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Breaking news. A massive Earth quake hit Chili in the middle of the night and started a tsunami traveling across the Pacific ocean. I hope the tsunami won't hit the countries like Japan or Philippines.
MAG UTC TIME LAT LON DEPTH
h:m:s deg deg km Region
5.4 10:54:23 -36.828 -73.336 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.9 10:38:35 -38.019 -73.575 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.9 10:30:34 -33.559 -72.636 35.0 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
5.8 09:59:21 -37.991 -73.467 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.1 09:21:25 -36.609 -73.218 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.6 09:00:17 -33.425 -71.625 35.0 VALPARAISO, CHILE
5.3 08:53:56 -34.447 -73.397 35.0 OFF COAST OF LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
5.0 08:53:26 -35.073 -71.760 35.0 MAULE, CHILE
5.6 08:48:05 -38.584 -75.257 35.0 OFF THE COAST OF ARAUCANIA, CHILE
[COLOR="Red"]6.1 08:25:29 -34.750 -72.394 35.0 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE [/COLOR]
5.5 08:19:23 -33.479 -71.574 35.0 VALPARAISO, CHILE
[COLOR="red"]6.9 08:01:24 -37.654 -75.199 39.0 OFF THE COAST OF BIO-BIO, CHILE [/COLOR]
5.2 07:56:37 -36.933 -73.240 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.4 07:51:05 -36.399 -72.498 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.4 07:46:49 -36.795 -72.924 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE
[COLOR="red"]6.0 07:37:18 -36.837 -72.541 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE [/COLOR]
5.6 07:33:31 -38.007 -73.484 35.7 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.4 07:19:48 -35.811 -72.945 35.0 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
[COLOR="red"]6.0 07:12:28 -33.807 -71.913 35.0 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
6.2 06:52:35 -34.735 -72.638 35.0 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE [/COLOR]
[COLOR="red"][B] 8.8 06:34:14 -35.846 -72.719 35.0 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE[/B][/COLOR]
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/02/27/chile.quake/index.html?hpt=T1The earliest estimated arrival for a wave that could affect Hawaii was 12:46 a.m.[sic] local time (6:46 p.m. ET). But evacuations of coastal areas were to begin at 6 a.m. (12 p.m. ET).
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
1105 AM HST SAT 27 FEB 2010
MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) – One of the most powerful earthquakes in decades battered Chile on Saturday, killing at least 147 people, knocking down buildings and triggering a tsunami that rolled menacingly across the Pacific.
Buildings caught fire, major highway bridges collapsed and debris blocked streets across large swathes of central Chile.
A 15-storey building collapsed in Concepcion, the closest major city to the epicenter, and overturned cars lay scattered below a fallen overpass in the capital Santiago. Telephone and power lines went down, making it difficult to assess the full extent of the damage and loss of life.
Chilean President-elect Sebastian Pinera said at least 147 people had died in the 8.8-magnitude quake, which struck at 3:34 a.m. (0634 GMT), sending many people rushing from their beds and onto the streets in fear.
"It came in waves and lasted so long. Three minutes is an eternity. We kept worrying that it was getting stronger, like a terrifying Hollywood movie," said housewife Dolores Cuevas.
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Flat-lined where?sas3 said:On Friday (The Day before the Quake) I was looking at the Live http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/heli2.shtml" and noticed something strange,
It looked as though the Earth flat-lined (No noise hence a straight line) for several hours. This was very unusual, normally there is always some ripple but on Friday there was none.
I was wondering if anyone else noticed this and is this a normal occurrence before a big quake?
