Magnitude 8.8 Offshore Maule, Chile

NOAA Latest Note now a 6 ft surge in Hiva oa Marquesas.

ORIGIN TIME - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010
COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST
DEPTH - 55 KM
LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
MAGNITUDE - 8.8

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1741Z 1.79M / 5.9FT 12MIN
PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1810Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 10MIN
CABO SAN LUCAS MX 22.9N 109.9W 1743Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 18MIN
NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1745Z 0.95M / 3.1FT 04MIN
MANZANILLO MX 19.1N 104.3W 1705Z 0.32M / 1.0FT 24MIN
DART MANZANILLO 434 16.0N 107.0W 1611Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 24MIN
ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1549Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 24MIN
RIKITEA PF 23.1S 134.9W 1559Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 22MIN
DART MARQUESAS 5140 8.5S 125.0W 1531Z 0.18M / 0.6FT 18MIN
BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1452Z 0.35M / 1.2FT 14MIN
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN
ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN
ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN
IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN
ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN
DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 20MIN

reply to post by JakiusFogg

Thank you. Actually I know that UTC is GMT. But not all members will necessarily know that, so no harm in mentioning it. I just couldn't find that data on that page that was referenced. For some reason it's not displaying any actual figures. Could be my comp is the problem, though.

Edited for errors. (Duh!)

[edit on 27/2/10 by JustMike]

Latest EQ list. Latest first

Date/Time UTC,Latitude,Longitude,Magnitude,No Of Rept Stns,Depth(Km),Location
27/02/2010 18:15:23,-37.5266,-73.6964,5.60,159,20.80,offshore Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 17:56:53,-34.6885,-71.5706,5.30,128,35.00,Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins
27/02/2010 17:43:37,-36.4526,-72.9785,5.50,154,35.00,offshore Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 17:33:50,-36.0675,-72.0852,4.90,19,35.00,Maule
27/02/2010 17:24:33,-36.2564,-72.9275,5.60,160,35.00,offshore Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 17:22:26,-38.0430,-73.6286,5.00,19,35.00,offshore Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 17:11:49,-33.9534,-71.7957,5.50,202,35.00,Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins
27/02/2010 16:50:20,-34.1616,-72.0103,5.20,46,35.00,Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins
27/02/2010 16:37:34,-37.5090,-73.6049,5.50,101,35.00,offshore Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 16:32:21,-34.9856,-72.3561,5.20,57,35.00,offshore Maule
27/02/2010 16:27:57,-37.8199,-73.4036,5.50,128,35.00,Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 16:21:13,-38.2659,-73.4341,5.50,145,35.00,Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 15:23:05,-34.5284,-74.9865,5.10,18,35.00,off the coast of Libertador O'Higgins
27/02/2010 15:09:08,-33.8900,-71.2679,5.20,59,35.00,Region Metropolitana
27/02/2010 14:40:53,-31.3209,-74.5477,5.00,24,35.00,off the coast of Coquimbo
27/02/2010 14:29:09,-35.0275,-71.7144,4.90,22,35.00,Maule
27/02/2010 14:23:27,-34.5050,-72.5956,5.20,81,35.00,offshore Libertador O'Higgins
27/02/2010 14:20:00,-37.2741,-73.0625,5.00,37,35.00,Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 14:06:47,-37.2882,-72.8350,5.00,37,35.00,Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 13:54:04,-33.2693,-71.8341,5.20,116,35.00,offshore Valparaiso
27/02/2010 13:12:52,-35.0144,-71.6600,5.00,42,35.00,Maule
27/02/2010 13:07:42,-38.4363,-73.2543,5.10,39,35.00,Araucania
27/02/2010 12:03:27,-34.3990,-73.8245,5.50,20,35.00,off the coast of Libertador O'Higgins
27/02/2010 11:45:03,-36.3179,-73.2165,5.40,71,35.00,offshore Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 11:27:00,-38.1031,-73.5865,5.30,32,35.00,offshore Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 10:54:23,-36.8283,-73.3364,5.40,34,35.00,offshore Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 10:38:35,-38.0187,-73.5751,5.90,101,35.00,offshore Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 10:30:34,-33.5586,-72.6357,5.90,81,35.00,offshore Valparaiso
27/02/2010 10:10:15,-33.7011,-72.1845,5.60,89,35.00,offshore Valparaiso
27/02/2010 09:59:21,-37.9906,-73.4666,5.80,96,35.00,Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 09:21:25,-36.6088,-73.2179,5.10,59,35.00,offshore Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 09:00:17,-33.4250,-71.6250,5.60,145,35.00,Valparaiso
27/02/2010 08:53:56,-34.4474,-73.3974,5.30,66,35.00,off the coast of Libertador O'Higgins
27/02/2010 08:53:26,-35.0732,-71.7604,5.00,19,35.00,Maule
27/02/2010 08:48:05,-38.5836,-75.2569,5.60,68,35.00,off the coast of Araucania
27/02/2010 08:31:04,-34.8199,-72.4429,5.70,156,35.00,offshore Maule
27/02/2010 08:25:29,-34.7502,-72.3939,6.10,240,35.00,offshore Maule
27/02/2010 08:19:23,-33.4788,-71.5741,5.50,26,35.00,Valparaiso
27/02/2010 08:13:16,-33.0619,-71.7021,5.60,87,35.00,offshore Valparaiso
27/02/2010 08:01:24,-37.6542,-75.1986,6.90,313,39.00,off the coast of Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 07:59:55,-36.0505,-73.5621,5.40,28,35.00,offshore Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 07:56:37,-36.9333,-73.2404,5.20,57,35.00,offshore Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 07:51:05,-36.3988,-72.4981,5.40,80,35.00,Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 07:46:49,-36.7947,-72.9243,5.40,52,35.00,Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 07:37:18,-36.8375,-72.5411,6.00,220,35.00,Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 07:33:31,-38.0068,-73.4838,5.60,108,35.70,offshore Bio-Bio
27/02/2010 07:19:48,-35.8107,-72.9446,5.40,49,35.00,offshore Maule
27/02/2010 07:12:28,-33.8074,-71.9132,6.00,186,35.00,offshore Valparaiso
27/02/2010 06:52:35,-34.7352,-72.6379,6.20,85,35.00,offshore Maule
27/02/2010 06:34:14,-35.8464,-72.7189,8.80,255,35.00,offshore Maule

