8.8 Earthquake in Chile, Pacificwide Tsunami Event

[msbee]

does anyone have any links of live beach cams in Hawaii?

[cycloneye]

does anyone have any links of live beach cams in Hawaii?

Here are the CNN streams from Chile and Hawaii.

http://edition.cnn.com/video/flashLive/ ... am=stream1

[Josh]

Sorry I just posted this in it's own subject by accident. Will delete the other one
I just called my farm (http://www.kamokapearl.com) in the Tuamotus and was told by my friend there that Rapanui (Easter Island) had 60cm of swell. They were alerted at 1AM whereas we were alerted at 4. He told me that I could turn my computer off and that if I needed any other news, to just call him.

[Cyclenall]

Thanks Stephanie. The fiirst wave just hit the Gambier islands at under one meter. Apparently no tsunami danger for French Polynesia but we are still praying for friends on the beach in Chile.

Well, hopefully that's a good sign.

Not really, the first wave usually is not the largest one and I believe in the 2004 Tsunami the first wave wasn't even that high (in some areas).

does anyone have any links of live beach cams in Hawaii?

I was thinking the same thing. I'm curious to know if there will be cameras set up in the path and scientific instruments on Hawaii.

[Chacor]

Acapulco has now reported a tsunami of a half foot.

[srainhoutx]

does anyone have any links of live beach cams in Hawaii?

http://www.camhawaii.com/

Live streaming from Hawaii...

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/cat ... menu55_1_1

[Chacor]

0.7 ft in Manzanillo, Mexico. Peak US forecast is 4.6 ft in Pismo Beach, CA.

WEPA41 PAAQ 271704
TSUWCA

BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 11
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
904 AM PST SAT FEB 27 2010

...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE
COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH
COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO
ATTU ALASKA...

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD IMPACT THE ADVISORY
REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE. PERSONS IN LOW-LYING COASTAL
AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE
AGENCIES.
- PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE
WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.

THIS MESSAGE IS BASED ON EARTHQUAKE DATA... OBSERVED TSUNAMI
AMPLITUDES... HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND FORECAST MODELS.

A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES

LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL
------------------------ ----- ------ ------- -----------
IQUIQUE CHILE 20.2S 70.2W 0851UTC 0.30M/1.0FT
ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 23.3S 70.4W 0956UTC 0.46M/1.4FT
ANCUD CHILE 41.9S 74.3W 0943UTC 0.34M/1.1FT
CORRAL CHILE 39.9S 73.4W 1012UTC 1.54M/5.2FT
CALLAO LA PUNTA PERU 12.1S 77.2W 1029UTC 0.66M/2.2FT
BALTRA ECUADOR 0.4S 90.3W 1430UTC 0.45M/1.5FT
QUEPO COSTA RICA 9.4N 84.2W 1417UTC 0.27M/0.9FT
ACAPULCO MEXICO 16.8N 99.9W 1549UTC 0.34M/1.1FT
SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS E 0.5S 90.2W 1241UTC 1.07M/3.5FT
MANZANILLO MEXICO 19.0N 104.2W 1636UTC 0.23M/0.7FT
TSUNAMI FORECASTS AT SELECTED POINTS -
LA JOLLA CA 0.8M/2.6 FT LOS ANGELES CA 0.8M/2.6 FT
MAILBU CA 1.0M/3.3 FT PISMO BEACH CA 1.4M/4.6 FT
HALF MOON BAY CA 1.0M/3.3 FT SAN FRANCISCO CA 0.2M/0.7 FT
HUMBOLDT BAY CA 0.4M/1.3FT CRESCENT CITY CA 0.6M/2.0 FT
PORT ORFORD OR 0.3M/1.0 FT MOCLIPS WA 0.4M/1.3 FT
TOFINO BC 0.5M/1.7 FT SITKA AK 0.4M/1.3 FT
SEWARD AK 0.4M/1.3 FT KODIAK AK 0.7M/2.3 FT
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS
AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL.

TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 8.8
TIME - 2134 AKST FEB 26 2010
2234 PST FEB 26 2010
0634 UTC FEB 27 2010
LOCATION - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST
- NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
DEPTH - 19 MILES/31 KM

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL
ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC
OUTSIDE THE STATES AND PROVINCES PREVIOUSLY LISTED.

TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE
WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION
IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY. CURRENTS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.

THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 MINUTES OR SOONER IF
THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

[KWT]

Yeah going to be very interesting to see the Tsunami come in on the webcams, don't see that very often do you!

[tropicana]

if anyone else is watching the CNN coverage of this earthquake, anyone notice how the pairing up of Rick Sanchez and Fredricka Whitfield is really not going that well... she looks most uncomfortable working alongside him..and hes really hogging the coverage. I dont know if its me.

I like both these CNN anchors, but clearly the 2 of them together isnt working

[cycloneye]

This earthquake is the 7th most strongest ever.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ea ... _magnitude

[brunota2003]

Still no word from Macrocane?

[jinftl]

Talk about far-reaching....check out the list of areas that could be impacted by the earthquake and resulting tsunami in Chile!!! I've underlined some examples that illustrate what a 'global' event this really is.

... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...

A 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

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

[cycloneye]

Waikki beach web cam

[Josh]

The Marquesas are reporting some serious damage. Boats sunk and structures fallen but still little info. Four meters is looking like the height they are dealing with. They are still waiting on the fourth wave in the series. Here in Tahiti we don't seem to be getting it. Seems to have been directed more northwardly. Am wondering how Hawaii will fare.

[Cyclenall]

if anyone else is watching the CNN coverage of this earthquake, anyone notice how the pairing up of Rick Sanchez and Fredricka Whitfield is really not going that well... she looks most uncomfortable working alongside him..and hes really hogging the coverage. I dont know if its me.

I like both these CNN anchors, but clearly the 2 of them together isnt working

I didn't notice it but I wasn't paying much attention to it either. I was watching the coverage early this morning when it first broke and they seemed to get a few things mixed up and wrong. They first said this earthquake is 1000X stronger than the Haitian earthquake and now they are saying it's 500X. One said near 900X. Which one is correct?

[brunota2003]

The number that is more correct than the other numbers and is defined by the value of "x", when subtracted by "y" plus the density of "z", where...nevermind Honestly I do not know, I'm not sure what the differences are for earthquakes (whereas the pressure of wind is squared).

[Macrocane]

Here I am. Thankfully there are no reports of damages in El Salvador coast, the seas are normal and there was no important variation in the waves.

The official death toll in Chile has reached 147 according to the ONEMI (chilean emergency management agency)

[Macrocane]

So far, what places have suffered damage because of a tsunami? I know about the Juan Fernandez Islands and the Marquesas, are there any other places that have confirmed damages due to a tsunami?

[KWT]

This earthquake is the 7th most strongest ever.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ea ... _magnitude

Thats very impressive it has to be said, only a little weaker then the 2004 earthquake!

[jinftl]

From what I am hearing on the news, there are many variables that go into calculating the magnitude...including length of fault slippage, depth of the epicenter, ground/soil type, to name a few. Even the location of aftershocks can result in the magnitude being adjusted some because if future aftershocks occur further away from the epicenter than any that already have occurred, that could indicate the length the fault slipped is greater than originally thought, resulting in the magnitude being adjusted up some.

Basically, the scientist on tv explained that moving up 1.0 points in magnitude, i.e., a 7.0 to an 8.0 magnitude quake equates to a 32 times increase in intensity. The difference between a 7.0 and 9.0 would be 32x32= 1024 times stronger! Since the quake in Chile was an estimated 8.8, and the scale is exponential, not linear, that is what may be causing the different estimates of how much stronger this quake was the one in Haiti.

Keep in mind, the quake in Haiti was practically centered under a extremely high population area with very poor building standards. The center of the Chile quake was offshore and the overall region is not as densely populated and has much better building standards than Haiti.

if anyone else is watching the CNN coverage of this earthquake, anyone notice how the pairing up of Rick Sanchez and Fredricka Whitfield is really not going that well... she looks most uncomfortable working alongside him..and hes really hogging the coverage. I dont know if its me.

I like both these CNN anchors, but clearly the 2 of them together isnt working

I didn't notice it but I wasn't paying much attention to it either. I was watching the coverage early this morning when it first broke and they seemed to get a few things mixed up and wrong. They first said this earthquake is 1000X stronger than the Haitian earthquake and now they are saying it's 500X. One said near 900X. Which one is correct?