[Drag0n]

Powerful earthquake rattles Chile; tsunami warning issued - CNN.com


A 8.5 earthquake hit Chile at 1:30am est, and then at about 3:00am est a 8.8 hit.

Doesnt sound like alot of fun. No damage or deaths reported yet, but the story is still developing.

Lets hope a Tsunami doesnt hit any of us!

**Thanks, title corrected from 9.8 to 8.8 because of typo.

 

[kunalraiker]

I don't want any natural disasters on my birthday.

 

[Uncle Erik]

9.8? Holy crap. That's a shaker. I hope damage is just limited to structures, but that's unlikely with one that big. I've been through (I think) about a 7, but the scale is not linear... a 9.8 is just frightening.

 

[Steve_72]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif 9.8? Holy crap. That's a shaker. I hope damage is just limited to structures, but that's unlikely with one that big. I've been through (I think) about a 7, but the scale is not linear... a 9.8 is just frightening.

I think it's a typo - the linked article states 8.8. Still, that's pretty insane.

 

[intoflatlines]

Wow, that's scary. A couple years back I stayed in Santiago and the surrounding area (Valparaiso/Vina del Mar, etc.) for the Christmas season holiday break and it was really fun. I hope everyone's alright, but a quake that big is pretty disastrous..

 

[y3110w]

Woah, just saw it on twitter. That is scary, hope everything is okay.

 

[fraseyboy]

Six confirmed deaths. I daresay there will probably be many more.

 

[intoflatlines]

Edit: Nevermind, got my info confused.

 

[fenixdown110]

OMG 9.8 or 8.8, that's still a huge quake. That will knock you off your feet. I do hope they're alright. I haven't seen numbers like that in quite a while.

 

[fraseyboy]

16 deaths now apparently. And a marine tsunami warning for east Australia.

 

[intoflatlines]

47 confirmed according to CNN as of right now. They also expanded tsunami warnings to pretty much all coasts along the Pacific..

 

[fenixdown110]

I can't even imagine 8.8. I remember the Northridge Earthquake here hitting at 6.7 back in 1994. That was 72 deaths and 9000 injured. Freeway overpasses collapsed and houses were leveled at $20 billion in damages. I can't even imagine the final casualties and damages of this one. Hope and prayers for a safe and fast recovery...

 

[fraseyboy]

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Originally Posted by intoflatlines /img/forum/go_quote.gif 47 confirmed according to CNN as of right now. They also expanded tsunami warnings to pretty much all coasts along the Pacific..

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

 

[intoflatlines]

Think of the enormous tsunamis that have hit the places right of the coast. As I said earlier, I was in Chile a couple years back and was in a hotel in Vina del Mar literally right off the coast. I can't imagine how terrifying it would have been to feel that quake and/or look off the balcony to the ocean just a few dozen feet away and see the water recede or the actual tsunami hit.

It's going to look terrible when footage comes in of the coastline in daylight. I hope casualties and injuries are as low as possible..

 

[fenixdown110]

You serious?!

This is going to have major repercussions. Brace yourself and watch the stock market drop in addition to the casualties of the quake.