Massive 8.8 Magnitude Quake Rocks Chile; Tsunami warnings was issued

[frodo]

Horrible news!

One of my students left for Santiago, Chile 2 days ago as an exchange student.

I hope she is okay.

[george]

UPDATE:

Chile president says deathtoll in quake rises to 47. President declares 'state of catastrophe' following earthquake.

Several hospitals with structural failure, several hospitals evacuated after Chile quake, says official on local TV news

-- BNO NEWS 2010-02-27

UNCONFIRMED (via Twitter):

CNN reports that Talcahuano city in Chile, population of Almost 250000 probably entirely flooded by tsunami.

VIDEO:

[churchill]

"The US west coast tsunami warning centre said it did not expect a tsunami along the west of the US or Canada but was continuing to monitor the situation.

Australia is also on tsunami watch, with the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) warning of a potential threat to NSW, Queensland, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.

"Tsunami waves have been observed on the coast of Chile that may threaten Australia," it said in a statement.

Japan's meteorological agency also warned of a tsunami risk across large areas of the Pacific as US geologists said the risk extended as far as the Antarctic.

"There is a possibility that tsunami will widely occur in the Pacific Ocean," an official for the Japanese agency said.

"We are now checking if tsunami may hit Japanese coastal areas."

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world...00227-pa1t.html

[ding]

Daylight video feed showing less damage than Haiti - few pics so far - but serious damage for sure. Building codes are there for a reason folks! And this is said to be 1,000 times stronger. A witness said there have been more than 25 aftershocks. They have the capacity to evacuate hospitals too!

Sounds like a horror show.

[nakachalet]

may the Almighty God have mercy....

on the people around the regions.... and

bestow His ever abundant comfort and blessings on the afflicted and

their families as well....

[george]

Update:

CNN: Tsunami warning issued for Hawaii, the whole Pacific region, plus Indonesia.

UPDATE:

Tsunami warning extended to countries across Pacific, as far as Australia and Japan, after Chile quake

Hawaii detailed Tsunami arrival times: http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/hawa...2.27.104650.txt

[george]

A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR:

CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA /

COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR /

GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI /

KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA /

SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI /

AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU /

HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. /

NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA /

POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / CHUUK / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA /

N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / JAPAN / PHILIPPINES /

CHINESE TAIPEI

Source: http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/paci...2.27.104329.txt

[george]

