Massive 8.8 Earthquake Strikes Chile.
Here’s the details:
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tfan.php
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 8.8 |
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| Location | 35.846°S, 72.719°W |
| Depth | 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program |
| Region | OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE |
| Distances | 100 km (60 miles) NNW of Chillan, Chile 105 km (65 miles) WSW of Talca, Chile 115 km (70 miles) NNE of Concepcion, Chile 325 km (200 miles) SW of SANTIAGO, Chile |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 7.2 km (4.5 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=255, Nph=255, Dmin=988 km, Rmss=1.12 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | us2010tfan |
Our thoughts and prayers go to all the people affected by the Chile earthquake.
At least 122 people are reported dead.
Parking deck collapsed trapping 50 people
Elliott Yamin was in Chile when the earthquake. On the 6th floor, he was tweeting at the time. Elliott is from American Idol fame. Very abrupt violet shake from the 6th floor of his hotel.
Waves of up to 16 ft could be generated near shoreline of Chile.
25 aftershocks have been reported, now updated to about 30 aftershocks
Entire Pacific rim is on a tsunami watch right now.
ALERT: tsunami warning issued for Hawaii https://bit.ly/9tQJgs (triggered by massive 8.8 earthquake this morning in Chile) –
UPDATED: Now the sirens are going off, everyone is urged to clear away from the shorelines. Now is the time to clear away from the shorelines. About 6 hours.
The tsunami warning is issued for the whole pacific basin,
This has been a significant event. Alaska, small tsumani,
do not want to be on any south facing shore
CNN says this was the 7th strongest earthquake in the world since 1700. In 1960-a 9.5 earthquake hit the same spot-Chile
8.8 earthquake hits Chile unleashing possible Pacific tsunami
https://www.ustream.tv/channel/tv-de-chile
Stunning discrepancy in earthquake survival rates – 122 deaths in an 8.8 in Chile vs 200,000+ in a 7.0 in Haiti
hashtags for chile earthquake #Chile #Earthquake #Tsunami #TerremotoChile live broadcast https://bit.ly/b1aBj6
Santiago airport is closed for 24 hours
