TSUNAMI TRAVEL TIMES for this quake. Hawaii in just under 15 hours
Posted on 02/26/2010 11:01:09 PM PST by dragnet2
On the radio KFI LA..
“tv tickers here in maui says tsunami warning for hawaii (big maybe) at 11:19 am tomorrow”
Oh crap! We got a condo on Kaanapali, but that’s on the leeward side of the island so it should be OK. I’ve seen photographs of past tsunamis on Ohau and the devistaion has been horrible.
Yes. It is very large. I will hope for the bestm, but it is faily close to a major Chilean city.
TSUNAMI TRAVEL TIMES for this quake. Hawaii in just under 15 hours
Google Earth shows small towns within about 2 miles of the epicenter. Large cities are within about 20 miles.
This is going to be bad.
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Yeah, were looking at several maps now
wow hope it stays an advisory
Yes...one of these days the world will shake mightily. I hope I'm gone before then.
Prayers up for all down in Chile and those in harm's way from any potential tsunami activity.
WOW....
It’s really gonna suck if you live anywhere along that bay.
I should I say... lived....
I know it is aggravating! Top of the hr coming up on FNC
Haiti was a 7.2(?) but shallower at only 18km down, with an Intesity of X (Extreme) across the city of Port of Prince and more. I think, hopefully, the folks in Chile will fare much better.
Outstanding post!
If it wasn’t deep enough Concepcion could be toast
Dumb question — which shore of Maui is at risk?
As the crow flys so to speak, I would say the Road to Hana area. I would think the south side would be protected by the big Island
To: U.S. West Coast, Alaska, and British Columbia coastal regions
From: NOAA/NWS/West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
Subject: Tsunami Information Statement #1 issued 02/26/2010 at 10:49PM PST
A strong earthquake has occurred, but a tsunami IS NOT expected along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, or Alaska coast. NO tsunami warning, watch or advisory is in effect for these areas.
A tsunami may have been generated that could potentially impact the U.S. west coast, British Columbia, and Alaska. The West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center is investigating the event to determine the level of danger. More information will be issued as it becomes available.
At 10:34 PM Pacific Standard Time on February 26, an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 8.5 occurred near the coast of central Chile . (Refer to the United States Geological Survey for official earthquake parameters.)
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach, Hawaii will issue a tsunami warning for regions near the epicenter.
Messages will continue to be issued hourly by the WCATWC until the event status is upgraded to a warning or advisory, or until the center has determined that the event poses no threat to the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska coasts. See the WCATWC web site for basic tsunami information, safety rules, and a tsunami travel time map and table. (NOTE: Travel time maps and tables indicate forecasted times only, not that a wave dangerous to the U.S. and Canadian coasts was generated.)
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/02/27/72....
The smaller islands south of Concepcion might be in for trouble.
Thanks Eye. I’ll be up all night with this one.
BNO News reports 1 dead, many injured and significant damage after massive quake in Chile, magnitude now put at 8.3 by USGS
http://twitter.com/BreakingNews
It has been upped to an 8.8!
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tfan.php
WOW this had to be a whopper ! hopefully the area of effected structures containing people was in rock zones and not on liquefaction or fill. They said it lasted 10 seconds
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