Posted on 02/26/2010 11:01:09 PM PST by dragnet2
Of course. While I was quite young at the time we actually lived in Summitt then. 9.2 with massive tsunamis all along the pacific region.
More than two minutes of shaking. That’s frightening.
I hate full moons.
I have hope the tsunamis won’t be as horrific as the shore is short and the sea is deep along that coast?
Yes.
Clearly, this is more mischief caused by “global warming”.
What ever came of the quake near Japan?
Ian mentioned it about 10 minutes ago
The Greatest Earthquake ever recorded in 1960 happened in Chile, South America. This earthquake was the largest ever instrumentally recorded. It measured a 9.5 on the Moment Magnitude (Mw) scale, but registered only an 8.5 on the Ms scale.
very informative. There is going to be some major damage down there. Middle of the night as well.
so do we give millions of dollars to each place that has a quake, no matter how many more countries are hit? to show our compassion? [& where do the millions come from... we don’t have that much money....]
A definite “Holy crap!” situation.
I was sure I felt one shortly after noon today. Every time that happens a big one hits within 24 hrs.
It did light up the central Texas sky tonite...the dogs and cats had a blast ;o)
The 2004 Sumatran quake was over 9 (the one that caused the mega-tsunami)
Not as bad as boxing day, but Hawaii and west Pacific may get some excitement.
Check the GMT time of the quake and cross reference your chart which shows time in GMT.
FLASHBACK 1960
WORLD’S LARGEST EARTHQUAKE (Also Chile)
On May 22, 1960 at 19:11:14 UTC, with the epicenter in Valdivia, about 700 kilometers south of Santiago, Chile the world’s largest recorded earthquake struck since measurements began in 1899, the Great Chilean Earthquake.
Over 2,000 people were killed, 3,000 injured, 2,000,000 homeless, and $550 million damage in southern Chile.
The tsunami that followed caused 61 deaths, $75 million damage in Hawaii; 138 deaths and $50 million damage in Japan; 32 dead and missing in the Philippines; and $500,000 damage to the west coast of the United States.
The magnitude: an Earth shaking 9.5 on the Richter Scale.
How much damage does an 8.3M do 200 miles away?
I was about 250 miles away from the Kobe earthquake, and that shook hard enough to make my house sway and wake me up.
When the sun comes up in a few hours, Lord knows what will be revealed. Yikes.
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