Earthquake thread

swarfega said:

skunksmash said:

..... sigh


im really quite lucky stuck on this little rock they call the ''UK'', the worst Mother Nature has for us is a bit of ''black ice''


poor people...

you say that, but there was a quake here 2 years ago. I remember I was in bed and felt it for a short time.

In 2001 there was a big one in Bargoed, South Wales, UK of 5.4. Thats big for us in Wales. I felt it 15 miles away in Cardiff it woke me up!

Oh, and the cracks are now beginning to show in some properties in Cardiff. I live in a Block of flats and all the flats now have cracks in them...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1591360.stm

Visually this is how the Tsunami will pan out!

BBC News - Pacific nations gear for tsunami after Chile quake

Chile Earthquake May Have Shortened Days on Earth

Interesting read. How valid the assumptions are, I haven't a clue. I do know that there is nothing man can do about it except help the victims recover.

Airbot said:

Chile Earthquake May Have Shortened Days on Earth

Hello Aaron.

I heard that earlier this morning on the news, sounds like the end of this age for sure, eh?

sergiogarcia9 said:

Heard on the news that +700 is dead so far, because of the chile Earthquake

but....
I heard from both my friends over there, and they're both well

That is good news; I'm glad to hear it.

An aftershock measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck late Wednesday following two aftershocks measuring 6.0 and 5.9 respectively earlier in the day.

By them self, these would be considered major quakes.

More aftershocks, new tsunami warning spur panic in Chile

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Guantanamo, Cuba, on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.


The quake was centered 27 miles (43 km) southwest of Guantanamo and had a depth of 14 miles (22 km), the USGS said.

Reuters AlertNet - 5.6 magnitude quake strikes Cuba- USGS

Wow! My wife has relatives in that part of Cuba. I hope all is well with them. We have no way of contacting them to find out.