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Magnitude 8.0 quake off Chile sparks tsunami warning along Latin America's Pacific coast
Yahoo News ^ | 4-1-2014

Posted on 04/01/2014 5:27:30 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A massive magnitude 8.0 earthquake on Tuesday off the coast of Chile, near the mining port of Iquique, sparked a tsunami warning for all of Latin America's Pacific coast, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

"An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines near the epicenter within minutes and more distant coastlines within hours," it said.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: chile; chileearthquake; chilequake; earthquake; earthquakes; quake; tsunami
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241 posted on 04/02/2014 10:20:05 PM PDT by caww
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Residents spending night on the streets after 7.8 after shock followed by others


242 posted on 04/02/2014 10:24:12 PM PDT by caww
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Chile's 'President Michelle Bachelet' arrives at the airport in Iquique, Chile, Wednesday, April 2 …..only to be evacuated after 7.8 aftershock hit..


243 posted on 04/02/2014 10:33:25 PM PDT by caww
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People waiting to see if there will be a lift on the Tusanami warning on a second floor.....amazingly rather then find comfort WITH one another they're all seeking it on their phones...except the little girl in the background??? Connected but very dis-connected


244 posted on 04/02/2014 10:38:01 PM PDT by caww
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People waiting to see if there will be a lift on the Tusanami warning on a second floor.....amazingly rather then find comfort WITH one another they're all seeking it on their phones...except the little girl in the background??? Connected but very dis-connected


245 posted on 04/02/2014 10:38:01 PM PDT by caww
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Pretty amazing not much destruction due to the building codes etc. Older buildings suffer though...


246 posted on 04/02/2014 10:44:41 PM PDT by caww
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247 posted on 04/02/2014 10:47:26 PM PDT by caww
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248 posted on 04/02/2014 10:48:58 PM PDT by caww
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Oy is right!


249 posted on 04/03/2014 12:11:49 PM PDT by RitchieAprile
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Heh, when I ran the online calculator, I mistakenly entered “my” location = 1 km distance from the center of the impact. At the bottom of the results, I was informed that I was “ejected” from the crater. I’ll say...!


250 posted on 04/03/2014 10:44:09 PM PDT by Paul R. (Leftists desire to control everything; In the end they invariably control nothing worth a damn.)
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