Non-IT News Thread
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I have an earthquake alert app on my phone so I got the alert straight from the monitors, before it was in the news.
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It's bad, they just issued a coastal evacuation.
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Tsunami Watch in Hawaii
Active for next 2 hours · National Weather Service
This alert has been updated.
Posted 11 minutes ago
To - Emergency Management in the state of Hawaii subject - Tsunami Watch supplement a Tsunami Watch continues in effect for the state of Hawaii. An earthquake has occurred with these preliminary parameters origin time - 12:54 PM Hst 16 Sep 2015 Coordinates - 31.5 South 72.0 West Location - near the coast of central Chile magnitude - 8.3 moment note corrected location and upgraded magnitude based on additional data. Evaluation based on all available data a tsunami may have been generated by this earthquake that could be destructive on coastal areas even far from the epicenter. An investigation is underway to determine if there is a tsunami threat to Hawaii.If tsunami waves impact Hawaii The estimated earliest arrival of the first tsunami wave is 0306 AM Hst Thu 17 Sep 2015 Further messages will be issued hourly or sooner as conditions warrant until the threat to Hawaii has passed.
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They haven't seen an earthquake this big for 450 years!!
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1647 was the last one like this, an estimated 8.5.
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@scottalanmiller you shush with that 450 years stuff, we're due here
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We are scheduled to be living in Santiago early next year.
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New Zealand trying to determine if they are in harms way.
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West Coast of the US and Canada might be in the danger zone...
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@scottalanmiller Ehhhh if I was a surfer I'd head for Tofino and catch the wave - we're much more concered (at least here) with ones right off the coast
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These are some epic aftershocks... 6.2 and 6.4...
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I rescind my previous post - apparently they're taking it more seriously than I
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@MattSpeller said:
I rescind my previous post - apparently they're taking it more seriously than I
They are just pointing to the warnings from the US. Doesn't Canada issue its own?
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@mlnews Possibly not, but I have no idea. I suppose if we trust the Southerners to get the math right...
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@MattSpeller said:
@mlnews Possibly not, but I have no idea. I suppose if we trust the Southerners to get the math right...
There is something Americans never say
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And another one, third aftershock over 6...
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USGS estimates a significant loss of life and economic impact to the area...