Mag UTC time Lat deg Long deg Depth(km) Location
2010/02/27
5.2 23:35:15 -33.867 -72.226 34.8 OFFSHORE LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
5.7 23:21:13 35.912 70.051 104.9 HINDU KUSH REGION, AFGHANISTAN
5.8 23:12:35 -34.741 -71.864 35.0 LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
5.8 23:02:01 -37.755 -72.713 35.2 ARAUCANIA, CHILE
5.2 22:22:33 -34.072 -71.308 35.0 REGION METROPOLITANA, CHILE
4.4 22:22:28 35.623 -96.762 3.8 OKLAHOMA
5.1 22:20:04 -35.094 -72.712 35.0 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
5.2 22:16:15 -36.491 -73.380 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.0 22:13:52 -34.437 -72.531 35.0 OFFSHORE LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
5.2 21:59:08 -36.794 -73.311 34.8 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
3.0 21:58:47 59.772 -152.899 105.8 SOUTHERN ALASKA
5.0 21:48:26 -33.968 -72.140 28.6 OFFSHORE LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
5.2 21:43:11 -35.131 -72.450 35.0 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
4.9 21:41:30 -36.564 -73.509 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.2 21:00:37 -33.855 -73.028 35.0 OFF THE COAST OF VALPARAISO, CHILE
5.0 20:44:34 -37.893 -73.423 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.0 20:29:23 -34.689 -73.621 35.0 OFF COAST OF LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
2.7 20:23:53 36.058 -117.890 2.7 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
4.9 20:05:28 -33.470 -72.470 35.0 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
5.4 19:54:30 10.896 -43.442 10.0 NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
5.0 19:46:10 -36.090 -73.332 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.2 19:06:18 -37.473 -73.502 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE
6.3 19:00:08 -33.425 -71.909 34.8 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
5.1 18:41:51 -37.581 -73.501 34.9 BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.3 18:23:12 -37.618 -73.818 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.6 18:15:23 -37.527 -73.696 20.8 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.1 18:12:51 -33.847 -71.577 35.0 REGION METROPOLITANA, CHILE
5.3 17:56:53 -34.688 -71.571 35.0 LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
5.5 17:43:37 -36.453 -72.978 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.6 17:24:34 -36.256 -72.927 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.0 17:22:26 -38.043 -73.629 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.5 17:11:49 -33.953 -71.796 35.0 LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
5.2 16:50:20 -34.162 -72.010 35.0 LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
5.5 16:37:34 -37.509 -73.605 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.2 16:32:21 -34.986 -72.356 35.0 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
5.5 16:27:58 -37.820 -73.404 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.5 16:21:14 -38.266 -73.434 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE
6.3 15:45:41 -24.588 -65.432 38.2 SALTA, ARGENTINA
5.1 15:23:06 -34.528 -74.987 35.0 OFF COAST OF LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
2.7 15:16:06 64.609 -149.293 1.3 CENTRAL ALASKA
5.2 15:09:08 -33.890 -71.268 35.0 REGION METROPOLITANA, CHILE
3.2 15:01:35 36.066 -117.884 1.9 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
5.0 14:40:53 -31.321 -74.548 35.0 OFF THE COAST OF COQUIMBO, CHILE
4.9 14:29:10 -35.028 -71.714 35.0 MAULE, CHILE
5.2 14:23:28 -34.505 -72.596 35.0 OFFSHORE LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
5.0 14:20:00 -37.274 -73.062 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.0 14:06:47 -37.288 -72.835 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE
3.1 13:56:38 36.065 -117.885 2.3 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
5.2 13:54:04 -33.269 -71.834 35.0 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
5.0 13:12:52 -35.014 -71.660 35.0 MAULE, CHILE
5.1 13:07:42 -38.436 -73.254 35.0 ARAUCANIA, CHILE
4.9 13:04:51 -37.115 -73.325 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.1 12:58:33 -33.443 -70.944 35.0 REGION METROPOLITANA, CHILE
5.1 12:46:19 -37.699 -73.681 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.1 12:44:50 -36.999 -73.038 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE
4.9 12:28:48 -34.187 -70.439 35.0 LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
5.0 12:23:06 -36.253 -72.266 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.2 12:19:51 25.979 128.434 9.9 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
5.5 12:03:27 -34.399 -73.825 35.0 OFF COAST OF LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
5.4 11:45:03 -36.318 -73.216 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.3 11:27:00 -38.103 -73.587 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.4 10:54:24 -36.828 -73.336 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.9 10:38:36 -38.019 -73.575 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.9 10:30:35 -33.559 -72.636 35.0 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
5.6 10:10:15 -33.701 -72.184 35.0 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
5.8 09:59:21 -37.991 -73.467 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE
