M8.0 - 79km WNW of Iquique, Chile

21:50 | Seismology. reached 8.3 degrees Richter earthquake at a depth of 38.9 kilometers was recorded

61 posted on 04/01/2014 5:46:43 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)

62 posted on 04/01/2014 5:49:15 PM PDT by Errant (Surround yourself with intelligent and industrious people who help and support each other.)

To: Oldeconomybuyer

Not good.. usually downgraded after event.

63 posted on 04/01/2014 5:49:33 PM PDT by txhurl

Upped is not good news......

64 posted on 04/01/2014 5:50:12 PM PDT by yield 2 the right

21:54 | Carolina Videla, Seremi Government of Arica, said 95 percent of the population is already evacuated

21:53 | According to Seismology, the earthquake 90 kilometers northwest of Iquique was recorded at a depth of 29 kilometers

21:52 | Replica 5.4 Richter degrees occurred in the Region of Tarapaca

65 posted on 04/01/2014 5:50:46 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)

To: Oldeconomybuyer

Four times as deep as first reported then. That’s a good thing.

66 posted on 04/01/2014 5:50:52 PM PDT by Errant (Surround yourself with intelligent and industrious people who help and support each other.)

Did they downgrade again?

67 posted on 04/01/2014 5:52:58 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)

To: Oldeconomybuyer

5.4 aftershock within an hour of original.

68 posted on 04/01/2014 5:53:24 PM PDT by txhurl

21:58 | Seismology: There have been four replicates (aftershocks) of 5.0 degrees in the Region of Tarapacá

69 posted on 04/01/2014 5:56:01 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)

70 posted on 04/01/2014 6:02:37 PM PDT by Errant (Surround yourself with intelligent and industrious people who help and support each other.)

22:10 | Aleuy: All emergency committees have the order to evacuate the coastline

71 posted on 04/01/2014 6:07:06 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)

To: Oldeconomybuyer

I would think coastal Chileans would run straight up the mountains at the first shake. They had a 6 or so a couple weeks ago.

72 posted on 04/01/2014 6:08:59 PM PDT by txhurl

Agree, but it’s not clear exactly what’s going on with the Tsunami. Note the gov’t statement below, assume trying to avoid chaos.

22:14 | Government asked not to evacuate until otherwise ordered

22:11 | Aleuy: In the northern sea area a gathering of 2.5 meters was recorded

73 posted on 04/01/2014 6:14:49 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)

To: Oldeconomybuyer

000
WEAK53 PAAQ 020038
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
538 PM PDT TUE APR 1 2014

UPDATES IN THIS MESSAGE INCLUDE A REVISED MAGNITUDE.
UPDATES IN THIS MESSAGE INCLUDE NEW OBSERVATIONS.

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH
COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION

* A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT
THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE.

* THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS ANALYZING
THE EVENT TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF DANGER.

* MORE INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

* THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS GENERATED A LARGE
TSUNAMI IN THE SOURCE REGION.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED

* MAGNITUDE 8.2
* ORIGIN TIME 1547 AKDT APR 01 2014
1647 PDT APR 01 2014
2347 UTC APR 01 2014
* COORDINATES 19.8 SOUTH 70.8 WEST
* DEPTH 6 MILES
* LOCATION NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE

OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED

TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
—————————————— -——————— ———————
PISAGUA CHILE 2352 UTC 04-01 06.5FT
IQUIQUE CHILE 2357 UTC 04-01 05.8FT
DART32401ST CHILE 0011 UTC 04-02 00.8FT
PATACHE CHILE 0006 UTC 04-02 05.6FT
ARICA CHILE 0014 UTC 04-02 02.8FT
MATARANI PERU 0020 UTC 04-02 01.8FT

HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE
TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT.

NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

* MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY TO KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THE
PROGRESS OF THIS EVENT.

* REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

* PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

74 posted on 04/01/2014 6:21:44 PM PDT by txhurl

22:26 | Sardiña: The tsunami is underway, is at least two meters in the north of Chile

75 posted on 04/01/2014 6:21:56 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)

To: Oldeconomybuyer

* THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS GENERATED A LARGE
TSUNAMI IN THE SOURCE REGION.

I guess it wasn’t just 5 or 6ft waves, ‘large’.

Starting to get a bad feeling. No twitter selfies showing ‘look what just missed me!’

76 posted on 04/01/2014 6:23:35 PM PDT by txhurl

77 posted on 04/01/2014 6:52:52 PM PDT by BigIsleGal (Wake Me Up When the Stupid Wears Off)

yep strange helicorder on drudge.....this aint done in my opinion.

78 posted on 04/01/2014 6:57:41 PM PDT by winoneforthegipper ("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)

I don’t think I would want to be in the Sea of Cortez in about 10 hrs. Indio, CA might not be safe.

79 posted on 04/01/2014 7:14:49 PM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)

2 meters is the warning height. The Japanese Tohoku quake only had 3m warnings and Soma was hit with 24ft walls of water about an hour after everybody else had their 6ft wave (6ft tall, a km deep).

80 posted on 04/01/2014 7:17:44 PM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)

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