[lit-ideas] Earthquake and Tsunami
- From: Andreas Ramos <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:07:07 -0800
Last night, Chile had a 8.8 magnitude earthquake. This sent a tsunami
across the Pacific.
The tsunami will hit Hawaii at about 11:30 am PST (three hours from
now). Hilo Bay may bear the brunt of it. In 1960, a similar tsunami
from Chile produced a 30-foot wave at Hilo Bay.
A map of the danger zone (i.e., the entire Pacific):
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2010/0227/Tsunami-warning-issued-for-Hawaii-following-massive-earthquake-in-Chile
Arrival times of the Tsunami in California:
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/02/27/725245/07/webeta725245-07.txt
yrs,
andreas
www.andreas.com
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