8.8 - Magnitude Quake Hits Chile *Merged*

[yeshua'sbride]

:pray:pray:pray

[Caver]

Live streaming video in Chili....

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tv-de-chile

[Waiting4Jesus]

Just heard about this...and they said it was 8.8. That is the STRONGEST earthquake I have EVER heard of in my life!!!!!!!!

Now Hawaii is under a tsunami warning!

:pray:pray:pray:pray

[4EverHis]

Remember, the one in 2004, was between 9.1 and 9.3 :shocked It actually, minutely, effected the rotation of the earth and measurement of time! :shocked

[notdecieved]

Ok....am I putting this together right.

An earlier link says the wave is traveling about 800 miles an hour
This is saying its about 100-130 feet high when it gets to shore.

If this is true........Katie bar da door. Its gonna be bad.:shocked

Caver
I have been watching CNN as soon as I heard about this happening. I believe the tsunami heights so far are just speculations, at least until they hit land masses, no one will know for sure. I don't really believe anyone knows for sure or exactly... I think thats all they can really do, is just speculate. Guess time will tell. But I pray that there aren't many more deaths. Seems to me things are just starting to escalate, hold on to your hats folks, the birth pangs are intensifying and increasing. :preach

[Caver]

Caver
I have been watching CNN as soon as I heard about this happening. I believe the tsunami heights so far are just speculations, at least until they hit land masses, no one will know for sure. I don't really believe anyone knows for sure or exactly... I think thats all they can really do, is just speculate. Guess time will tell. But I pray that there aren't many more deaths. Seems to me things are just starting to escalate, hold on to your hats folks, the birth pangs are intensifying and increasing. :preach

:wave Perhaps I got this wrong but I was responding to the post 96 & 98 where it did come on one of the island groups. The heights were, I believe, based on police reports of the island chain it hit. Of course, it is not high in the deep water, only when it comes in on the shallower shores and then on land that it grows. The speed I got from an earlier government link showing where the watches were posted at, the distance away, expected time of arrival and speed. :hat

[lighthouse]

killing at least 78 people, collapsing buildings and setting off a tsunami.

A huge wave reached a populated area in the Robinson Crusoe Islands, 410 miles (660 kilometers) off the Chilean coast, said President Michele Bachelet.

Tsunami warnings were issued over a wide area, including South America, Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand, Japan, the Philippines, Russia and many Pacific islands.





Tsunami threatens Hawaiian islands: U.S. agency
WASHINGTON
Sat Feb 27, 2010 7:40am ESTRelated NewsTsunami in Hawaii threatens islands- US agency
7:17am EST
Strong quake strikes east of Taiwan
Sun, Feb 7 2010WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tsunami was generated on Saturday that could cause damage along the coasts of all the Hawaiian islands, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

U.S.

"Urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property," the center said in a bulletin. "All shores are at risk no matter which direction they face."

[gratefulberean]

WOW! 8.8!

Following only hours after a 7.0 in Japan.

:pray:pray:pray

[notdecieved]

:wave Perhaps I got this wrong but I was responding to the post 96 & 98 where it did come on one of the island groups. The heights were, I believe, based on police reports of the island chain it hit. Of course, it is not high in the deep water, only when it comes in on the shallower shores and then on land that it grows. The speed I got from an earlier government link showing where the watches were posted at, the distance away, expected time of arrival and speed. :hat

Don't take me wrong,:lol2 I wasn't disputing anything you said. What I was referencing to was the guys on CNN each giving their own idea of how high the waves would be. Each time they interview a new guy and he gives his estimate it seems its a different height. Thats why I said I believe they are all just speculating, until it hits land they won't know for sure. :hug

[cryo]

Tsunami waves to hit Hawaii in about 8 hours or so (3:14 central time); Alaskan islands, Californian coast also on alert:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-ap-us-quake-tsunami-alerts,0,5199551.story

I pray everyone in coastal areas heeds the warnings!