Akeem the African Dream Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Preliminary 8.3 earthquake off the coast of Chile this evening. Reports indicating upwards of a 10 foot tsunami at one location in Chile. Also a few photos on Twitter showing some coastal flooding coming through now. Tsunami watches out for Hawaii, Mexico, and western US. This could be a real deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Preliminary 8.3 earthquake off the coast of Chile this evening. Reports indicating upwards of a 10 foot tsunami at one location in Chile. Also a few photos on Twitter showing some coastal flooding coming through now. Tsunami watches out for Hawaii, Mexico, and western US. This could be a real deal. Buoys in the area do seem to indicate a tsunami of some size was generated, or at least that's my take on the graphs...not knowledgeable enough to guess at the size this indicates though could be a smaller one.... http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=32412 http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=32401 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 To summarize the location and intensity: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 From Pacific Tsunami Warning center BULLETINTSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI224 PM HST WED SEP 16 2015TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAIISUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH SUPPLEMENTA TSUNAMI WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 1254 PM HST 16 SEP 2015 COORDINATES - 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST LOCATION - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.3 MOMENTMEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITYGAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 2350Z 1.62M / 5.3FT 40MINCHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0010Z 0.67M / 2.2FT 34MINJUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0008Z 0.97M / 3.2FT 08MINCOQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 2339Z 3.11M / 10.2FT 20MINBUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 2334Z 0.46M / 1.5FT 24MINCALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 2343Z 0.50M / 1.6FT 30MINSAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358Z 0.86M / 2.8FT 18MINDART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2326Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 36MINLAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.NOTE - DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS. This just out as well seems to indicate a smaller tsunami TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 4NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI0023 UTC THU SEP 17 2015...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THEUNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND ISMEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OFALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINEDINFORMATION.**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS--------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 8.3 * ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015 * COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST * DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES * LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILEEVALUATION---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16 2015. * TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED. * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS.TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST----------------------- * TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF CHILE. * TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF FRENCH POLYNESIA. * TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA... AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU... KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS... NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. * TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA... NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES... TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP... POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA... INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI. * ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES. * FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/sep/17/chile-earthquake-massive-83-magnitude-tremor-strikes-santiago-live-updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/17/earthquake-in-chile-rocks-capital-santiago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Quincy Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED------------------------------------------TIME OBSERVED MAXSITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT---------------------------- ------------------- --------------VALPARAISO CHILE 0504 PM PDT SEP 16 4.5FTCOQUIMBO CHILE 0447 PM PDT SEP 16 15.1FTCALDERA CHILE 0435 PM PDT SEP 16 1.3FTJUAN_FERNANDEZ CHILE 0446 PM PDT SEP 16 2.1FTCONSTITUCION CHILE 0444 PM PDT SEP 16 1.4FTHUASCO CHILE 0424 PM PDT SEP 16 1.7FTQUINTERO CHILE 0415 PM PDT SEP 16 4.8FTSAN ANTONIO CHILE 0420 PM PDT SEP 16 2.3FT http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/events/PAAQ/2015/09/16/nuskyv/3/WEAK53/WEAK53.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 EVALUATIONBASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A MAJOR TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED TOSTRIKE THE STATE OF HAWAII. HOWEVER...SEA LEVEL CHANGES ANDSTRONG CURRENTS MAY OCCUR ALONG ALL COASTS THAT COULD BE A HAZARDTO SWIMMERS AND BOATERS AS WELL AS TO PERSONS NEAR THE SHORE ATBEACHES AND IN HARBORS AND MARINAS. THE THREAT MAY CONTINUE FORSEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OF THE INITIAL WAVE IS 0311 AM HST THU 17 SEP 2015FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONSWARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1900hurricane Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 The earthquake itself was very shallow from what I saw. Less than 10 miles deep if the preliminary estimates are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 643 PM PDT WED SEP 16 2015 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM SAN ONOFRE STATE BEACH CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 45 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO RAGGED POINT CALIFORNIA /WHICH IS LOCATED 50 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS OBISPO/... IF YOU ARE LOCATED IN THIS COASTAL AREA... MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS. TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED OR IS ALREADY OCCURRING. AREAS IN THE ADVISORY SHOULD NOT EXPECT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES DANGEROUS MANY HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL TIME. THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. AT 355 PM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON SEPTEMBER 16 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.3 OCCURRED OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. ESTIMATED TSUNAMI START TIMES FOR SELECTED SITES ARE... NEWPORT BEACH CALIFORNIA 446 AM. PDT. SEPTEMBER 17. LOS ANGELES HARBOR CALIFORNIA 447 AM. PDT. SEPTEMBER 17. SANTA BARBARA CALIFORNIA 506 AM. PDT. SEPTEMBER 17. PORT SAN LUIS CALIFORNIA 510 AM. PDT. SEPTEMBER 17. THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 . Whoa! That's some serious energy there. The ripples there look plausible for a tsunami. Lol tried moving this post and ended up with this somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 http://videowall.accuweather.com/detail/videos/trending-now/video/4490517717001/chile-earthquake-rams-santiago-supermarket?autoStart=true Some video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Hawaii obs: HILO HI 19.7N 155.1W 1402 0.99M/ 3.2FT 16 KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 1353 0.42M/ 1.4FT 22 HILO HAWAII 19.7N 155.1W 1347 0.70M/ 2.3FT 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Lol tried moving this post and ended up with this somehow. n00b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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