[Archived] Chile Earthquake

[ABBEY]

hope everyone around the world who we know keep safe following the eathquakes in chile and argentina ..and the aftershocks and the predicted tsunamis around the world.

[T4E]

I see it's due to hit Sydney to Brisbane area later tonight. Best wishes to all Rovers in the area.

[dazmaz]

just looked on the Global Earthquake Report website, from the looks of that there have been 56 aftershocks in and around chile since the first hit at 6:30am info here

may everyones friends and family be safe

[ABBEY]

been getting tweets on tweetdeck...the afterchocks are 5.5 -over 6 as well.

[dazmaz]

news coming through that waves are hitting new zealand. Telegraph (the big one) states they may reach 10 meters tall withing the next 6 to 12 hours

[Tom]

First I've heard avout this, my sister flew out to Columbia yesterday, has it been affected?

[sleepyjack]

Don't think so but they do have tsunami warnings in effect.

[Tom]

Just heard she is in Bogata but is headed to the Carribean coast not the other side so should be OK.

[thenodrog]

According to the news it doesn't appear that the tidal waves will amount to much at all.

I seem to rem the biggy that hit in the Indian Ocean a few years ago was magnified by the shallowness of the water.

[ABBEY]

good to see the looters in full flow.... anyone see the gadgy with a fridge ,unbeleivable.

[Ewood Spark]

According to the news it doesn't appear that the tidal waves will amount to much at all.

I seem to rem the biggy that hit in the Indian Ocean a few years ago was magnified by the shallowness of the water.

Spot on ... in the open ocean a tsunami barely registers ... this is the reason why the low lying but steeply projected topography of the Maldives saved them, while the much further away but shallower coastline of Kenya was devastated.

[only2garners]

Spot on ... in the open ocean a tsunami barely registers ... this is the reason why the low lying but steeply projected topography of the Maldives saved them, while the much further away but shallower coastline of Kenya was devastated.

My niece is living in Santiago at the moment, so we spent a difficult 36 hours before she managed to get a message through the British Embassy that she was OK. We are due to fly out there for a holiday on 13th March but it's looking pretty doubtful at the moment, particularly as we should be spending time much closer to the epicentre than Santiago. The saving grace if we don't go is that I'll be able to go to Burnley away!