6 Foot tsunami waves hit coast of Chili after 8.2 earthquake. Evacuation called. CNN

[applegrove]

Northern Chili, southern Peru. Vibes to one and all.

[icymist]

1. six foot nine inch wave reported at Iquique Chile:

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.TSUPAC.2014.04.02.0034

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0021Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 24MIN
ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 0014Z 0.93M / 3.1FT 28MIN
PATACHE CL 20.8S 70.2W 0015Z 1.51M / 5.0FT 10MIN
IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0005Z 2.11M / 6.9FT 12MIN
PISAGUA CL 19.6S 70.2W 0004Z 1.73M / 5.7FT 12MIN

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.

[Berlum]

2. Light

[Cha]

3. Yes Strong Vibes to all.. mahalo apple~

I was looking to see if a tsunami warning would be issued for Hawai'i too.

Poor things

[Jefferson23]

4. Powerful quake strikes off Chile; tsunami warning posted

A magnitude-8.0 earthquake struck Tuesday evening off northern Chile, triggering a tsunami warning for the South American coast.

The powerful quake's epicenter was located in the Pacific Ocean about 60 miles northwest of Iquique, Chile, and 12.5 miles deep, the United States Geological Survey reported. The quake occurred at 8:46 p.m. local time (7:46 p.m. ET).

A tsunami warning was issued for the coasts of Chile, Peru and Ecuador, while high-wave watches were posted for residents of coastal Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.

Waves about 6 feet high hit cities along the northern coast, the Associated Press reported. There were no immediate reports of possible damage or casualties.

NOAA added that Hawaii could be put on warning or watch status as the quake and tsunami are evaluated. The earliest that waves might reach the island would be about 3:25 a.m. Wednesday (9:25 a.m. ET).

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/04/01/chile-earthquake-tsunami/7182981/

[mnhtnbb]

5. Yikes. Sounds scary

We were considering a cruise next December leaving from Valparaiso, Chile--1000 miles south--
but it would have been cruising west. Can't imagine what it would be like
to have a rogue wave--or tsunami--heading your way out in the middle of the ocean.

[teach1st]

8. No problem in the middle of the ocean

Last edited Fri Apr 11, 2014, 10:41 PM - Edit history (1)

Ships in port are at risk from a tsunami, but a tsunami traveling in deep water distributes its energy along its very long length. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't even be noticed.

[applegrove]

10. Tsunamis don't show themselves so much until they beach.

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. In the middle

You will hardly notice.

[icymist]

6. Video: People watching the water and warning sirens going off in Iquique, Chile - YouTube's @jpenado

25 minutes ago:

:large
Photo: Motorists evacuating the Viña del Mar and Valparaiso's coastal are in Chile - @conexiondigicol

Tsunami watch expanded to include Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama and Columbia following earthquake off Chile - @NWS_PTWC

Earthquake that struck off coast of Chile reportedly shook buildings as far away as Peru, Bolivia - @AP

More Breaking News:
http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/earthquake-off-chile-april-1-2014/

[malaise]

7. Hope folks are OK

[Skidmore]

9. Video

[Warpy]

43. This struck me because there's no panic

Just grab something that's bolted down, grab your stuff, and leave in an orderly fashion once the worst is over.

There is also nothing falling from the ceiling. Gotta love those strict Chilean building codes (passed in spite of Pinochet, who fought them).

[cui bono]

76. Damn, that lasted an awful long time!

I live in earthquake country, and when they're only 10 seconds it seems long, but that one went on forever!

[icymist]

11. More video:

[darkangel218]

13. O M G!!

[icymist]

12. Photo: Forecasted tsunami energy map after massive earthquake hits of northern coast of Chile -

:large

[csziggy]

21. I hope it's not too bad in New Zealand

My brother in law and his wife are visiting there.

[nadinbrzezinski]

73. Watches and warnings have been cancelled

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4768078

[sheshe2]

14. Thoughts and Prayers to all.

[icymist]

15. Tsunami warnings in effect for Chile / Peru; all others cancelled.

... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

CHILE / PERU

WARNING AND WATCH FOR ALL PREVIOUSLY NAMED AREAS ARE
CANCELLED

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.TSUPAC.2014.04.02.0235

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. Well should be long enough to go look at the Spanish press

Got the alert but was taking a tad

Give me a few to check tje chile press.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. Ok we have dueling agencies.

