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Magnitude 8.0 quake off Chile sparks tsunami warning along Latin America's Pacific coast
Yahoo News ^ | 4-1-2014

Posted on 04/01/2014 5:27:30 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A massive magnitude 8.0 earthquake on Tuesday off the coast of Chile, near the mining port of Iquique, sparked a tsunami warning for all of Latin America's Pacific coast, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

"An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines near the epicenter within minutes and more distant coastlines within hours," it said.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: chile; chileearthquake; chilequake; earthquake; earthquakes; quake; tsunami
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To: Cruz_West_Paul2016
The left will eventually blame all quakes on fracking.

Global warming caused by fracking.

201 posted on 04/02/2014 6:56:27 AM PDT by pgkdan
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To: TheArizona

Come on! You don’t really mean that!


202 posted on 04/02/2014 6:57:43 AM PDT by pgkdan
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To: Mad Dawgg

I love Chile and these kind of quakes will assure that it is not spoiled by mass immigration before I retire there in 20-25 years.


203 posted on 04/02/2014 7:04:19 AM PDT by Rockitz (This is NOT rocket science - Follow the money and you'll find the truth.)
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To: dragnet2

Yes, of course, you are correct.


204 posted on 04/02/2014 7:40:43 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: advertising guy
Try this.

EARTHQUAKE 3D

Simply go to the link, download the program (takes about 2 seconds), then just RUN it.

See EQ activity around the entire planet, all at once. See patterns of activity like you never could before.

Play around with the controls, zoom in/out, spin the planet anywhere you want, even turn it upside down so you can SEE everything.

205 posted on 04/02/2014 7:48:56 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: UCANSEE2
Vehicles and boats lie on the shore after a tsunami hit the northern port of Iquique, April 2, 2014


206 posted on 04/02/2014 9:29:46 AM PDT by caww
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Breaking News Storm ‏@breakingstorm 2m Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Panama, USGS reports - @Reuters Expand
207 posted on 04/02/2014 9:34:32 AM PDT by halo66
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To: Rockitz

video as earthquake happened in Chile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDqfr3Tuf1c


208 posted on 04/02/2014 9:36:28 AM PDT by caww
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To: halo66
NOT an after shock from Chili's....USGS downgrades Panama quake to 5.8 magnitude.


209 posted on 04/02/2014 9:49:01 AM PDT by caww
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To: caww
Deep-ocean tsunami detection stations (DART buoys) triggered by earthquake off Chile


210 posted on 04/02/2014 9:53:36 AM PDT by caww
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211 posted on 04/02/2014 9:55:27 AM PDT by caww
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212 posted on 04/02/2014 9:56:08 AM PDT by caww
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213 posted on 04/02/2014 9:56:53 AM PDT by caww
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214 posted on 04/02/2014 9:56:53 AM PDT by caww
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215 posted on 04/02/2014 9:57:51 AM PDT by caww
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216 posted on 04/02/2014 9:59:31 AM PDT by caww
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217 posted on 04/02/2014 10:00:19 AM PDT by caww
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To: caww

I was within 2 mi of the epicenter of the 6.7 Northridge earthquake and bounced from my bed in the process.


218 posted on 04/02/2014 10:01:06 AM PDT by Rockitz (This is NOT rocket science - Follow the money and you'll find the truth.)
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219 posted on 04/02/2014 10:01:07 AM PDT by caww
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To: Rockitz

Oh wow!


220 posted on 04/02/2014 10:01:36 AM PDT by caww
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