Earthquake and Tsunami in Chile

[John Raabe]

We don't seem to be able to catch a break this year on natural disasters. Todays quake in Chile measured 8.8 as compared to 7.0 for the Haiti quake. This one was close to shore but produced a vertical rip in the ocean. Thus the tsunami warning for the entire Pacific Ocean. .

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/world/americas/28chile.html?pagewanted=2&ref=global-home

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/world/americas/28quake.html?ref=world - this article has a bit of history and a good map of affected areas.

[John Raabe]

Wall Street Journal article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704231304575090723421658124.html?mod=igoogle_wsj_gadgv1&

[StinkerBell]

I have counted over 30 earthquakes all 5.0 or greater since the 8.8 earlier.

[peternap]

Kinda a bad day all over. Looks like SW VA (Mountains) are getting a lot of snow and it looks like it's overRedover farms too. Hope he's alright.

[glenn kangiser]

I have been watching this a bit today.  What a deal.

[glenn kangiser]

I messaged a possible distant cousin in Chile hoping she and family was OK:

Paula, I hope all is well for you and your's with the earthquake.

Got this



Paula Marcia Kangiser Escobar

Gracias estamos todos bien, solo se quebraron algunas cosas, pero eso es lo de menos, lamentablemente en mi pais mucha gente quedo sin nada.

(Thanks we're all fine, just broke some things, but that is unimportant, unfortunately in my country many people are left with nothing.)

She is a very nice gal.  Highly educated.  We have known of each other for many years - I communicated a bit with her father - He is or was  pretty big in the Chilean government.  Looks like he has written a book now.

We are not sure we are related as the link would be back in Europe or the Baltics, but she said that did not matter because we still became friends.

[RainDog]

Attractive, too.

Escobar, huh? Maybe you're related to the late Pablo too!

If you ever feel like goin' down to Colombia to claim your rightful inheritance, I'm game!

[glenn kangiser]

I knew I had heard that name somewhere.... [ouch]

It would probably take more than both of us.

Her father is also named Pablo and I saw his picture for the first time yesterday.  He is an attorney.  He looks like he could be my dad or uncle.


Our family got out of Kaunas, Lithuania in 1889 and came to the US.  There were numerous relatives buried in the cemeteries there- many Jewish cemetery records list them, but at least after they got to the states most in our family were Catholic.  Her family is Catholic I believe as I read her father went to a Catholic University if I recall correctly.

Her father came from Moldova, but that is not far from Lithuania and at one time it was part of or next to Lithuania if I remember the old maps correctly, and one of my great uncles remained in Europe, so there is a more than good chance that we are related.  There are few that are not related that spell their name exactly the same as we do.  Most others have an extra "s, n" or an "ie" or possibly other changes.

[Windpower]

I heard on NPR yesterday 'there have been more than 20 aftershocks since the magnitude 8.8 quake on 2/27 , but today the largest aftershock measuring almost 6.3 shook the area'

(this is as close as I can get to a quote )

My questionisthis:  Why are they lieing about this ?
Here is the USGS map of South America

Clearly stated 220 earthquakes on this map

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/region/S_America.php#maplist

and here is a list


http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/region/S_America_eqs.php

there have been a number of aftershocks over 6.0

ok maybe not a lie because 200 aftershocks is "over 20 aftershocks"

and a 6.0 magnitude is "almost 6.3"

why the spin ?

(edited to remove some bogus material)

[RainDog]

Who is "Tony Ring"? Is he a geologist? His graphs seem way, way off.

Here's data from USGS that seems to completely oppose Tony Ring's graph:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/eqstats.php

As far as NPR's report, interview, or whatever it was, I have no idea when it was recorded, but the info you provided seems to fit reports from Chile within 24 hours after the quake, while you quote sites dated March 4 which encompass the whole continent of South America over a 7 day period.

I mean... those are just not comparable data-sets.

[RainDog]

Amateur Video Captures Chilean Tsunami

http://www.reuters.com/news/video/story?videoId=51739374&videoChannel=1

[Windpower]

Who is "Tony Ring"? Is he a geologist? His graphs seem way, way off.


He is a man who has studied earth quakes for some years and he made a mistake. Note that I removed the incorrect items before your comment. The website has issued a correction.


As far as NPR's report, interview, or whatever it was, I have no idea when it was recorded, but the info you provided seems to fit reports from Chile within 24 hours after the quake, while you quote sites dated March 4 which encompass the whole continent of South America over a 7 day period.

I mean... those are just not comparable data-sets.

The NPR report that you "have no idea about" was a news cast. It was in error, as an intelligent person would understand from reading the usgs sites I referenced.

Have a nice life, Rain(female)Dog, this will be my last response to your s#*t stirring

   

[RainDog]

Windpower,
You were in error, and can't stand the thought of someone calling you on it. If you can't handle criticism, you should think more about what you say. That's life, here and everywhere else. I can't imagine how you've insulated yourself from it.

I'm not going to resort to calling you names, as that would be childish. 

[glenn kangiser]

Windpower,
You were in error, and can't stand the thought of someone calling you on it. If you can't handle criticism, you should think more about what you say. That's life, here and everywhere else. I can't imagine how you've insulated yourself from it.

I'm not going to resort to calling you names, as that would be childish.  

RainDog.

I'm working out of town and don't have time to monitor replies on the forum.

One warning.

Cut the rudeness.

Learn how to say it nice or you will no longer be allowed to say it.

If you already consider that as being nice then I'm saying, be nicer.  This warning applies to all topics on the forum.  I will not limit what you say but I will limit how you say it.  Personal attacks and belittling etc are off limits.  I don't want to make a bunch of rules here so the rule is, just be nice.

Glenn