Earthquake rattles Chile; tsunami warning issued

[nunobone]

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Powerful earthquake rattles Chile; tsunami warning issued - CNN.com


(CNN) -- An magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The quake's epicenter was located near the city of Concepcion, 212 miles (341 kilometers) from the capital of Santiago. It struck at 3:34 a.m. (1:34 a.m. ET).
Concepcion is Chile's second largest city with a population of 200,000.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for Chile and Peru. The center recorded a tsunami wave as high as 9 feet.
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"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," the National Weather Service said in a statement.
The extent of damage or casualties was not immediately known.
Alessandro Perez, who is staying at the Santiago Marriott Hotel, reported shattered windows, but there was no structural damage. No one at the hotel was injured, he said.
Anita Herrera, who works at the Hotel Kennedy in Santiago, said electricity was knocked out at that hotel and guests were nervous.
"Our hotel is built for this," she said. "In Chile, this happens many times."
Chile holds the record for the largest earthquake in the world, according to the USGS. A magnitude 9.5 quake struck the South American country in May 1960 and killed 1,655 people.
Stay tuned to CNN.com for more details to this developing story.

[Bisayang_manok]

I heard from someone that Chile has the largest death toll in history caused by an earthquake. Their fear is real.

[nunobone]

is this the end?

2010 Earthquakes

January 3, 2010 22:36 Solomon Islands - 7.2
January 12, 2010 21:53 Haiti (14 miles west of Port-au-Prince) - 7.0
January 10, 2010 00:27 Offshore Humboldt County, California, United States - 6.5
February 26, 2010 20:31 Ryukyu Islands - 7.0
February 27, 2010 06:34 Offshore Maule, Chile 8.8


year-to-date medyo daghan2x na..

[peewee_toot]

hala! ka kuyaw ani oi. pray nlng jd ta ani...

[White-raven]

Naa ba kaha explanation mga scientist ini?,maayo unta dili ni mahitabo sa Pilipinas, puerte na gyud natong lisura. Naagian na gud ta ug duha ka bagyo nga grabe ug kadaot.

[miyay]

nag earthquake man diri mga 12mn. nafeel nako kay naa man ko sa 4th floor....

[BananaQ]

I heard from someone that Chile has the largest death toll in history caused by an earthquake. Their fear is real.

That area off the coast of Chile recorded the strongest ever earthquake recorded in 1960.
However, the highest death toll due to an earthquake is in China in 1556. In modern times, the highest earthquake death toll also happened in China in 1976.

[BananaQ]

The Philippines is on a tsunami alert now.

In 1960 when the strongest ever recorded earthquake occurred in the same area, a tsunami reached the Philippines. There were 32 dead or missing in the Philippines: Historic Earthquakes

[nunobone]

thanks for the info BananaQ... naka abot diay ang Tsunami sauna sa Chile? 9.5 ang kakusug kuno

yeah, Level 1 Alert for the Philippines...

Magnitude-8.8 Chile quake triggers RP tsunami alert 1 - Nation - GMANews.TV - Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs - Latest Philippine News


Tsunami History in the Philippines. 1976
PHILLIPINES - THE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI OF AUGUST 16,1976 IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS - The Moro Gulf Tsunami - Dr. George Pararas-Carayannis

[peewee_toot]

^^what! pataya ani. let's hope and pray nga walay tsunami nga mo igo nato...