Excelsior (Mexico city) is reporting the Chilean agency is reporting 8.3 richter

No report of damage yet, but yup on the tsunami alert.

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. Via excelsior (link after translation)

Las autoridades locales aún no entregaban un reporte preliminar sobre víctimas o daños, pero medios en la zona reportaron cortes de luz y atochamientos en algunas carreteras a medida que las personas buscaban escapar a zonas de seguridad, en medio del arribo de las primeras olas a la costera ciudad de Iquique.

Local authorities have not reported victims as of yet, or damage, but local Hess services report light outages and traffic jams as people try to evacuate to safety zones, in the midst of the early arrival of the waves in the coast city of Iquique.


http://www.excelsior.com.mx/global/2014/04/01/951749#imagen-3

So we should sadly, expect casualties. (Not that this is too shocking)

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. Now via Chilean press

Las ciudades afectadas por el sismo están incomunicadas, por lo que las autoridades no tienen registros de daños materiales ni personales.

The cities affected by the quake are isolated and lack communications, therefore the authorities have no reports of material damage or casualties.

http://elcomercio.pe/mundo/desastres/terremoto-78-grados-remece-norte-chile-noticia-1719842

[Cal Carpenter]

22. Thanks for sharing this info n/t

[nadinbrzezinski]

24. I figured give the press some time to

get on it.

Will go check back in half an hour. I guess having an idea how the sausage is made. Though...twitter will also be useful. I guess time to turn the computer back on. Twitter and IPad suck together.

[lonestarnot]

23. Wow.

[diabeticman]

25. And the sad part is that I am flipping through the news channels CNN MSNBC etc and no one is

covering this BUT Anderson Cooper has breaking news on Fligh 370.


Healing vibes to chille and 370 families.

[closeupready]

26. Lots of recent seismic activity on the eastern Pacific rim.

[nadinbrzezinski]

28. I was thinking about a theory I heard a seismologist speak off

a few years back, crust resonance. If he is even close... I don't want to think about it.

[Ghost Dog]

78. ...

At around a frequency of 2.5 Hz, a broad peak appears which is due to crustal resonances; this is the "ringing" of the Earth's crust, driven by the motion of the tectonic plates of the crust. These standing waves are most noticeable following an earthquake when the Earth has been described as "ringing like a bell" !

The difference in the arrival time of wavefronts produced by earthquakes (or for that matter underground nuclear explosions) allows the position of the event to be determined. The P- and S-waves pass throught the body of the Earth at different speeds, as do the surface waves as they propagate around the Earth's crust, all arriving at the detection point(s) at different times...

/... http://www.desy.de/~sahoo/WebPage/Ground%20Motion.htm

See also: "Neutral stability and resonant destabilization of the Earth's crust" - http://rspa.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/457/2012/1951.abstract

[nadinbrzezinski]

27. Chilean authorities say 2 confirmed dead following massive quake

http://www.trust.org/item/20140402024844-z0fmt

Just developing, me turning to the twitter and foreign media

[icymist]

31. Chilean authorities say 2 confirmed dead following massive quake

SANTIAGO, April 2 (Reuters) - Two people were confirmed dead and three were seriously injured when a major earthquake struck off the northern coast of Chile on Tuesday night, the governor of Iquique Gonzalo Prieto told local radio station Cooperativa.
http://www.trust.org/item/20140402024844-z0fmt

[nadinbrzezinski]

32. From the governor to be exact

This tweet is a model on how to do information.

newsbellglobal: NOW: #TerremotoChile
- 2 dead
- multiple minor injuries
- 8.2 magnitude
- #tsunami warning in effect
- fires in #Arica, #Iquique

[nadinbrzezinski]

29. Ok here is via twitter a photo of an evacuation of what looks

like a hospital. Do not ask me about context.

