Chile shaken by 7.9 earthquake (tsunami possible) (UPDATE: 8.3M)

[itsrobert]

Source: BBC

Chile hit by 7.9 earthquake, US Geological Survey says, with buildings shaking in Santiago and tsunami possible.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-34275783?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central

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breaking news. will update
7.9 Quake Chile PRELIM: M7.9 Z=8km 22:54 9/16 UTC, 46 km W of Illapel, Chile http://on.doi.gov/1UXq

7.9 Quake Chile PRELIM: M7.9 Z=8km 22:54 9/16 UTC, 46 km W of Illapel, Chile http://on.doi.gov/1UXq
UPDATE: The Associated PressVerified account ‏@AP 9m9 minutes ago
BREAKING: Powerful quake shakes Chile's capital, causing buildings to sway, people to run into streets.

Chile hit by 7.9 earthquake, US Geological Survey says, with buildings shaking in Santiago and tsunami possible.


UPDATED: ens¡ens.usgs.gov UPDATED: M8.3 Z=12km 22:54 9/16 UTC, 55 km W of Illapel, Chile http://on.doi.gov/1UXqGR1 39803 reply STOP to unsub

[Hissyspit]

1. @CBSNews: BREAKING: Tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after 7.9 magnitude quake in Chile. m.twitter

@CBSNews: BREAKING: Tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after 7.9 magnitude quake in Chile.

m.twitter.com/CBSNews

[Brother Buzz]

9. CNN is still looking for Hawaii

[zeemike]

16. WTF?...they think Hawaii is off the coast of Ecuador?

[gregcrawford]

17. Don't laugh. A tsunami can travel thousands of miles at incredible speeds

Hawaii had damned well better be on their toes if there was any geological activity on the ocean floor off the coast of Chile.

[zeemike]

18. What I was laughing at was they were pointing to the Galapagos Islands

They are not much on geography.

[gregcrawford]

22. HA! I missed that. There were so many clips at that link...

... I didn't see it, though I thought I'd watched them all. Whatever. I would have had a good guffaw, too!

[Brother Buzz]

25. They are not much on science either

[Hydraulico]

2. Every time there is a tsunami warning...

Nothing happens.

[Beaverhausen]

4. What?

[hatrack]

5. Yeah, like that time four years ago . . .

[uppityperson]

10. Interesting

Interesting

[cyberswede]

24. The post you're replying to was part of the "post building" phase.

Now they're on to shit stirring.

[uppityperson]

26. Aw dang, I missed the OP and fallout.

Went to bed when they were at 8. Glad you noticed my reply and understood it.

[Retrograde]

12. After the 2011 quake off Japan its tsunami hit California

There was a warning, a number of coastal highways were closed. The tsunami damaged a small boat harbor in Santa Cruz, and did some damage to docks in Crescent City. One person was killed (mainly because he thought it was a good idea to go out and watch the wave come in) but I think the warning did help.

[okojo]

13. Just read about the Waipio Valley, and the 1946 Tsunami or the 1960 Tsunami...

There is a reason for Tsunami Warnings, even on the West Coast of the Big Island.. I remember the 2010 Chile Earthquake when I was on the Big Island, and people had a right to feel terror, given how Tsunamis have killed many Hawaiians.

[Marrah_G]

15. You might want to google Tsunamis before you say any more.

[PufPuf23]

19. Try 1964 Alaska Earthquake and Cresent City California

Crescent City: Crescent City, was the hardest hit town. The waves reached as much as 6 meters (20-21 feet) and destroyed half of the waterfront business district. Eleven persons lost their lives.

Perspective of Crescent City and Harbor

The Crescent City Harbor is one of the oldest in California. Lumbering and timber products are the major industries. Four waves struck the city. The travel time of the first tsunami wave to Crescent City was 4.1 hrs after the occurrence of the earthquake in Alaska. It caused no significant damage other than flooding. The second and third waves were smaller than the first. The fourth was the largest of the waves with a height of approximately 20 to 21 feet. It was preceded by a withdrawal of the water which left the inner harbor almost dry. This fast moving fourth wave capsized 15 fishing boats. Three other boats disappeared, and eight more sunk in the mooring area. Several other boats were washed onto the beach. Extensive damage was inflicted to the piers.

