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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #25 on: February 27, 2010, 04:23:00 PM »
Apparently Argentina has now had a 'quake too....6.something. 2 reported dead.

I don't know who all are watching Fox....but when they were showing the water off of Hawaii there were whales playing and coming up out of the water! It's mating season for them.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #26 on: February 27, 2010, 04:25:59 PM »
CNN keeps showing the same pile of rocks.  I can't see a damn thing.

I thought I saw some flooding earlier.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #27 on: February 27, 2010, 04:39:54 PM »
It looks like Hawaii got lucky. New Zealand might not be so lucky.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #28 on: February 27, 2010, 04:43:07 PM »
So far, it appears this huge Hawaiian tsunami was predicted by the same scientists who are working on global warming. Remember them? They were the ones who told us it wouldn't get dark at night when Haley's Comet came around. The ones who tipped off Geraldo about Al Capone's vault, and now want to shut down American industry due to global warming.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #29 on: February 27, 2010, 04:53:58 PM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on February 27, 2010, 04:43:07 PM
So far, it appears this huge Hawaiian tsunami was predicted by the same scientists who are working on global warming. Remember them? They were the ones who told us it wouldn't get dark at night when Haley's Comet came around. The ones who tipped off Geraldo about Al Capone's vault, and now want to shut down American industry due to global warming.

lol. thats them
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #30 on: February 27, 2010, 05:14:41 PM »
Quote from: seabelle on February 27, 2010, 11:05:38 AM
I heard Hillary was going to fly in tommorrow, can't she just pick up a phone?  Last time, when she flew into Haiti, they diverted a medical plane so hers could land.

I am sure when Hitlery shows her face in Chile there will be severe after shocks...
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #31 on: February 27, 2010, 05:28:14 PM »
Video and pics from Chile are horrendous. A coastal city right at epicenter was hit by the quake and apparently a real tsunami almost immediatley afterwards. Someone said it looked like it had been nuked.

Ustream live news feed

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tv-de-chile
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #32 on: February 27, 2010, 05:33:45 PM »
Quote from: FGL on February 27, 2010, 05:28:14 PM
Video and pics from Chile are horrendous. A coastal city right at epicenter was hit by the quake and apparently a real tsunami almost immediatley afterwards. Someone said it looked like it had been nuked.

Ustream live news feed

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tv-de-chile

My sister in law served her mission there - in Concepcion - and is using every communications channel she has to determine the status of those she worked with.  Of the 19 that she's still got an ongoing (electronic) dialogue with, she's heard from 5.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #33 on: February 27, 2010, 05:51:49 PM »
Good luck to your sister.

Meanwhile a Venezuelan blog says the quake made Santiago look like Caracas after 11 years of Hugo Chavez. So, the damage is immense.

http://daniel-venezuela.blogspot.com/2010/02/earthquake-in-chile.html
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #34 on: February 28, 2010, 06:25:31 AM »
Chile has a pretty stable Government and infrastructure. So, fortunately for them, they won't have to count on foreign help as much as Haiti did. Still, you can bet the US will bear the brunt of any aid provided.
My heart goes out to those in Chile.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #35 on: February 28, 2010, 07:33:44 AM »
I saw something on FNC (CNN, too) that stated that this earthquake had 800 to 900 times the energy of the Haitian quake.  But, Chile is more used to these things than Haiti is, so the building codes and other infrastructure is a lot better than Haiti's.

Death toll, the last I looked, is up to 300+.  There's no real commo with the southern part of Chile, so no one really knows how bad the damage is down there.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #36 on: February 28, 2010, 04:20:10 PM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on February 28, 2010, 07:33:44 AM
I saw something on FNC (CNN, too) that stated that this earthquake had 800 to 900 times the energy of the Haitian quake.  But, Chile is more used to these things than Haiti is, so the building codes and other infrastructure is a lot better than Haiti's.

Death toll, the last I looked, is up to 300+.  There's no real commo with the southern part of Chile, so no one really knows how bad the damage is down there.

UPDATE: Coastal Town of Pellahue was totally washed away... 1000 residents.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #37 on: March 03, 2010, 01:04:06 PM »
6.3-Magnitude Aftershock Hits Off Chilean Coast

DEVELOPING: A strong 6.3-magnitude aftershock hit off the Chilean coast Wednesday, triggering new fears in the southern-central town of Concepcion just days after a massive 8.8-magnitude quake devastated the region.

Wednesday's quake was centered about 33 miles north-northwest of Concepcion at a depth of 22 miles, the United States Geological Survey reported.

Emergency officials said there was no risk of a tsunami hitting the area shortly after the aftershock was felt.

Scared residents moved to higher ground, Reuters reported.

More than 800 people died after last weekend's quake and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has said the death toll could rise.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,587856,00.html

Don't know if this should be a separate thread or not...
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #38 on: March 03, 2010, 01:07:37 PM »
Check this out.  The number of aftershocks since the initial one are pretty significant.  Yipes!

 http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #39 on: March 03, 2010, 01:10:38 PM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on March 03, 2010, 01:07:37 PM
Check this out.  The number of aftershocks since the initial one are pretty significant.  Yipes!

 http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

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