EnContactodos: (#Chile) Autoridades se mantienen evacuando población costera tras #TerremotoChile http://t.co/4lo6OfHM0g (Foto de @NEUQUENCOMAR )

Authorities are still evacuating the coastal communities after the earthquake in chile

[nadinbrzezinski]

30. Few more tweets

RaulteleSUR: Despliegan fuerzas militares en ciudad de Iquique por fuga de unas 300 internas de la cárcel de esa ciudad luego del #TerremotoChile

Military forces have been deployed to Iquique due to 300 escaped female prisoners in that city, after the quake

And yes, they have already suspended classes in the affected areas. (Damn twitter feed died before I could copy)

And take tweets with a huge one of these...



So we will have to confirm any of these through regular channels.

[nadinbrzezinski]

33. Well this seems to be a good source

dennischwartz: “@RaulteleSUR: 30% de la ciudad de Arica está sin suministro de electricidad por #TerremotoChile”

30% of the city of Arica is without electricity

dennischwartz: : Suspensión de clases en regiones afectadas por el terremoto y otras localidades costeras en la zona centro-sur del país #TerremotoChile”

Classes have been suspended in the zones affected by the earthquake and other coastal areas in the center-south region of the country (I am sure translation has more than 240 characters)

[nadinbrzezinski]

34. President Bachelet expected soon at the Palacio de la Moneda

to make a statement to the Nation.

(Sorry about that)

NOW timeline, within 30 minutes.

I wonder if I can stream that?

[nadinbrzezinski]

35. So far only 16 aftershocks

and the tsunami has made landfall without causing too much damage.

(Yes the twitter can be both a good source and a lousy one)

[nadinbrzezinski]

36. confirmation of some tweets, via El Pais

El jefe de gabinete de la Presidenta Michelle Bachelet también ha indicado que las Fuerzas Armadas y Carabineros han tomado el control de la ciudad de Iquique, a 1787 kilómetros al norte de Santiago, donde unas trescientas mujeres se han fugado de la cárcel. En este momento, en plena noche, la ciudad solamente posee un 10% de electricidad.

The head of the Cabinet for President Michelle Bachellet has indicated that the armed forces and police have taken control over the city of Iquiqie, at 1287 km to the north of Santiago. where about three hundred women have escaped from jail. At this moment, at night, the city only has 10% of electrical (service)

Hasta ahora no se han registrado daños de infraestructura importante, pero la información todavía es precaria y se va conociendo poco a poco. Las comunicaciones telefónicas se han visto afectadas en el norte, aunque están regularizadas, y existen algunas carreteras cortadas producto del desprendimiento de tierra, entre ellas una que comunica con Bolivia. El símbolo de la ciudad de Arica, el Morro, un icono de soberanía chilena, también ha sufrido daños.

Until now we have not seen major damage to infrastructure, but information is still slow to come out. Telephone service has been affected to the north of the country, but they are becoming more regular. Some roads are blocked due to landslides, among them the one going to Bolivia/ The symbol of the city of Arica, the "morro," a symbol of Chilean sovereignty, has also suffered damage.

http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2014/04/02/actualidad/1396399416_645544.html

There is a lot more, but I am afraid of violating copyright, and yes, they have one dead in a small town and another in the city of Iquiquie

[icymist]

37. Tsunami advisory issued for Hawaii

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI ADVISORY

A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE
AT 0545 PM HST.

http://ptwc.weather.gov/text.php?id=hawaii.TSUHWX.2014.04.02.0346

[nadinbrzezinski]

39. We posted at the same time

and just tweeted this for the paper too. Having been in Hawaii for a few of these, the beach residents hate them. It really does bad things to them waves and the riptides get bad.

[nadinbrzezinski]

38. We have a Tsunami advisory for the state of Hawaii

000
WEHW40 PHEB 020346
TSUHWX
HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-020546-
/O.CAN.PHEB.TS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.NEW.PHEB.TS.Y.0001.140402T0345Z-000000T0000Z/

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 6
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
546 PM HST TUE APR 01 2014

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI ADVISORY

A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE
AT 0545 PM HST.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0147 PM HST 01 APR 2014
COORDINATES - 19.8 SOUTH 70.8 WEST
LOCATION - OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE
MAGNITUDE - 8.2 MOMENT