Aerial photo of Front and G. Streets of Crescent City, two days after the 1964 tsunami from Alaska struck, showing the destruction and displacement of buildings.

The tsunami waves covered the entire length of Front Street, and about thirty blocks of Crescent City were devastated. Lumber, automobiles, and other objects carried by the waves were responsible for a good portion of the damage to the buildings in the area. Fires started when the largest tsunami wave picked up a gasoline tank truck and slammed it against electrical wires. The fire spread quickly to the Texaco tank farm, which burned for three days. Final tsunami damage in Crescent City was estimated at $7,414,000. (1964 dollars).

http://www.drgeorgepc.com/Tsunami1964Calif.html

[muriel_volestrangler]

21. Just 15 foot waves in Coquimbo

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/events/PAAQ/2015/09/16/nuskyv/3/WEAK53/WEAK53.txt



http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/sep/17/chile-earthquake-massive-83-magnitude-tremor-strikes-santiago-live-updates#block-55fa1020e4b0b18640539c52

[Sunlei]

27. If you happen to take science in school, please look at the evidence of the thousands of

GIANT tsunamis along coastal areas around the world.

Even in the USA we had 100 foot high tsunami along a river within the past 100 years. Other tsunami evidence of waves even higher than that along our west coast.

[hatrack]

3. USGS Reporting 8.3

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20003k7a#general_summary

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20003k7a#general_map

[Hissyspit]

6. Wow

[starroute]

7. Shakemap

[starroute]

8. Tsunami warnings

http://www.tsunami.gov/product.php?id=TSUPAC.20150916.2347.003

* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE
LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

CHILE.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF

FRENCH POLYNESIA.


* TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL
ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF

MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW
CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA...
AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU...
KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND
BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS...
NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS.


* TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE
THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF

EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA...
NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES...
TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP...
POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY
ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA...
INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI.

[Judi Lynn]

11. Good grief! Thanks for the information. n/t

[hunter]

20. Alerts for sections of California coastline too.

WEAK51 PAAQ 170143
TSUAK1

BULLETIN
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 4
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
643 PM PDT WED SEP 16 2015

UPDATES
-------
* UPDATED OBSERVATIONS
* REVISED ALERT AREAS
* REVISED FORECAST INFORMATION
TSUNAMI FORECASTS IN THE ADVISORY REGION EXCEED A FOOT
IN SOME LOCATIONS.


...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES - UPDATED
-------------------------------------

TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

* THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH
CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED
POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO/


FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA -
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
* A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

* CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
ARRIVAL.

* THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS - UPDATED
-----------------------------
* IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

* BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
-----------------------------
FORECAST FORECAST FORECAST
START OF TSUNAMI MAX TSUNAMI
SITE OF TSUNAMI DURATION HEIGHT
---- ---------- -------- -------------

* CALIFORNIA
NEWPORT BEACH 0446 PDT SEP 17 LESS THAN 1FT
LOS ANGELES HARB 0447 PDT SEP 17 LESS THAN 1FT
SANTA BARBARA 0506 PDT SEP 17 LESS THAN 1FT
PORT SAN LUIS 0510 PDT SEP 17 LESS THAN 1FT

FORECAST MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE HIGHEST EXPECTED WATER LEVEL
ABOVE THE TIDE.

FORECAST TSUNAMI DURATION IS THE APPROXIMATE LENGTH OF TIME WHICH
THE TSUNAMI MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTIVITY.

[Ace Rothstein]

23. Chile seems to get a lot of the world's incredibly violent earthquakes.

[Little Tich]

14. More updates here (No live feed):

http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/sep/17/chile-earthquake-massive-83-magnitude-tremor-strikes-santiago-live-updates

[Art_from_Ark]

28. The tsunami has reached Japan

The entire Pacific Coast of Japan is under a tsunami alert, and Japanese TV (NHK) is buzzing about it. However, the highest tsunami wave recorded in Japan so far has only been about 2.5 feet.