The planet rang like a bell - something to think about [View All]

[Nothing Without Hope]

Most of the energy from the killer waves was focussed into the Indian Ocean area, which tragically had no system in place for warning and evacuating potential tsunami victims. (Though officials did receive warning from US scientists.) But some energy did penetrate into the Pacific Ocean. To me, it's a reminder of how we are all riding on this fragile, living bubble of life together, not so far apart after all. Here are the sizes of the quake-generated waves at various spots around the Pacific basin:

50 CM CREST-TO-TROUGH AT CALLAO CHILE
19 CM CREST-TO-TROUGH AT IQUIQUE CHILE
13 CM CREST-TO-TROUGH AT PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA
11 CM CREST-TO-TROUGH AT SUVA FIJI
50 CM CREST-TO-TROUGH AT WAITANGI CHATHAM IS NEW ZEALAND
65 CM CREST-TO-TROUGH AT JACKSON BAY NEW ZEALAND
18 CM CREST-TO-TROUGH AT PORT VILA VANUATU
06 CM CREST-TO-TROUGH AT HILO HAWAII USA
22 CM CREST-TO-TROUGH AT SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA USA
HOWEVER... AT MANZANILLO MEXICO SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS WERE AS MUCH AS 2.6 METERS CREST-TO-TROUGH PROBABLY DUE TO FOCUSING OF ENERGY BY THE EAST PACIFIC RISE AS WELL AS LOCAL RESONANCES.

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/wmsg