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by **sdsichero** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:49 pm

Thunderstorm wrote:Believe it or not, I actually don't know yet... It's pretty though.

So I've heard. But literally nothing there. I would go crazy haha (already Hawaii is pretty boonie-ish).

by **sdsichero** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:07 am

Okay now that's a pretty big quake.

Originally 8.8 Mag but I think most sources are pegging it as a 8.3. Still!

Offshore Maule, Chile

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tfan.php

Tsunami warning is in effect for Peru & Chile.

Tsunami watch for Ecuador, Colombia, Antarctica, Panama, Costa Rica

by **sdsichero** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 7:04 am

... and now we are on tsunami warning...

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/hawaii/2010/hawaii.2010.02.27.104650.txt

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE AT 1246 AM HST.

THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS

1119 AM HST SAT 27 FEB 2010

by **sdsichero** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:38 am

Well, the tsunami's coming. They are sounding the official alarms in 20 minutes (6am local time).

by **J.M. Hunter** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:45 am

What do you do then?

Give us a rundown on dealing with a tsunami SD?

by **Victorian Squid** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:47 am

J.M. Hunter wrote:What do you do then?

Give us a rundown on dealing with a tsunami SD?

Everyone lines up along the beach to watch.

You get the hell inland, of course!

by **J.M. Hunter** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:51 am

Spicy Dick wrote:Everyone lines up along the beach to watch.

You get the hell inland, of course!

Yea, but like how far inland, how much time does a person have to get far enough away, etc.

by **Victorian Squid** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:54 am

J.M. Hunter wrote:Yea, but like how far inland, how much time does a person have to get far enough away, etc.

We'll have to see what SDSIChero says, but it looks like about 5 hours?

I know a lot of work has been done to more effectively track tsunami in recent years.

I don't think Hawaii has had one like this in a long time, though.

by **sdsichero** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:56 am

News is reporting that there may be a 12 foot wave... Of course tsunami waves are different from normal waves...

by **Victorian Squid** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:00 pm

Are the doodz grabbing their boards and catching some gnarly waves?

by **Victorian Squid** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:06 pm

Robinson Crusoe Island and Easter Island have been hit!

by **sdsichero** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:17 pm

Spicy Dick wrote:Are the doodz grabbing their boards and catching some gnarly waves?

I'm pretty sure there are some dumb asses who would do that.

They advise heading for higher ground (even for the hotels along waikiki beach, they say go to higher floors). Here's a map of O'ahu (where I am) and the expected areas of where the tsunami might go:

http://www.pdc.org/DisasterInfo/Tsunami/OahuEvacMaps.html

We are supposed to have 7 days of life with us.

The bummer part is that the north part of our island is pretty damn flat and very country (one road in and out) so they gotta get out of there and head toward town I think.

It will hit the big island (confusingly called Hawaii) first...

by **sdsichero** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:18 pm

Spicy Dick wrote:Robinson Crusoe Island and Easter Island have been hit!

It passed the Galapagos too.

Damn, they said the sirens did not work in several place. We are totally not prepared here. :roll:

by **Victorian Squid** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:20 pm

Well, best wishes to everyone there.

Turns out Easter Island may not have been hit yet, I was listening to international radio and it's hard to understand sometimes.

EDIT: May have now, though.

by **sdsichero** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:23 pm

This site updates frequently (official info, you need to refresh and check the text link)

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/?region=2

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Wow that's a pretty big quake

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