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0215Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 36MIN
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0137Z 0.68M / 2.2FT 06MIN
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0138Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 34MIN
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0102Z 0.11M / 0.4FT 30MIN
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0133Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 28MIN
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0158Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 38MIN
ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 0116Z 1.83M / 6.0FT 18MIN
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0127Z 0.58M / 1.9FT 08MIN
PAPOSO CL 25.0S 70.5W 0125Z 0.26M / 0.9FT 22MIN
PISAGUA CL 19.6S 70.2W 0055Z 2.01M / 6.6FT 12MIN
MEJILLONES CL 23.1S 70.5W 0103Z 0.86M / 2.8FT 34MIN
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0109Z 0.42M / 1.4FT 10MIN
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 0044Z 0.05M / 0.2FT 44MIN
ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.7S 70.4W 0034Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 18MIN
PATACHE CL 20.8S 70.2W 0015Z 1.51M / 5.0FT 10MIN
IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0005Z 2.11M / 6.9FT 12MIN

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.

NOTE - DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY
ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL
MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS.

EVALUATION

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A MAJOR TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED TO
STRIKE THE STATE OF HAWAII. HOWEVER...SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND
STRONG CURRENTS MAY OCCUR ALONG ALL COASTS THAT COULD BE A HAZARD
TO SWIMMERS AND BOATERS AS WELL AS TO PERSONS NEAR THE SHORE AT
BEACHES AND IN HARBORS AND MARINAS. THE THREAT MAY CONTINUE FOR
SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.

THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OF THE INITIAL WAVE IS

0324 AM HST WED 02 APR 2014

FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS
WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.


http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=hawaii.TSUHWX.2014.04.02.0346

[lonestarnot]

40. I am less anxious over your post than the one above yours.

[nadinbrzezinski]

41. that one is a game, and here is the serious one

000
WEPA40 PHEB 020344
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 006
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0344Z 02 APR 2014

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

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 - 2347Z 01 APR 2014
COORDINATES - 19.8 SOUTH 70.8 WEST
DEPTH - 10 KM
LOCATION - NEAR THE COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE
MAGNITUDE - 8.2

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0215Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 36MIN
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0137Z 0.68M / 2.2FT 06MIN
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0138Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 34MIN
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0102Z 0.11M / 0.4FT 30MIN
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0133Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 28MIN
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0158Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 38MIN
ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 0116Z 1.83M / 6.0FT 18MIN
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0127Z 0.58M / 1.9FT 08MIN
PAPOSO CL 25.0S 70.5W 0125Z 0.26M / 0.9FT 22MIN
PISAGUA CL 19.6S 70.2W 0055Z 2.01M / 6.6FT 12MIN
MEJILLONES CL 23.1S 70.5W 0103Z 0.86M / 2.8FT 34MIN
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0109Z 0.42M / 1.4FT 10MIN
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 0044Z 0.05M / 0.2FT 44MIN
ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.7S 70.4W 0034Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 18MIN
PATACHE CL 20.8S 70.2W 0015Z 1.51M / 5.0FT 10MIN
IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0005Z 2.11M / 6.9FT 12MIN

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.

NOTE - DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY
ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL
MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS.

EVALUATION

SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE
BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER AND
COULD ALSO BE A THREAT TO MORE DISTANT COASTS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS
CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE
EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT.

FOR ALL AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS
AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT
OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME
THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL
CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE
ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

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 IQUIQUE 20.2S 289.9E 0002Z 02 APR
ARICA 18.5S 289.7E 0011Z 02 APR
ANTOFAGASTA 23.3S 289.6E 0017Z 02 APR
CALDERA 27.1S 289.2E 0046Z 02 APR
COQUIMBO 29.9S 288.6E 0111Z 02 APR
VALPARAISO 33.0S 288.4E 0135Z 02 APR
TALCAHUANO 36.7S 286.9E 0219Z 02 APR
CORRAL 39.8S 286.5E 0251Z 02 APR
GOLFO_DE_PENAS 47.1S 285.1E 0403Z 02 APR
EASTER_ISLAND 27.1S 250.6E 0532Z 02 APR
PUERTO_MONTT 41.5S 287.0E 0546Z 02 APR
PUERTO_WILLIAMS 54.9S 292.4E 0940Z 02 APR
PERU MOLLENDO 17.1S 288.0E 0021Z 02 APR
SAN_JUAN 15.3S 284.8E 0039Z 02 APR
LA_PUNTA 12.1S 282.8E 0131Z 02 APR
TALARA 4.6S 278.5E 0218Z 02 APR
CHIMBOTE 9.0S 281.2E 0225Z 02 APR
PIMENTAL 6.9S 280.0E 0250Z 02 APR


BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.

THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

[lonestarnot]

42. I saw this one earlier.

[nadinbrzezinski]

45. They keep updating

I love the paper tweeter feed, has less noise than mine

[nadinbrzezinski]

44. You know what sucks? Now doing tweets from what I find

in both English and Spanish. The warning has not been lifted for Chile and Peru, and they have had 16 aftershocks.

Now, the twitter has it's lovely risks. One tweet is making the rounds that Seismologists are now saying this is not the worst they predicted. First off, none in that business predicts, second nerves are way raw.

But hey, it is the twitter, what do you do?

[lonestarnot]

46. I don't. That's what I do.

[nadinbrzezinski]

48. True. That is what you do

[nadinbrzezinski]

47. Ok, now we are up to five dead

and apparently a lot of kids have gone missing. This last one, confirmation, we need confirmation from authorities.

[lonestarnot]

49. Link? or is this from the twitter too? Wonder why nothing on the TV box?

[nadinbrzezinski]

51. That last one was the twitter for you,

but seen enough of those to make me troll media

I hate to say it, but I am also practicing after a training seminar.

Find it on twitter and either go get the info yourself (too far south) or find it in media. I give it ten minutes, also Bachellet was going to speak, and that should have happened by now. She is the President.

[lonestarnot]

53. Thank you nadinbrzezinski!

[nadinbrzezinski]

55. UNAM has it now

Santiago. Autoridades chilenas confirmaron la muerte de cinco personas por el terremoto de 8.2 grados Richter de magnitud que esta noche sacudió Chile, país que se encuentra en alerta de tsunami y evacua a miles de personas en todo su borde costero, de aproximadamente 4 mil kilómetros.

Las causas de los decesos fueron por ataques cardíacos y derrumbes, detalló el ministro del Interior chileno, Rodrigo Peñailillo, sin identificar a las víctimas. Dos de los fallecimientos ocurrieron en la provincia de Iquique.

Tras el sismo, de inmediato se decretó la alarma de maremoto y en algunos lugares el mar se recogió inicialmente hasta 2.50 metros, por lo que se monitorea minuto a minuto cualquier cambio en el oleaje o nivel del mar que pudiera indicar la posible llegada de una ola gigante.

Santiago, Chilean authorities have confirmed the death of five people due to the 8.2 Richter Scale quake that affected Chile, a country currently under a Tsunami alert and has evacuated thousands of people from it's coast, approximately 4 thousand kilometers.

The cause of the deaths were heart attacks and collapsed areas, said the Interior Chilean Minisgter Rodribo Penalillo, without identifyting the victims. Two of the deaths happened in the province of Iquiique.

After the quake, the alarm for a tsunami was activated, and in some places water did back away upwards of 2.5 meters ( five feet), therefore they are monitoring the changes in the waves, since this change would indicate the arrival of a tsunami wave.

http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2014/04/01/sacude-sismo-de-8-grados-richter-a-chile-110.html

Oh and cute, MSNBC just broke into programing and there is no damage or deaths reported. Ok.

[nadinbrzezinski]

50. latest in English

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/04/01/chile-8-0-earthquake-tsunami-warning-spurs-evacuation-of-coastline/

And they are behind some of the reporting, I think it's a language issue.

It is what it is

[lonestarnot]

54. Just reporting on MSNBC now.

[nadinbrzezinski]

56. And they said no damage or casualties.

It always befuddles me.

[lonestarnot]

57. Yeah great reporting on stuff egh. And we rely on it as a source of information.

[nadinbrzezinski]

58. But their website reporting was on point

that Ycymist posted bellow.

They must have translated from the same place I just did, a fast job at.

[lonestarnot]

60. You are quick, and they didn't get it right.

[nadinbrzezinski]

61. Thanks

remember the quake a few years back that affected San Diego and Baja?

I did the same, so a little paper that could was reporting damage and the rest of it in Mexicali while CNN was saying that none happened.

Now color me officially impressed, they have evacuated 80K people so far.

