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HUAT! HUAT! HUAT! Huge Quake 8.3 Tsunami on the way!
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...s/2132040.html Tsunami warning after powerful earthquake hits Chile Date September 17, 2015 - 10:16AM 1815 reading now Tweet Pin It submit to reddit Email article Reprints & permissions A powerful 8.3-magnitude earthquake has struck off the central coast of Chile, causing buildings to sway in the capital Santiago and triggering a tsunami warning. Tsunami alarms sounded in the port of Valparaiso and authorities issued a tsunami alert for Chile's entire coast. Several strong aftershocks hit the area minutes after the initial quake. 8.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Chile. Watch issued for Hawaii: http://t.co/mW0FgKG9aY pic.twitter.com/xKceShBC6T — World News Tonight (@WNTonight) September 16, 2015 Hazardous tsunami waves were possible along the coasts of Chile and also Peru within the next several hours, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said, while a tsunami watch was also issued for Hawaii. The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre said there was no tsunami threat to the Australian mainland, islands or territories. US officials said the quake struck just offshore in the Pacific Ocean at 7.54pm, local time, and was centred about 228 kilometres north north-west of Santiago. The US Geological Survey reported the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.9, however this was later upgraded to 8.3. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said the quake struck 10 kilometres below the surface. "Based on all available data, hazardous tsunami waves are forecast for some coasts," the centre said. Chile's emergency office warned that big waves caused by the quake could hit the coast by 11pm. If tsunami waves impact Hawaii, the estimated earliest arrival time would be 3.06am, local time. Witnesses said the powerful quake was felt as far away as the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, on the eastern seaboard of South America. Chile's state copper miner Codelco said workers at its Ventanas division have been evacuated. Newsweek published pictures showing people gathering at a tsunami-safe zone. UPDATE: The 8.3 earthquake generated a tsunami warning for #Chile, Peru and Hawaii http://t.co/oRGNeSZNmX pic.twitter.com/rRIr52IRqv — Newsweek (@Newsweek) September 16, 2015 Australian rapper Urthboy is in Chile and tweeted that he felt the earthquake strike. ok so that's what it feels like to experience an earthquake! #chile — Urthboy (@urthboy) September 16, 2015 Amazing how soft the concrete felt beneath my feet.. like a 1000 trains in the subway below. Aftershocks now... whoa — Urthboy (@urthboy) September 16, 2015 Chile is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries because just off the coast, the Nazca tectonic plate plunges beneath the South American plate, pushing the towering Andes cordillera to ever-higher altitudes. The strongest earthquake ever recorded on Earth happened in Chile in 1960, when a magnitude-9.5 quake killed more than 5,000 people. AP with Fairfax Media Follow FairfaxForeign on Twitter Follow FairfaxForeign on Facebook http://www.smh.com.au/world/tsunami-...16-gjojfd.html Strong quake strikes Chile, tsunami alert issued A strong 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck the centre of Chile, with the epicentre located about 228km north of the capital Santiago. POSTED: 17 Sep 2015 07:28 UPDATED: 17 Sep 2015 08:09 PHOTOS People running out of a supermarket during a strong earthquake in Santiago, Chile, on Sep 16, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/MARTIN BERNETTI) Enlarge Caption Email More A A SANTIAGO: A strong 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck the center of Chile on Wednesday, US seismologists said, triggering a tsunami alert that stretched to Peru and the evacuation of coastal areas. There were no immediate reports of injury or major damage, a government emergency agency said. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) put the shallow quake at a magnitude of 7.9 and said it hit just 228km from the capital Santiago. Graphic: USGS It had a depth of eight kilometers and hit at 7.54pm (6.54am, Singapore time), USGS said, also reporting two aftershocks, both above 6.0. The Chilean government put the earthquake at 8.0 on the Richter scale. The quake was felt as far away as Buenos Aires, in Argentina, about 1,400km away, while a tsunami warning was in place for the whole of Chile and Peru's Pacific coastline. Thousands of terrified residents in Santiago - a city of 6.6 million people - poured onto the streets, an AFP reporter said. People gather on a street during a strong earthquake in Santiago, Chile, on Sep 16, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/MARTIN BERNETTI) In April 2014, a deadly 8.2-magnitude earthquake in northern Chile killed six people and forced a million to leave their homes in the region around Iquique. And a Feb 27, 2010 quake that struck just off the coast of Chile's Maule region measured 8.8 in magnitude, making it one of the largest ever recorded. It killed more than 500 people and inflicted an estimated US$30 billion in damages. - AFP/rw Email More Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com. 
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