[ElenaM]

Boats are coming back into the harbor in Kilo.

[fanfan]

No way. Already? Yikes.

[ElenaM]

Hmmm, I hope other areas aren’t watching this and concluding there’s nothing to worry about, and then the big one hits Japan or NZ or something.

[fanfan]

Here is a graph and info. posted by sanchmo of the last Tsunami in Hilo.

It took a while to play out.

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1960 Hilo tsunami, which was caused by a 9.5 earthquake in coastal Chile, less than 50 miles from today's earthquake:

1. Tide increases 4 feet higher than normal.
2. Within 15 minutes recedes to about 3 feet lower than normal.
3. Within 30 minutes increases to ~9 feet higher than usual.
4. Within 1 hour, recedes to 8 feet below usual & increases again to about 10 feet above normal.
5. Over next 2-3 hours, water goes through 5+ cycles of receding & surging 5-10 feet below/above normal.

[dragnet2]

Boats are coming back into the harbor in Kilo.

Yep, lots of people back on the beach.