[lonestarnot]

67. Amazing response.

[nadinbrzezinski]

68. It is quite impressive.

And my local nooz is surprised (local geologist who should know better) that the damage has been pretty light.

Chile, due to it's seismic activity, has pretty good, to excellent seismic building standards. We could learn a few lessons.

[icymist]

52. Deadly 8.2 Earthquake Strikes Off Chile Coast, Tsunami Warning Issued (NBC News)

A massive earthquake struck off the coast of Chile late Tuesday near the port city of Iquique, according to the U.S. Geological Survey — killing five, injuring three, and triggering tsunami warnings for a long arm of Latin America’s Pacific coast.

The dead include four men and one woman, who died from falling debris or heart attacks. Chile's interior minister said. The mayor of Tarapaca in northern Chile attributed the deaths to cardiac arrest.

The magnitude 8.2 temblor struck roughly 62 miles northwest of Iquique and was shallow at 12.5 miles below the seabed, the USGS said.

Officials urged all residents near coastal areas to evacuate inland because of tsunami fears, but warned warned people to exercise caution while doing so.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/deadly-8-2-earthquake-strikes-chile-coast-tsunami-warning-issued-n69266

[nadinbrzezinski]

59. If true this could be bad

eduesteban_: En Antofagasta la gente se aburrió de evacuar y volvió a sus casas pese a que las autoridades dicen que no lo hagan #TerremotoChile

At Antofagasta the people got bored from the evacuation and have returned home, in spite of the authorities telling them not to

By the way, I wish this was limited to just small areas, but damn human nature being what it is. That is my commentary. But if true and there is serious tsunami...

[nadinbrzezinski]

62. Now we have the missing kids with pictures, so I suspect

this will be in Latin Media before long.

@rvfradiopopular #TerremotoChile Atención:Se solicita apoyo,reportan varios nińos perdidos en #Iquique terremoto. pic.twitter.com/O01MHj95sc

Here

http://www.prensa-serrana.com.ar/2014/04/terremoto-dos-muertos-y-dos-ninos.html

And now that is a wonderful feed, radio feed.

[nadinbrzezinski]

63. President Bachellet (Chile) has declared the affected areas

a disaster area, and yes confirms five deaths.

And will travel tomorrow to the affected area. This is through the twitter feed via several Chilean news outlets. they are also sending high ranking Chilean officers to the area, and she has cleared her schedule to deal with this.

She has also assured the population that measures have been taken to protect life and property, and the declaration of disaster zone has been issued.

[Tsiyu]

64. Thanks for translating

I was watching the Spanish feed but cannot keep up

[nadinbrzezinski]

66. It helps when it is your native tongue

Things are STARTING TO SLOW down which is good.

[nadinbrzezinski]

65. And in the Ripleys better believe it

some idiot stole an ambulance (since recovered) during evacuation operations at a Valparaiso hospital.

Now those are the things that make you go WHAT!!!!! Found an emergency services twitter feed.

[nadinbrzezinski]

69. Now this is a cool tweet

the seismograph image

andresazocar: Sismógrafo regristrando el #TerremotoChile #ARWX http://t.co/YPIjkesF9J vía @ryanvaughan

[nadinbrzezinski]

70. Tsunami watches and warnings cancellation message

000
WEPA40 PHEB 020443
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 006
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0443Z 02 APR 2014

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH CANCELLATION ...

THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND/OR WATCH ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER IS NOW CANCELLED FOR

CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA /
NICARAGUA / EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA / MEXICO / HONDURAS /
ANTARCTICA / PITCAIRN / FRENCH POLYNESIA

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 - 2347Z 01 APR 2014
COORDINATES - 19.8 SOUTH 70.8 WEST
DEPTH - 10 KM
LOCATION - NEAR THE COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE
MAGNITUDE - 8.2

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0215Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 36MIN
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0137Z 0.68M / 2.2FT 06MIN
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0138Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 34MIN
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0102Z 0.11M / 0.4FT 30MIN
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0133Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 28MIN
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0158Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 38MIN
ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 0116Z 1.83M / 6.0FT 18MIN
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0127Z 0.58M / 1.9FT 08MIN
PAPOSO CL 25.0S 70.5W 0125Z 0.26M / 0.9FT 22MIN
PISAGUA CL 19.6S 70.2W 0055Z 2.01M / 6.6FT 12MIN
MEJILLONES CL 23.1S 70.5W 0103Z 0.86M / 2.8FT 34MIN
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0109Z 0.42M / 1.4FT 10MIN
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 0044Z 0.05M / 0.2FT 44MIN
ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.7S 70.4W 0034Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 18MIN
PATACHE CL 20.8S 70.2W 0015Z 1.51M / 5.0FT 10MIN
IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0005Z 2.11M / 6.9FT 12MIN

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.

