Posted on 02/26/2010 11:01:09 PM PST by dragnet2
Yeh, I heard that, I guess its just like other places newer buildings are reinforced older ones are not, and poor areas are shoddy.
CNN-The Major Bridge that connects the Northern and Southern parts of Chile is “Out”, and “Gone”
That’s where I shifted to when she disappointedly reported back to regular programmin at FNC
Major bridge betweeen N & S not passable
# Update: USGS reports two #quakes of 6.2 and 5.4 in magnitude near epicenter of 8.8 quake off Chile coast 1 minutes ago via BreakingNews Headquarters
Chile isn’t a third-world nation, like Haiti is. They have a higher standard of living, but there are poor areas with lots of shantys and ramshackle buildings.
beat me by 7 sec -g-
A massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake has struck near the coast of south-central Chile shaking buildings and causing blackouts in parts of the capital Santiago, 320 kilometres away.
Reports of casualties are beginning to filter in.
A tsunami warning was issued for Chile and Peru by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, and a tsunami watch was issued for Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and Antarctica.
Soon after, the centre said the quake had generated a tsunami that may have been destructive along the Chilean coast near the epicentre.
“Sea level readings indicate a tsunami was generated,” the centre said on its website.
“It may have been destructive along coasts near the earthquake epicentre and could also be a threat to more distant coasts.”
It did not have details on the size of the tsunami.
Japan’s meteorological agency also warned that a tsunami might be generated.
“There is a possibility that tsunami will widely occur in the Pacific Ocean,” an agency official said.
“We are now checking if tsunami may hit Japanese coastal areas.”
Fox News was also the one that reported that the area is very well prepared and reinforced.
RT @elliottyamin: I’m totally calm now....were all 2gether...got blankets from our rooms, and we’re all hudled on the street..no aftersh ... 2 minutes ago via web
Here’s what it really is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale
The Richter scale isn’t used by the USGS anymore.
The MMS scale is 31.6 to 1 in energy for every point on the scale. So a 8.8 releases 500 times the energy of a 7.0.
RT @NewsPlusViews: Tsunami wave as high as 9 feet has been recorded. 12 minutes ago via web
That small port town west of Concepcion is probably gone
Thanks SO much for the information. I can breathe again? I have a sister in Anchorage.
The sunrise may reveal some very horrible images. No reports from Concepcion as per CNN.
See #410. I meant to send it to you instead of me...
3 different directions?
Tsunami Center reporting another Tsunami hit in Corral, Chile.
2.9 Feet at 0739 zulu
From Tsunami, shaker or either?
That I’m sure will take time
Elliot Yamin still tweeting
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