8.8-magnitude earthquake hits central Chile

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Tsunami warning now cancelled

[HarvestMoon]

[SIZE="5"]Tsunami Activity in SoCal Reported; 2-3-ft Surges, Minor Damage[/SIZE]

As expected, the North American West Coast is seeing some tsunami activity following this morning's deadly 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Chile. At around midday those in beach communities in Southern California began to see a change in the Pacific as a series of surges hit the shoreline. The activity is hard to uniformly predict, however we're largely looking to experience 2-4 foot surges for a period of about two hours.

So far "the Santa Monica tide gauge reported a 2.1 foot surge in water level from the initial tsunami wave at 12:24 PM PST. Ventura Harbor officials reported a 3 foot surge in Ventura Harbor...also reporting they have lost several navigational buoys due to rapidly retreating water following the initial surge," according to the National Weather Service.

http://laist.com/2010/02/27/the_88_magni...e_that.php

[HarvestMoon]

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 17
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
246 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2010

Quote:...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE
COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH
COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO
ATTU ALASKA...

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD IMPACT THE ADVISORY
REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE. PERSONS IN LOW-LYING COASTAL
AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE
AGENCIES.
- PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE
WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.

THIS MESSAGE IS BASED ON EARTHQUAKE DATA... OBSERVED TSUNAMI
AMPLITUDES... HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND FORECAST MODELS.

A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES

LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL
------------------------ ----- ------ ------- -----------
ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 2044UTC 0.39M/1.3FT
CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 2144UTC 0.36M/1.2FT
SAN FRANSICO CA 37.8N 122.5W 2120UTC 0.26M/0.8FT
LOS ANGELES CA 33.7N 118.3W 2043UTC 0.42M/1.4FT
MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2036UTC 0.30M/1.0FT
NORTH SPIT CA 40.8N 124.2W 2132UTC 0.15M/0.5FT
POINT REYES CA 38.0N 123.0W 2144UTC 0.31M/1.0FT
SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2031UTC 0.44M/1.5FT
PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 2133UTC 0.24M/0.8FT
SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2024UTC 0.66M/2.2FT
THE TSUNAMI CONTINUES IMPACTING THE U.S. CALIFORNIA COAST AND
HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON SEVERAL TIDE GAGES. REPORTS INDICATE THAT
NAVIGATIONAL BUOYS IN VENTURA HARBOR HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. THE
LARGEST OBSERVED TIDE GAGE READING WAS MEASURED IN SANTA MONICA
CA WITH A RISE ABOVE NORMAL OF 0.66M OR 2.2 FT. THE TSUNAMI
IN CALIFORNIA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BE DANGEROUS
FOR THE NEXT THREE HOURS. IMPACT IN OREGON WASHINGTON AND
BRITISH COLUMBIA IS EXPECTED TO BE LOWER THAN OBSERVED IN
CALIFORNIA.

TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 8.8
TIME - 2134 AKST FEB 26 2010
2234 PST FEB 26 2010
0634 UTC FEB 27 2010
LOCATION - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST
- NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
DEPTH - 34 MILES/55 KM

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL
ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC
OUTSIDE THE STATES AND PROVINCES PREVIOUSLY LISTED.

TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE
WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION
IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY. CURRENTS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.

THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 MINUTES OR SOONER IF
THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

PZZ650-655-673-750-775-565-670-530-535-545-560-455-540-450-
356-255-310-350-210-250-110-130>135-150-153-156-170-PKZ310-
031>036-041-042-011>013-021-022-043-051-052-053-120-121-125>129-
130-140-141-132-136>138-150-155-170-171-172-175-176-CAZ039>043-
087-034-035-530-006-506-508-509-529-002-505-001-ORZ022-002-
021-001-WAZ001-021-503-506>511-514>517-AKZ023-024-026>029-
018>022-025-017-131-135-121-125-145-171-181-185-187-191-280016-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO
BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA
246 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2010

...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE
COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH
COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO
ATTU ALASKA...

PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE
WATER... 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
WATER IS IMMINENT OF EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION
IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF
WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL
TIME. ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOR SELECTED
SITES IN THE ADVISORY ARE PROVIDED BELOW.

CHARLESTON-OR 1402 PST FEB 27 SAND PT.-AK 1629 AKST FEB 27
SEASIDE-OR 1446 PST FEB 27 JUNEAU-AK 1635 AKST FEB 27
WESTPORT-WA 1457 PST FEB 27 DUTCH HARBOR-AK 1638 AKST FEB 27
NEAH BAY-WA 1507 PST FEB 27 SEWARD-AK 1639 AKST FEB 27
TOFINO-BC 1515 PST FEB 27 ADAK-AK 1642 AKST FEB 27
LANGARA-BC 1551 PST FEB 27 VALDEZ-AK 1657 AKST FEB 27
SITKA-AK 1529 AKST FEB 27 CORDOVA-AK 1706 AKST FEB 27
KETCHIKAN-AK 1549 AKST FEB 27 COLD BAY-AK 1709 AKST FEB 27
YAKUTAT-AK 1619 AKST FEB 27 SHEMYA-AK 1721 AKST FEB 27
KODIAK-AK 1628 AKST FEB 27 HOMER-AK 1739 AKST FEB 27
FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV

$$

[Deinonychus]

update

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/lt_chile_earthquake

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[Deinonychus]

Death toll: 708.

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