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS

WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL

ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE

LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN

SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME

-------------------------------- ------------ ------------

CHILE TALCAHUANO 36.7S 73.1W 0729Z 27 FEB

VALPARAISO 33.0S 71.6W 0739Z 27 FEB

COQUIMBO 29.9S 71.3W 0801Z 27 FEB

CORRAL 39.8S 73.5W 0810Z 27 FEB

CALDERA 27.1S 70.8W 0821Z 27 FEB

ANTOFAGASTA 23.3S 70.4W 0844Z 27 FEB

IQUIQUE 20.2S 70.1W 0911Z 27 FEB

ARICA 18.5S 70.3W 0929Z 27 FEB

GOLFO DE PENAS 47.1S 74.9W 0934Z 27 FEB

PUERTO MONTT 41.5S 73.0W 1052Z 27 FEB

EASTER IS. 27.1S 109.4W 1205Z 27 FEB

PUNTA ARENAS 53.2S 70.9W 1213Z 27 FEB

PUERTO WILLIAMS 54.8S 68.2W 1404Z 27 FEB

PERU MOLLENDO 17.1S 72.0W 0936Z 27 FEB

SAN JUAN 15.3S 75.2W 0952Z 27 FEB

LA PUNTA 12.1S 77.2W 1045Z 27 FEB

PIMENTAL 6.9S 80.0W 1114Z 27 FEB

TALARA 4.6S 81.5W 1127Z 27 FEB

CHIMBOTE 9.0S 78.8W 1132Z 27 FEB

ECUADOR LA LIBERTAD 2.2S 81.2W 1202Z 27 FEB

ESMERELDAS 1.2N 79.8W 1234Z 27 FEB

BALTRA IS. 0.5S 90.3W 1313Z 27 FEB

COLOMBIA TUMACO 1.8N 78.9W 1253Z 27 FEB

BAHIA SOLANO 6.3N 77.4W 1327Z 27 FEB

BUENAVENTURA 3.8N 77.2W 1340Z 27 FEB

ANTARCTICA THURSTON IS. 72.0S 100.0W 1312Z 27 FEB

CAPE ADARE 71.0S 170.0E 1650Z 27 FEB

PANAMA PUERTO PINA 7.4N 78.1W 1331Z 27 FEB

PUNTA MALA 7.5N 79.9W 1334Z 27 FEB

PUNTA BURICA 8.0N 82.8W 1340Z 27 FEB

BALBOA HTS. 9.0N 79.6W 1457Z 27 FEB

COSTA RICA CABO MATAPALO 8.4N 83.3W 1344Z 27 FEB

PUERTO QUEPOS 9.4N 84.2W 1417Z 27 FEB

CABO SAN ELENA 10.9N 86.0W 1452Z 27 FEB

NICARAGUA SAN JUAN DL SUR 11.2N 85.9W 1452Z 27 FEB

PUERTO SANDINO 12.2N 86.8W 1512Z 27 FEB

CORINTO 12.5N 87.2W 1520Z 27 FEB

PITCAIRN PITCAIRN IS. 25.1S 130.1W 1455Z 27 FEB

HONDURAS AMAPALA 13.2N 87.6W 1520Z 27 FEB

EL SALVADOR ACAJUTLA 13.6N 89.8W 1531Z 27 FEB

GUATEMALA SIPICATE 13.9N 91.2W 1539Z 27 FEB

FR. POLYNESIA RIKITEA 23.1S 135.0W 1542Z 27 FEB

HIVA OA 10.0S 139.0W 1723Z 27 FEB

PAPEETE 17.5S 149.6W 1748Z 27 FEB

MEXICO PUERTO MADERO 14.8N 92.5W 1552Z 27 FEB

ACAPULCO 16.9N 99.9W 1615Z 27 FEB

MANZANILLO 19.1N 104.3W 1709Z 27 FEB

SOCORRO 18.8N 111.0W 1719Z 27 FEB

CABO SAN LUCAS 22.8N 110.0W 1749Z 27 FEB

MAZATLAN 23.2N 106.4W 1753Z 27 FEB

PUNTA ABREOJOS 26.7N 113.6W 1856Z 27 FEB

ENSENADA 31.8N 116.8W 2016Z 27 FEB

COOK ISLANDS RAROTONGA 21.2S 159.8W 1814Z 27 FEB

PENRYN IS. 8.9S 157.8W 1925Z 27 FEB

PUKAPUKA IS. 10.8S 165.9W 1950Z 27 FEB