Originally posted by Yissachar1
For all you folks looking at webcams of Hawaii, I have read a few comments made by the Islanders themselves to stop unless you are islanders because you are jamming up their servers.... They may need them...

Their words not mine...

[edit on 27-2-2010 by Yissachar1]

Good point!

5.9-foot #tsunami wave crashes into Marquesas Island in Pacific Ocean - Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

reply to post by ROBL240

I was just going to ask about that, there are more islands in the Pacific that could be hit by now.

A new report says that there are now 147 confirmed deaths.

Here is what I hope is a really good cataloged summary of the event from the original Filament and auroras to the EQ and the ongoing bombardment that is being recorded at SOHO right now.

Source

[edit on 27-2-2010 by OsirisIndigo]

I thought this was interesting.... Check out this thread on ATS:

www.abovetopsecret.com...

Joseph Tittel predicted this as the year of the earthquake and he is scary accurate.

Taiohae and Atunoa I have fears for in the Marquesas Island region, Also some villages in the French Polynesia/Cook Island region that need to be warned ASAP.

Not sure when or where this was taken could be old.

Originally posted by ROBL240
5.9-foot #tsunami wave crashes into Marquesas Island in Pacific Ocean - Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

Just had a look at those Islands. They are max 6 mtr height. I am wondering if there was damage and loss of life there. If any one hears please let us know.

[edit on 27/2/2010 by PuterMan]

I was just reviewing the EQ and aftershocks. All of which occurred @ 35.0 km. EXCEPT 1. There was just one that struck at 20.8 km. I wonder is of any significance?

Magnitude 5.6
Date-Time

* Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 18:15:23 UTC
* Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 03:15:23 PM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 37.527°S, 73.696°W
Depth 20.8 km (12.9 miles)
Region OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
Distances 95 km (60 miles) SW of Concepcion, Chile
120 km (75 miles) W of Los Angeles, Chile
165 km (100 miles) NW of Temuco, Chile
530 km (330 miles) SSW of SANTIAGO, Chile
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 21.3 km (13.2 miles); depth +/- 5.3 km (3.3 miles)
Parameters NST=159, Nph=171, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1.28 sec, Gp= 68°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6
Source

* USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2010tfdy

If we are being honest this has turned out to be a non-event and so will the smallish tsunami. The only noteworthy thing is the size, 8.8

reply to post by tarifa37

I think I saw those images before, and if if they are the ones I am thinking it wasn't a tsunami and it was in China.

reply to post by jonny2410

Too early to tell. Hilo, Haleiwa, Kahului, and Hanalei are "resonant" bays which can amplify tsunami. We won't really know for a few hours what the effects will be.

NOAA rep still stating it is necessary for people to move to higher ground.

Cnn showed an graphic model earlier. and it seems like Hawaii is right i the firing line!

20cm waves have been recorded at the Chatham Islands, but this may rise as the morning goes on.

We are on alert here in New Zealand and one of our local Beaches has been evacuated.

Here is the link to Local Radio Station - newstalk zb

they're discussing it live all morning with Tsunami updates.

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I mean big or not that big I mean still a tsunami... the strength of those waves are just too gee.. people should just wait on upper ground

reply to post by Phage

If I remember it correctly, that was the problem in Alaska, when there was a tsunami that was reflected on one side of a bay and the most affected area was the one that looked protected.

But I may be wrong, my memory sometimes mixes things up.

Another 6.3 earthquake just struck.