NOTE - DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY
ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL
MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS.

EVALUATION

SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE
BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR
THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS
AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT
OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME
THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL
CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE
ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS ALTHOUGH SOME
MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES. FOR ALL AREAS COVERED BY
THIS CENTER...THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE CANCELLED.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

[nadinbrzezinski]

71. Some flooding in Iquique

[nadinbrzezinski]

72. Ah social media can work "miracles"

Cafeina II región ‏@cafeinagencia 4m
GRACIAS POR LA DIFUSIÓN!! @reddeemergencia informa que la Señora DIANA encontró a sus hijos en Consultorio Aguirre. #GraciasATodos

Thanks for spreading it. @reddeemergencia Ms. Diana found her children at the Aguirre Doctor's office

------------

Do not put it down. We have had a few of those already.

[nadinbrzezinski]

74. This is what drives me nuts about the Pacific Warning Center

the advisory for hawaii is back on. (This is message 7)


000
WEHW40 PHEB 020448
TSUHWX
HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-020648-
/O.CON.PHEB.TS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 7
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
648 PM HST TUE APR 01 2014

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI ADVISORY SUPPLEMENT

A TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0147 PM HST 01 APR 2014
COORDINATES - 19.8 SOUTH 70.8 WEST
LOCATION - OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE
MAGNITUDE - 8.2 MOMENT

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0215Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 36MIN
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0137Z 0.68M / 2.2FT 06MIN
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0138Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 34MIN
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0102Z 0.11M / 0.4FT 30MIN
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0133Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 28MIN
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0158Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 38MIN
ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 0116Z 1.83M / 6.0FT 18MIN
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0127Z 0.58M / 1.9FT 08MIN
PAPOSO CL 25.0S 70.5W 0125Z 0.26M / 0.9FT 22MIN
PISAGUA CL 19.6S 70.2W 0055Z 2.01M / 6.6FT 12MIN
MEJILLONES CL 23.1S 70.5W 0103Z 0.86M / 2.8FT 34MIN
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0109Z 0.42M / 1.4FT 10MIN
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 0044Z 0.05M / 0.2FT 44MIN
ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.7S 70.4W 0034Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 18MIN
PATACHE CL 20.8S 70.2W 0015Z 1.51M / 5.0FT 10MIN
IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0005Z 2.11M / 6.9FT 12MIN

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.

NOTE - DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY
ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL
MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS.

EVALUATION

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A MAJOR TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED TO
STRIKE THE STATE OF HAWAII. HOWEVER...SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND
STRONG CURRENTS MAY OCCUR ALONG ALL COASTS THAT COULD BE A HAZARD
TO SWIMMERS AND BOATERS AS WELL AS TO PERSONS NEAR THE SHORE AT
BEACHES AND IN HARBORS AND MARINAS. THE THREAT MAY CONTINUE FOR
SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.

THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OF THE INITIAL WAVE IS

0324 AM HST WED 02 APR 2014

FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS
WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.

[nadinbrzezinski]

75. Well time for me to go crash

I am falling asleep.

And the only thing going over the tweeter sphere that has yet to be confirmed to my satisfaction is actually the missing kids angle. There are photos and all that, but ONLY ONE media source is reporting on that. And they are not even using qualifiers like "social media has reports" But nothing from officials.

Good (sadly) exercise for me though and it kept us informed.

Should not have checked the twitter

Hay varios niños perdidos recogidos en un cuartel de Iquique #TerremotoChile

There are several children lost at a police station in Iquique

So I think that is going to shake itself up, and apparently something similar happened in 2010

[TexasTowelie]

77. Five people dead according to this report:

http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/5-dead-as-magnitude-8-2-quake-hits-northern-Chile-5368606.php?cmpid=hpbn