3.7 09:40:02 61.853 -150.952 59.3 SOUTHERN ALASKA
5.1 09:21:26 -36.609 -73.218 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.6 09:00:18 -33.425 -71.625 35.0 VALPARAISO, CHILE
5.3 08:53:57 -34.447 -73.397 35.0 OFF COAST OF LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
5.0 08:53:27 -35.073 -71.760 35.0 MAULE, CHILE
5.6 08:48:05 -38.584 -75.257 35.0 OFF THE COAST OF ARAUCANIA, CHILE
5.7 08:31:05 -34.820 -72.443 35.0 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
6.1 08:25:30 -34.750 -72.394 35.0 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
5.5 08:19:24 -33.479 -71.574 35.0 VALPARAISO, CHILE
5.6 08:13:16 -33.062 -71.702 35.0 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
6.9 08:01:24 -37.654 -75.199 39.0 OFF THE COAST OF BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.4 07:59:56 -36.050 -73.562 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.2 07:56:37 -36.933 -73.240 35.0 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.4 07:51:06 -36.399 -72.498 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.4 07:46:50 -36.795 -72.924 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE
6.0 07:37:18 -36.837 -72.541 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.6 07:33:31 -38.007 -73.484 35.7 OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
5.4 07:19:49 -35.811 -72.945 35.0 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
6.0 07:12:29 -33.807 -71.913 35.0 OFFSHORE VALPARAISO, CHILE
3.5 07:10:48 36.062 -117.888 0.6 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
2.9 07:04:24 40.138 -121.317 8.6 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
2.9 06:56:03 36.073 -117.878 2.5 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
6.2 06:52:35 -34.735 -72.638 35.0 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
8.8 06:34:15 -35.846 -72.719 35.0 OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
4.8 05:37:30 25.987 128.527 18.3 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
2.5 05:19:42 58.912 -152.897 71.9 KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
4.4 05:04:29 -7.196 111.316 246.5 JAVA, INDONESIA
2.9 01:54:40 62.565 -151.520 105.6 CENTRAL ALASKA
4.9 01:33:21 25.947 128.384 6.4 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
4.7 01:17:35 52.229 158.672 53.7 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
5.1 00:48:46 25.989 128.510 32.8 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
2010/02/26
4.9 23:30:59 -11.431 166.285 91.1 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS
4.6 21:37:36 31.247 103.614 22.1 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
2.8 21:05:25 34.809 -116.301 4.1 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
7.0 20:31:27 25.902 128.417 22.0 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
2.8 20:12:04 36.057 -117.888 2.4 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
2.5 20:11:35 18.716 -155.269 12.5 HAWAII REGION, HAWAII
2.7 16:49:46 61.996 -150.942 59.5 SOUTHERN ALASKA
5.1 16:18:57 5.842 125.792 53.7 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
3.7 15:21:59 57.298 -154.890 33.1 KODIAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA
3.9 15:02:32 32.552 -115.257 15.0 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
2.7 13:22:51 36.179 -117.962 5.9 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
2.7 12:46:42 36.051 -117.897 1.0 CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
3.1 09:02:08 35.571 -97.094 5.0 OKLAHOMA
5.7 08:37:03 6.394 126.805 117.3 MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
2.7 07:30:59 19.024 -67.465 8.7 PUERTO RICO REGION
2.5 06:14:09 60.721 -150.042 38.1 KENAI PENINSULA, ALASKA
2.9 05:51:17 39.817 -120.043 9.2 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
4.8 05:38:18 23.758 122.788 37.8 TAIWAN REGION
5.4 04:42:30 28.432 86.769 10.0 WESTERN XIZANG
5.0 04:41:29 0.892 123.194 66.6 MINAHASA, SULAWESI, INDONESIA
2.7 03:12:35 63.008 -151.024 132.3 CENTRAL ALASKA
4.3 01:52:20 16.382 -96.533 48.9 OAXACA, MEXICO
5.5 01:07:58 23.782 122.839 34.7 TAIWAN REGION
3.4 00:21:20 19.237 -64.527 113.1 VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION
5.5 00:11:51 -55.882 -5.052 6.0 SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
The NWAO station is in Narrogin, Australia, and it's relatively quite there. Some activity shows up there on other traces, but it's very low. Checking other stations in areas like Alaska, Oregon, California, Washington state, one will see a lot of noise, even noisier than the MSKU (Masuku, Gabon) station example.sas3 said:Almost all of the seismic displays on this page “http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/heli2.shtml" (out of order probably).
Normally they look like the line between 22:00 – 00:00 on this page http://aslwww.cr.usgs.gov/Seismic_Data/telemetry_data/MSKU_24hr.html
When there is little activity.
If I recall correctly, the lack of warning in 2004 was due to the lack of an operating tsunami warning system in that part of the world. It was not the lack of media coverage from scientists.Scientists acknowledged they overstated the threat, but defended their actions, saying they took the proper steps and learned the lessons of the 2004 Indonesian tsunami that killed thousands of people who didn't get enough warning.
