I just happened to be freeping - as txflake - when the ‘04 9.0 EQ hit. This kind of feels the same... bad.
The main difference here is that the Pacific basin has long had major tsunami warning assets and awareness of the potential for bad tsunamis. In 2004, the Indian Ocean did not.
I remember you as txflake. I had no idea you had changed your name. This does sound pretty bad, however at least in the pacific they have a warning system in place, so hopefully the death toll will not be too bad(assuming they have high ground to run to).
txflake? You changed your FReep name...Now I’ll know it’s you!