KIRIBATI FLINT IS. 11.4S 151.8W 1836Z 27 FEB

MALDEN IS. 3.9S 154.9W 1934Z 27 FEB

CHRISTMAS IS. 2.0N 157.5W 2028Z 27 FEB

KANTON IS. 2.8S 171.7W 2112Z 27 FEB

TARAWA IS. 1.5N 173.0E 2258Z 27 FEB

KERMADEC IS RAOUL IS. 29.2S 177.9W 1912Z 27 FEB

NIUE NIUE IS. 19.0S 170.0W 1918Z 27 FEB

NEW ZEALAND EAST CAPE 37.7S 178.5E 1918Z 27 FEB

GISBORNE 38.7S 178.0E 1922Z 27 FEB

DUNEDIN 45.9S 170.5E 1952Z 27 FEB

NAPIER 39.5S 176.9E 1954Z 27 FEB

WELLINGTON 41.3S 174.8E 1955Z 27 FEB

MILFORD SOUND 44.6S 167.9E 2005Z 27 FEB

NORTH CAPE 34.4S 173.3E 2010Z 27 FEB

BLUFF 46.6S 168.3E 2030Z 27 FEB

LYTTELTON 43.6S 172.7E 2040Z 27 FEB

AUCKLAND(E) 36.7S 175.0E 2056Z 27 FEB

NELSON 41.3S 173.3E 2127Z 27 FEB

WESTPORT 41.8S 171.6E 2129Z 27 FEB

AUCKLAND(W) 37.1S 174.2E 2140Z 27 FEB

NEW PLYMOUTH 39.1S 174.1E 2219Z 27 FEB

TONGA NUKUALOFA 21.0S 175.2W 1940Z 27 FEB

AMERICAN SAMOA PAGO PAGO 14.3S 170.7W 1951Z 27 FEB

SAMOA APIA 13.8S 171.8W 2006Z 27 FEB

JARVIS IS. JARVIS IS. 0.4S 160.1W 2026Z 27 FEB

WALLIS-FUTUNA WALLIS IS. 13.2S 176.2W 2028Z 27 FEB

TOKELAU NUKUNONU IS. 9.2S 171.8W 2030Z 27 FEB

FIJI SUVA 18.1S 178.4E 2104Z 27 FEB

AUSTRALIA HOBART 43.3S 147.6E 2105Z 27 FEB

SYDNEY 33.9S 151.4E 2146Z 27 FEB

BRISBANE 27.2S 153.3E 2310Z 27 FEB

GLADSTONE 23.8S 151.4E 0101Z 28 FEB

CAIRNS 16.7S 145.8E 0159Z 28 FEB

MACKAY 21.1S 149.3E 0251Z 28 FEB

HAWAII HILO 19.7N 155.1W 2119Z 27 FEB

HONOLULU 21.3N 157.9W 2152Z 27 FEB

NAWILIWILI 22.0N 159.4W 2158Z 27 FEB

PALMYRA IS. PALMYRA IS. 6.3N 162.4W 2124Z 27 FEB

TUVALU FUNAFUTI IS. 7.9S 178.5E 2125Z 27 FEB

VANUATU ANATOM IS. 20.2S 169.9E 2137Z 27 FEB

ESPERITU SANTO 15.1S 167.3E 2235Z 27 FEB

HOWLAND-BAKER HOWLAND IS. 0.6N 176.6W 2154Z 27 FEB

NEW CALEDONIA NOUMEA 22.3S 166.5E 2218Z 27 FEB

JOHNSTON IS. JOHNSTON IS. 16.7N 169.5W 2245Z 27 FEB

SOLOMON IS. KIRAKIRA 10.4S 161.9E 2321Z 27 FEB

MUNDA 8.4S 157.2E 0001Z 28 FEB

GHATERE 7.8S 159.2E 0001Z 28 FEB

AUKI 8.8S 160.6E 0004Z 28 FEB

HONIARA 9.3S 160.0E 0004Z 28 FEB

FALAMAE 7.4S 155.6E 0017Z 28 FEB

PANGGOE 6.9S 157.2E 0020Z 28 FEB

NAURU NAURU 0.5S 166.9E 2331Z 27 FEB

MARSHALL IS. MAJURO 7.1N 171.4E 2339Z 27 FEB

KWAJALEIN 8.7N 167.7E 0013Z 28 FEB

ENIWETOK 11.4N 162.3E 0102Z 28 FEB

MIDWAY IS. MIDWAY IS. 28.2N 177.4W 0022Z 28 FEB

KOSRAE KOSRAE IS. 5.5N 163.0E 0026Z 28 FEB

PAPUA NEW GUINE AMUN 6.0S 154.7E 0036Z 28 FEB

KIETA 6.1S 155.6E 0038Z 28 FEB

RABAUL 4.2S 152.3E 0102Z 28 FEB

PORT MORESBY 9.3S 146.9E 0123Z 28 FEB

LAE 6.8S 147.0E 0128Z 28 FEB

KAVIENG 2.5S 150.7E 0135Z 28 FEB

MADANG 5.2S 145.8E 0154Z 28 FEB

