Posted on 02/26/2010 11:01:09 PM PST by dragnet2
On the radio KFI LA..
It’s interesting to note that there was a 7.1 magnitude quake yesterday off of Japan, and now this one in Chile. Two different edges of the Pacific Ring of Fire, and opposite sides of the Pacific tectonic plate(s).
Lots is still unknown about the relatively new science of plate tectonics, but I have read in several places over the years that postulate if you have a powerful earthquake on one side of a tectonic plate, the vibrations can help set of other quakes in areas that are far removed but adjacent to that plate. It’s like hitting a cymbal; the vibrations carry to the whole platter if you hit one small spot; and when the vibration from a large quake hits another fault line or subduction zone, it can trigger a slip in that spot too.
The forces involved here are just enormous, and take decades if not centuries of stress to build up and mere seconds to unleash. I’ll be very interested to see how much land displacement took place in Chile once the sun is up and we get a good look at the damage.
Thanks Bunny,just called my friend in Newport who has a house on the beach to let him know
Q: What are the different magnitude scales, and why are there so many?
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That’s OK! We had a small one near here recently and I felt nothing. On the other hand, my wife and my father in law did. The cats went crazy.
WOW!!!!!!!! Just woke up here in Eagle Rock to find this huge quake. Yes, I always check the USGS site routinely and gasped outloud when I saw this!!
Prayers up for those in Chile!
All I can say is WOW. Prayers up to all Chileans, and the rest of the world that will be affected later today if the tsunamis hit.
Yeah, this would be the one.
Well, Tokyo won't get hit persay being inland and on a bay (except for some islands off shore that are technically in Tokyo Metropolitan area), but coastal areas up and down Japan's east coast should get some good surf and the people will have had plenty of time. I wonder how small those waves will get when we get our fair share here in Japan.
based on what I am hearing on CNN, I have been pronouncing Chile incorrectly my whole life.
I have just the same pronunciation as the yummy food.
I like the different emphasis in the correct pronunciation, which I am guessing it is.
Wonder how “the one” pronounces it?
You're doing the math wrong - it's not 32 plus 32; it's 32 TIMES 32. So an 8 is roughly 1,000 times stronger than a 6.
Obama would say “Chee-lay”..
One of the “experts” on CNN, about an hour ago, said that this earthquake is 800 times stronger than the one that hit Haiti last month.
I had the Boob Tube on until 11:45 — I was viewing the olympics. This quake sounds like breaking news but nbc wouldn’t take a chance that someone might tune out so they told noone. No text crawl, nothing, nada. Selfish boobs.
LOL! We will find out soon enough, not sure Zero is out of bed yet.
Well, yeah! Because that's how it's pronounced.
It happened at 1:34 AM ET.
www.emol.cl El Mecurio on line is still down.
Ohpleaseohpleaseohplease!!!!! I hope they do and he runs out onto the newly exposed seabed to show people what not to do.
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