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Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« on: February 27, 2010, 02:15:37 AM »
Chile suffered a massive quake right near the city of Concepcion that was felt in Santiago, hundreds of miles away, which lost power as buildings swayed and glass broke.

As of this writing all Chilean news websites I tried were dead.
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Live TV from Chile was/is showing here:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tv-de-chile

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/02/27/chile.quake/



http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61Q0S920100227

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Huge 8.8-magnitude quake hits Chile - USGS
SANTIAGO, Chile
Sat Feb 27, 2010 3:14am ESTFactboxFactbox: Chile
2:50am ESTSANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - A massive magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck near the coast of south-central Chile early on Saturday, shaking buildings and causing blackouts in parts of the capital Santiago, 200 miles away.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2010, 07:54:21 AM »
This was the first thing I saw this morning when I got up for work.  Damn.  There are tsunami warnings in Hawaii... they said the wave is moving at 500mph.

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The extent of the tsunami's ferocity is not yet known, but it has already reached the southern Juan Fernandez Islands, about 400 miles off the coast of Chile, where it was reported to have caused "serious damage".

The islands include one named after Robinson Crusoe, Daniel Defoe's protagonist, and another named after Alexander Selkirk, the Scottish sailor whose real life experiences as a castaway are said to have inspired the 1719 novel.

An alert was issued by the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre which predicted damage to the Hawaiian coast from 9pm GMT today.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/chile/7331231/Chile-earthquake-tsunami-warnings-trigger-evacuations-across-Pacific.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 #2 on: February 27, 2010, 08:55:35 AM »
Wow.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2010, 09:16:07 AM »
The last report on Fox said less than 100 dead. Considering that so many live in the cities there, that is an amazingly low number.  It was lucky that this happened at night when most people were in their homes instead of out on the streets.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2010, 09:48:50 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on February 27, 2010, 09:16:07 AM
The last report on Fox said less than 100 dead. Considering that so many live in the cities there, that is an amazingly low number.  It was lucky that this happened at night when most people were in their homes instead of out on the streets.

Let's also remember that Chile has experience with earthquakes, so the building standards are a lot different from, say, Haiti.

FNC now saying 122 confirmed dead.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2010, 10:05:24 AM »
It's sounding like there could be more problems from the tsunamis than from the quake itself, now.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2010, 10:34:23 AM »
Haiti... Japan... 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 #7 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.

Oh, and just saw on the AP wire, Obama's in Maryland watching his daughter play basketball. 

That tsunami warning looks even worse, the entire Pacific region is under a warning.  Could be the worse tsunami to hit Hawaii since 1964 !  Saw Alaska and San Diego in the watch area too, as is Japan and Australia.

Stay safe, all you on the Pacific Rim !
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2010, 11:14:17 AM »
You know there are some idiot surfers just waiting for this in California. :mental:
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2010, 12:48:51 PM »
Tsunami hits French Polynesia... 6 foot swell... probably 60 foot waves... no damage reports yet

Hawaii getting prepared for hit.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2010, 01:29:42 PM »
This is pretty amazing from a technology point of view. The national news networks will be giving live pictures of a tsunami as it hits. This is probably the first time we will see one, live, as it happens. I hope people heed the warnings and go to higher ground.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2010, 01:36:23 PM »
Quote from: ironhorsedriver on February 27, 2010, 01:29:42 PM
This is pretty amazing from a technology point of view. The national news networks will be giving live pictures of a tsunami as it hits. This is probably the first time we will see one, live, as it happens. I hope people heed the warnings and go to higher ground.

I hope its not too bad. They have shown people packing up and leaving.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2010, 01:37:12 PM »
Fox is reporting the tsunami will hit Hawaii in a bit less that hour and a half.

Fox is telling people to not go out to look for it....to take the precaution and head for safety....
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2010, 01:56:22 PM »
I'm not seeing any video of Hawaii so far.  CNN is still showing footage from 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 #15 on: February 27, 2010, 02:03:11 PM »
Switch to Fox....they have webcams set up....and are going back and forth between Chile and Hawaii.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #16 on: February 27, 2010, 02:07:17 PM »
The other TV has Fox on it, but I can hardly see it from here.  :p
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #17 on: February 27, 2010, 02:08:03 PM »
Quote from: Chris on February 27, 2010, 02:07:17 PM
The other TV has Fox on it, but I can hardly see it from here.  :p

Sorry, forgot that you would be at work.   :-*
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #18 on: February 27, 2010, 02:09:08 PM »
I'm sitting next to some chick that failed geography.  "Chile's up near Alaska, right?"
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #19 on: February 27, 2010, 02:16:37 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on February 27, 2010, 11:14:17 AM
You know there are some idiot surfers just waiting for this in California. :mental:

I have friends out in Hawaii that are breaking out the boards and kayaks for this.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #20 on: February 27, 2010, 02:57:35 PM »
CNN finally got video from Hawaii.  It's traffic-jam time on the big island.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #21 on: February 27, 2010, 03:29:16 PM »
Still waiting for a tsunami.  This is like watching paint dry.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #22 on: February 27, 2010, 03:37:58 PM »
Just catching up with this in Fox, apparently the sea has receded so much in Long Beach CA that boats are unable to dock.
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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #23 on: February 27, 2010, 03:46:47 PM »
Quote from: Chris on February 27, 2010, 02:09:08 PM
I'm sitting next to some chick that failed geography.  "Chile's up near Alaska, right?"
She's not the only one ...

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Re: Massive Quake rocks Chile (8.3 to 8.8 on richter scale) at least 4 dead so far
« Reply #24 on: February 27, 2010, 03:51:31 PM »
Rick Sanchez could be a geophary expert and he'd still be a Grade A dumbass.
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