MANUS IS. 2.0S 147.5E 0214Z 28 FEB

WEWAK 3.5S 143.6E 0237Z 28 FEB

VANIMO 2.6S 141.3E 0258Z 28 FEB

POHNPEI POHNPEI IS. 7.0N 158.2E 0111Z 28 FEB

WAKE IS. WAKE IS. 19.3N 166.6E 0112Z 28 FEB

CHUUK CHUUK IS. 7.4N 151.8E 0213Z 28 FEB

RUSSIA MEDNNY IS 54.7N 167.4E 0236Z 28 FEB

UST KAMCHATSK 56.1N 162.6E 0302Z 28 FEB

PETROPAVLOVSK K 53.2N 159.6E 0333Z 28 FEB

URUP IS 46.1N 150.5E 0354Z 28 FEB

SEVERO KURILSK 50.8N 156.1E 0410Z 28 FEB

MARCUS IS. MARCUS IS. 24.3N 154.0E 0248Z 28 FEB

INDONESIA JAYAPURA 2.4S 140.8E 0302Z 28 FEB

WARSA 0.6S 135.8E 0345Z 28 FEB

MANOKWARI 0.8S 134.2E 0405Z 28 FEB

SORONG 0.8S 131.1E 0433Z 28 FEB

BEREBERE 2.5N 128.7E 0452Z 28 FEB

PATANI 0.4N 128.8E 0505Z 28 FEB

GEME 4.6N 126.8E 0512Z 28 FEB

N. MARIANAS SAIPAN 15.3N 145.8E 0303Z 28 FEB

GUAM GUAM 13.4N 144.7E 0311Z 28 FEB

YAP YAP IS. 9.5N 138.1E 0352Z 28 FEB

BELAU MALAKAL 7.3N 134.5E 0413Z 28 FEB

JAPAN KUSHIRO 42.9N 144.3E 0435Z 28 FEB

KATSUURA 35.1N 140.3E 0453Z 28 FEB

HACHINOHE 40.5N 141.5E 0509Z 28 FEB

SHIMIZU 32.8N 133.0E 0557Z 28 FEB

OKINAWA 26.2N 127.8E 0610Z 28 FEB

PHILIPPINES DAVAO 6.8N 125.7E 0527Z 28 FEB

PALANAN 17.1N 122.6E 0559Z 28 FEB

LEGASPI 13.2N 123.8E 0604Z 28 FEB

CHINESE TAIPEI HUALIEN 24.0N 121.6E 0626Z 28 FEB

HUALIEN 24.0N 121.7E 0626Z 28 FEB

CHILUNG 25.2N 121.8E 0654Z 28 FEB

TAITUNG 22.7N 121.2E 0655Z 28 FEB

[Brewsta]

Believe this the largest in recorded history for Chile - 8.8 - yes?

A tsunami has been generated by Chile quake that could impact large areas of Pacific and the U.S. west coast & Alaska.

apparently in the 'All-Time Top 10 'quakes'........ could be well nasty in the long run.

watch those Trembles now,

Brewsta

[george]

Updates:

For the U.S. only Hawaii is under warning. California and the U.S. Pacific coast only under advisory.

Tsunami waves will arrive in Hawaii at 11am local time.

Warning Center says urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property in Hawaii.

[DonGato]

Yes, our country (Costa Rica) has been warned as well and we'd been calling friends living on the coast and family in case some might be out there for the weekend...

They say waves are rushing up on 7-9 feet... however, as it gets to shallow waters, it can triple its heights and power... after all, 8.8 should be a warning enough encouraging to take measures...

[tinglish]

I live on the East coast of Australia. I'll be up on the headland tomorrow am waiting for the waves to roll in. I'll let you know if it's big... if I can dry out my laptop that is..