Evo said:Well, from the beginning scientists were saying this earthquake was not anticipated to create much of a tsunami at all, (1-6 feet), but then they were silenced and fear mongering began.
It's a key point to remember that we cannot under-warn. Failure to warn is not an option for us," said Dai Lin Wang, an oceanographer at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii. "We cannot have a situation that we thought was no problem and then it's devastating. That just cannot happen
While this might be true for the surrounding countries, Chile does appear to have suffered from the generated tsunami. Many deaths are supposed to be attributed to the lack of warning for a tsunami, but the exact number still need to be evaluated. Here an interview with Chile's president: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1969009,00.html"Evo said:Well, from the beginning scientists were saying this earthquake was not anticipated to create much of a tsunami at all, (1-6 feet), but then they were silenced and fear mongering began. Now these *scientists* that made a fuss over what appeared to be nothing are saying
Monique said:While this might be true for the surrounding countries, Chile does appear to have suffered from the generated tsunami. Many deaths are supposed to be attributed to the lack of warning for a tsunami, but the exact number still need to be evaluated. Here an interview with Chile's president: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1969009,00.html"
Monique said:While this might be true for the surrounding countries,
No, I was responding to whether the threat of a tsunami was overstated for regions such as Hawaii. I was watching CNN and the anchors were at one point talking about 30 meter waves, which was quickly identified as misinformation. I didn't really get the impression that the threat of a tsunami was overstated by scientists, but the damage was less severe than expected/feared in countries outside Chili.Ivan Seeking said:Really? Scientists were silenced?
Monique said:No, I was responding to whether the threat of a tsunami was overstated for regions such as Hawaii. I was watching CNN and the anchors were at one point talking about 30 meter waves, which was quickly identified as misinformation. I didn't really get the impression that the threat of a tsunami was overstated by scientists, but the damage was less severe than expected/feared in countries outside Chili.
I can't find the original, but here is basically what it was referring toIvan Seeking said:What scientists were silenced? This is not an exact science, so there is no way to know just how bad a tsunami might be.
The computer model Vasily and his co-workers have been fine-tuning for the past several years predicted maximum surges of about 3 feet in coastal towns across Hawaii. Actual tidal gauge measurements from the islands validate that prediction.
There's still some confusion as to why officials in Hawaii initially warned that waves up to 10 feet were possible.
Staffers at NOAA's Pacific Tsunami Warning System in Hawaii haven't completely integrated the new tsunami model into their operations, said Director Charles McCreery. They also weren't sure how reliable the model would be, he added.
The public warning that led to the evacuation of up to 50,000 people from Hawaii's coastlines was based on many factors — including the state's history of deadly tsunamis originating off Chile and reports that some islands in the tsunami's path were battered by waves up to 12 feet tall, McCreery said.
<snip>Forecasters making life-and-death decisions still need a better understanding of how much confidence they can place in the models, McCreery added. But as use of the system becomes routine, it should lead to more accurate predictions and fewer false alarms, he said.
Evo said:I can't find the original, but here is basically what it was referring to
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011228052_tsunamilocal02m.html
From what I read, there was never anything to indicate that the waves would be able to get any higher than first predicted (very small) due to the circumstances of the earthquake, it was too deep. For NOAA to exaggerate the problem against the scientific evidence was wrong, I agree with the scientists that NOAA went too far overboard. I agree, the next time there is a danger, people are going to be less responsive.zomgwtf said:I would like to think that none of the scientists wanted merely to have their names put into the news. In fact while I was watching the News they didn't have any scientists names on the news.
I'm pretty sure that the original report by the NOAA was that there would be 'tidal surges' with waves up to 3 feet. So the government issued a warning of waves up to 6 feet to hawaii. I don't see anything wrong with this at all. Predicting tsunamis isn't really an exact science yet and most of the systems in place to measure such activity are in their infancy.
It's much better that the government learned something from the last tsunami caused in the area as well as heed the scientists advice... better then the other option of possibly having a NEW lesson to be learnt.
Would you have rathered that they had just listened to the scientists? They only have to be wrong one time and it's all gone down the drain...
hypatia said:The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Chile on Saturday was felt as far away as São Paulo. But NASA scientists are proposing that its repercussions are truly global in a geophysical sense: it likely shifted the Earth's axis by about eight centimeters.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=how-the-earthquake-in-chile-changed-2010-03-02