8.8 Quake hits Chile

[Duper]

USGS Data

I can't imagine a quake that hard. Info of damage is still coming in. Fortunately, the epicenter was off shore. If you look at the data, there were aftershocks of 5.1 and higher every 10 minutes or so.

Tsunami energy map HERE (computer estimation model)

Observed Tsunami data HERE

[Tunnelcat]

Now that's an earthquake! The whole west coast of the U.S. had a 8.7 to 9.0 quake in 1700, and we're WAY overdue for the next one! I hope I'm not around for that one either.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1700_Cascadia_earthquake

[Isaac]

They need to sue the pacific submerging plate.

[Duper]

The west coast had a 9.2 in 1964. Several folks were killed by the Tsunami in Crescent City.

[Sirius]

While something like 1000 times more powerful than the one that hit Haiti, Chile is much better prepared - so I think they'll be OK.

[Isaac]

ahhh Texas... no real earth quakes (rare but happens)... real mexican food... snow, but no -mageddon. The news is really making me love home.

[Spidey]

I heard somewhere that the Midwest is a huge lava bowl, sinking ever slowly…getting ready for the really big one.

[Duper]

That would be yellowstone iirc.

[Isaac]

I heard somewhere that the Midwest is a huge lava bowl, sinking ever slowly…getting ready for the really big one.

The Nevada desert is more than likely what you mean.

[Duper]

Yellowstone caldera

the caldera in NV is a good deal smaller.

[TechPro]

Yellowstone caldera

the caldera in NV is a good deal smaller.

Yellowstone is pretty much "in my backyard". However, with regards to volcanic activity ... it's been kind of quite there for a little bit, just occasional "clusters" of tiny earthquake vibrations.