[garyh]

Australian warning map http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/

[phazey]

Believe this the largest in recorded history for Chile - 8.8 - yes?

A tsunami has been generated by Chile quake that could impact large areas of Pacific and the U.S. west coast & Alaska.

apparently in the 'All-Time Top 10 'quakes'........ could be well nasty in the long run.

watch those Trembles now,

Brewsta

And the same spot had a magnitude 9.5 50 years ago....

[george]

CNN: Tsunami warning issued for Russian Pacific coasts

Chile quake deathtoll rises to 76, says government -Reuters

[anon467367354]

I sure hope these countries have the necessary means to warn the people if there is a real danger. Let's hope for the best.

[george]

CNN reporting that local police says 40 meter waves hit the Juan Fernandez island. Police helicopter on the way to confirm.

[Moonrakers]

CNN reporting that local police says 40 meter waves hit the Juan Fernandez island. Police helicopter on the way to confirm.

40 metres, jeez.

Edited February 27, 2010 by Moonrakers

[moskito]

CNN reporting that local police says 40 meter waves hit the Juan Fernandez island. Police helicopter on the way to confirm.

I just HOPE thats not true! a 40m wave must be absolutely destructive

we got just 6m in Phuket when the tsunami striked here

[george]

BNONEWS: President Bachelet speaking again right now. 78 deaths confirmed.

More tsunami readings from gauges in Callao, Peru and Ancud, Chile, confirming that a tsunami is traveling along the Pacific.

Another tsunami bulletin arriving right now from the Hawaii-based tsunami warning center.

Easter Island under evacuation orders after tsunami warning -- Chilean President Bachelet

[LaoPo]

CNN reporting that local police says 40 meter waves hit the Juan Fernandez island. Police helicopter on the way to confirm.

The Juan Fernández Islands (Robinson Crusoe island) are about 700-800 km off the coast of Chile, west of Valparaiso.

If that would be true what to expect when the waves hit land along their way to the west of Chile...?

http://maps.google.nl/maps?f=q&source=...2.91748&z=6

LaoPo

[anon467367354]

Where exactly is the middle of the ocean? I'm hearing on the news that they are warning the Hawaiian Islands

[trigger571]

The 40 meter waves are unconfirmed but making the news non the less

Edited February 27, 2010 by george
Link removed as that server is down /mod

[george]

U.S. agency says urgent action is required in Hawaii due to tsunami threat after Chile quake - Reuters

Santiago Airport will be closed for the next 24 hours -- Airport chief tells TVN

[Igor]

Check with the tsunami warning centers and you'll find there is, indeed, a wave occurring. So far, it's not been very big. Ships at sea are not usually affected by these as the water is merely transmitting the energy of the earthquake. There is no actual wave until it approaches a shoreline.

[george]

Update:

One of the first pictures from Concepcion, Santiago via CNN right now. A building cut in two. Concepction looks like a warzone! Concepcion University on fire.

Buildings damaged in Maipú .

BREAKING:

CNN reports that sirens will go off at 6am local time in Hawaii, to alert and evacuate people. Time there is now 2.41 in the (Saturday) morning.

[Moonrakers]

At least people are getting a warning. If anything good came from the 2004 tsunami, that is it.

[george]

BNONEWS: 3 tsunami tidal waves confirmed in Queule, near Concepcion. many houses destroyed

[churchill]

New Zealand under "official" Tsunami Watch - waves to "3 metres" may affect land

The first wave to arrive in New Zealand will be in the areas around Chatham Islands (Waitangi) at approximately 0705 NZDT, Sunday 28 February 2010. The first wave may arrive later and may not be the largest. Strong currents and unusual tidal effects may continue for several hours.

WeatherWatch.co.nz believes that New Zealand won't be "devastated" by the waves but do say that eastern beaches will be "especially dangerous" on Sunday.

http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/brea...r-tsunami-watch

[churchill]

Projected path and intensity of the Tsunami.

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/chile/chileem.jpg