please let me know.



hisz.rsoe.hu...

[edit on 27-2-2010 by dgtempe]

Originally posted by Evasius

Originally posted by JanusFIN
Local police says 40 meter waves hit the Juan Fernandez island. Police helicopter on the way to confirm.

twitter.com...

Here is guy from Twitter - reporting from Chile:

twitter.com...

[edit on 27-2-2010 by JanusFIN]

Surely they're mixing up their scaling - even 40 feet would be colossal. 40 meters is 131.233 feet high...

Yeah, exactly. But due to the nature of the rupture, the tsunami may be moving away from the coast, in which case it could be headed in a big way for the east coasts of everything like New Zealand, Australia, New Guinee and the Phillipines. Japan could even be at risk. If that is true then the epicenter occurred between the Juan Fernandez islands and the Chilean coast, and that is why I suspect this- again, if true.

reply to post by Romantic_Rebel


Yeah it def could happen there. and for years they've been saying UT is due for one. So it could happen here as well. They keep predicting maybe a 7.0 here. but YOU never know!!!!

If anything like this happens in California, we're done for. :/

Originally posted by TrueAmerican
Yeah, exactly. But due to the nature of the rupture, the tsunami may be moving away from the coast, in which case it could be headed in a big way for the east coasts of everything like New Zealand, Australia, New Guinee and the Phillipines. Japan could even be at risk. If that is true then the epicenter occurred between the Juan Fernandez islands and the Chilean coast, and that is why I suspect this- again, if true.

Well I am here on the east coast of Australia, right next to the ocean. I'm looking at it right now actually. So if we get any warnings of anything headed this way through the night you guys will be the first to know. I don't think I'll be able to sleep anyway. I get fairly messed up by large-scale things like this, it really hits home. It sounded funny when I was first told it, but the reference is solid, that I am to tragedy as Obi Wan was to Alderaan exploding.

Originally posted by Prove_It_NOW
If anything like this happens in California, we're done for. :/

It would suck because hollywood, california period cant be recreated. Its original. In my eyes anyways.

Originally posted by Prove_It_NOW
If anything like this happens in California, we're done for. :/

I know what you are saying. It's hard enough here already.

reply to post by vox2442


lol only if you'll go with me hahahaha. jk. But yeah i see your point. "Warnings" though, could be? Hmmmm lol

reply to post by dgtempe


looks like a 2.3 in greece... i wouldn't get too worried... greece is a hotbed for earthquakes, right at the meeting point of three major plates. small ones like this happen regularly. i lived there for two years and felt two very small ones. but if a large one struck it would be devastating due to the poor structure stability of most buildings.

very cool website thanks for linking!

[edit on 27-2-2010 by birdonawire]

Cali is going through hard times now. Everyone I know is on the verge. Couldn't imagine an 8.8 hitting this place. I went through the Northridge quake and that felt like the end of the world, and it was only a 6.9 or something.

8.8 is unimaginable.

reply to post by Prove_It_NOW


I've never even expiereced a little earthquake. so i can't even imagine 8.8