Massive Earthquake Strikes Chile

[Cameron_D]

@BBC

A massive earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 has struck central Chile, the country’s largest in 25 years.

The quake struck at 0634 GMT about 91km (56 miles) north-east of the city of Concepcion and 317km south-west of the capital, Santiago.

Chilean television is reporting 16 deaths so far. President Michelle Bachelet also said a large wave had affected one southern island group.

The US issued an initial tsunami warning for Chile, Peru and Ecuador.

That was later extended to Colombia, Antarctica and Central America. Japan’s meteorological agency warned of a potential tsunami across large areas of the Pacific.

Aftershocks

Ten deaths have so far been confirmed in Bio Bio, five in Maule and one in Araucania.

President Bachelet said a “wave of large proportion” had also affected the Juan Fernandez island group, reaching halfway into one inhabited area.

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She said if there were more aftershocks, people in coastal areas should go to higher ground.

Ms Bachelet warned people not to travel on roads in affected areas as a number of bridges were down.

She called on people to remain calm and contact the authorities if they needed help.

Many of Chile’s news websites and radio stations are not accessible.

Buildings in Santiago were reported to have shaken for between 10 and 30 seconds, with the loss of electricity and communications.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake struck at a depth of about 35km.

It recorded a 6.2 magnitude aftershock in the same area soon after at 0652 GMT and another of 5.5 magnitude about 84km from Santiago at 0819 GMT.

The USGS said tsunami effects had been observed at Valparaiso, west of Santiago, with a wave height of 1.69m above normal sea level.

One journalist speaking to Chilean national television from the city of Temuco, 600km south of Santiago, said many people there had left their homes, determined to spend the rest of the night outside. Some people on the streets were in tears.

Mark Winstanley, who contacted the BBC from Vina del Mar, 100km north-west of Santiago, said buildings had shaken and electricity and phone connections were cut but he could see no structural damage yet.

A university professor in Santiago, Cristian Bonacic, said that this was a massive quake but that the cities seemed to have resisted well. Internet communications were working but not mobile phones.

Chile suffered the biggest earthquake of the 20th century when a 9.5 magnitude quake struck the city of Valdivia in 1960, killing 1,655 people.

Source:
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8540289.stm

More:
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8540309.stm
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/chile/7329759/Massive-earthquake-hits-Chile.html
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61Q0S920100227

Discuss.

[JohnWorfin]

At roughly the same area that had the largest quake ever recorded, a 9.5 in 1960

[X_Mastershot_X]

what the hell is wrong with this world?

[Door]

It seems as if the Nazca tectonic plate has moved slightly; there were earthquakes in southern Japan last night before the ones in Chile.

I hope every forum member who is from Chile is safe and well.

[Acristoff]

I still haven’t heard from any of my extended family from Chile yet, and some of them live right beside the epicenter.

I’m just stuck here waiting for the phone, might pull an all nighter.

[X_Mastershot_X]

i hope they are okay my friend

[Mr.Shadow]

Oh God, not another one. First Haïti, and now this. I’m getting tired of these motherfuckin’ quakes on mah motherfuckin’ planet.

But in all seriousness this is getting ridiculous.

EDIT: Oh, and I’m sorry for your family, Acristoff.

[Note-anator]

There are always plate shifts going on. It is horrible when things like this happen, but happen they will.

The Pacific Northwest is due for a major - Hopefully, the damage will be minimal.

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/index.php

There are better sites, but this one is a bit of an eye openner as to how many we actually have.

[Someonerandm]

@X_Mastershot_X

what the hell is wrong with this world?

Its God. He is angry at all the atheists and so is making them watch all this suffering.

Watch as someone actually says this.

[Note-anator]

Only if they are a tard

[Someonerandm]

Which there are clearly none of on this planet.

[Deutscher_Scharfschu]

i hope all this tectonic activity doesn’t fuel the 2012 nutjobs.

[Chrillen]

It’s God. He is angry at all the atheists and so is making them watch all this suffering.

[Someonerandm]

@Chrillen

It’s God. He is angry at all the atheists and so is making them watch all this suffering.

Where have I heard that before?

EDIT: Oh wait. I see what you did thar.

[Note-anator]

Nothing wins a person over like destroying their world hey?

[JohnKiller118]

inb4Bolteh says “who gives a shit it’s not my problem lol”

[_rot_fodder]

@JohnKiller118

inb4Bolteh says “who gives a shit it’s not my problem lol”

QFT

[Note-anator]

https://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Canada+monitoring+tsunami+warnings/2622118/story.html

A current new article. ACK!

[JohnKiller118]

@(rot)(fodder

QFT

Look up “Charity, yay or nay?” and read his posts. You’ll see what I’m talking about.

[_rot_fodder]

Already been there brah, thus the totally radical Quote For Truth.