8.8 Earthquake in Chile [Update at #277]

KFI LA http://www.kfiam640.com/pages/jk2010.html ^

[dragnet2]

On the radio KFI LA..

[JustPiper]

CarlosFoxTV believe it or not there are reports in some sectors of massive looting! half a minute ago via web

CarlosFoxTV strong aftershocks continue to rock the region around Concepcion, Chile the magnitude ranging from 6.2 to 7.6 with dozens of smaller shakers less than 5 seconds ago via web

[JustPiper]

http://twitter.com/CarlosFoxTV

[blueplum]

heard a Christian Science Monitor person on phone with Foxnews (cable) saying looting had already started - she was in Santiago

CNN News(cable) has switched to 100% coverage

[JustPiper]

GigiGraciette TV Chile reporting ALL flights out of Santiago are “postponed”. Not clear why but seems like officials are chkg for damage. #TerremotoChile less than a minute ago via Power Twitter

BigBreakingNews Tsunami damage reported in southern Chile towns, details still sketchy 1 minutes ago via TweetDeck

W7VOA PWTC: #Tsunami that hit Talcahuano, #Chile reported 2.34M (7.7ft) high. #quake 1 minutes ago via TweetDeck

[JustPiper]

The only one in times like this, never thought I’d see the day

[tina07]

:)

[JustPiper]

The world’s strongest earthquakes

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100227/ap_on_re_us/chile_strongest_quakes_glance?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[JustPiper]

Hiya Tina!

[Daisyjane69]

I hate to sound stupid, but what the heck is a tweet deck?

*usual confused expression*

[eyedigress]

It appears it struck right at the confluence of the smaller lines of power, which would mean the greatest concentration of people in that region.

[JustPiper]

BreakingNews #Chile’s president declares ‘state of catastrophe’ following earthquake - AP half a minute ago via BreakingNews Headquarters

progone NOAA reports TALCAHUANO getting 2.34M / 7.7FT waves #terremotochile #chile #earthquake #tsunami - http://bit.ly/cocKjN less than 20 seconds ago from HootSuite

I’m down to following two tweet connections ~phew

[maggief]

Tsunami-Travel-Time of the earthquake of Valdivia, Chile, May 22, 1960. Contours are one hour intervals.

[JustPiper]

I just learned tweets a short time ago, when the Greens had this as the only form of communicating from Iran. Tweets/Twitter are live reports instantly, amazing to me!

So we monitor them copy/paste here seconds later, they come in frighteningly furious, but it is a multitude of people texting via phones mostly, laptops, etc all over the world as they get word

[JustPiper]

Maggie!

[DollyCali]

placemark.. Prayers for the people of Chile..

[JustPiper]

RodrigoBNO now word of a strong 6.8-magnitude aftershock in Central Chile. less than 10 seconds ago via TweetDeck

baywatchboy Hey #FoxNews, do you really need to show another repeat of Hannity right now? less than a minute ago via Tweetie

:)

[maggief]

Good EQ posting, JP!

Devastating news this morning.

[JustPiper]

Dolly!!! Hi Dolly!

[eyedigress]

This guy on CNN is very good.

[blueplum]

ohmygosh, I know! - but Kuddos to CNN for getting staff into suits and on the air to cover this - I wonder if Anderson Cooper is already packing?

French Polynesia under tsunami watch now

Main bridge out of Santiago impassable