To: eyedigress
The 2004 Sumatran quake was over 9 (the one that caused the mega-tsunami)
75 posted on
02/26/2010 11:25:26 PM PST by
sourcery
(The layoffs, tax increases and wealth redistribution will continue until morale improves!)
To: sourcery
I think it came in initially as 9.1 and was downgraded to 8.9, but the region has long, long shallow shores and the Chilean coastline fortunately does not.
82 posted on
02/26/2010 11:28:05 PM PST by
txhurl
To: sourcery
These people near this epicenter are in trouble. Also, the tsunamis getting started at 2:00AM is just disastrous.
91 posted on
02/26/2010 11:31:27 PM PST by
eyedigress
((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
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