I hope Tiare is OK.

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Last time there was a big quake in Chile, Hilo flooded. Pearl harbor acts as an amplifier.

Been checking the news but haven't seen any reports of flooding in Hilo. (The wave would have passed through about 1 1/2 hour ago)

These waves, in the deep ocean, are no more dangerous than normal tides and weather caused waves. It's a combination of wavelength and water depth that matters.

When the wave reached a continental shelf (shallow waters and larger than the wavelength) then the wave slows down, the energy concentrates and bad things happen.

So long as it is in deep ocean, it is all a case of hype vs. reality.

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Yeah, but my warning was about low-life people who take advantage

Yep--
I stick with Oxfam , Doctors Without Borders, and the ICRC...

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It's actually not just one wave, But a series of waves, This will take hours, Ships have left port and headed out to sea about 1 mile to wait It out I've read.

Yes, i know it is a bunch of waves. But, here is the important part, in deep ocean, where the energy of them is dissipated through thousands of feet of water, they are no more dangerous than the normal tide.

Hawaii is safe. Things could get interesting for Luke in NZ or, beyond that, in Australia, but for the folks in Hawaii it is all media hype vs boring reality.

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kenzieB wrote:

...Things could get interesting for Luke in NZ...

:) - Across NZ we've been experiencing surges ranging from 0.2 metres to 1.5 metres in less populated areas.

Here is the NZ Geonet.co.nz tidal gauges... I live in Wellington. The two largest cities are Wellington & Auckland. Raoul island is a few hudred miles northeast of NZ main and Chatham island is 400 miles east of NZ main.

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- Luke.

From Tiare:

Hi Chris,

I'm ok and safe, my family is ok too. just still scared for the big aftershocks, I don't have water supply yet.
If you please can forward the message to all SAH community who is asking about me, I would appreciate your help.

Thanks,
Tiare.

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any word about the tsunami hitting Hawaii yet? I left to shop around 4 pm central and haven't heard a thing. I assume nothing happened.

A small blessing is that it occurred on a weekend.

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Hmm, It was nearly 50 years ago that carbon copy earthquake occurred in the same region. The magnitude 9.5!!! 1960 Valdivia earthquake struck Chile. It is also of note that 38 hours after the main shock occured, Cordon Caulle began a fissure eruption. I wonder if it will do the same again?

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any word about the tsunami hitting Hawaii yet? I left to shop around 4 pm central and haven't heard a thing. I assume nothing happened.

A small blessing is that it occurred on a weekend.

How's this?
Tsunami waves in Hawaii smaller than expected


http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/02/27/chile.quake.hawaii/index.html?hpt=C1

Tsunamis are extremely dependent on the wavelength and magnitude of the earthquake, the shape of the harbor bottom and the angle that the wave enters the harbor.

A wave of any kind is a circular motion of individual water molecules, the depth of the circular motion is the same as the wavelength between crests. When the wave enters a gentle slope and the bottom is no longer deeper than the wavelength, the water molecules cannot complete the circle, and the wave starts to pile up. When sufficient water has piled up, the wave breaks.

Some earthquakes produce tsunamis with wavelengths on the order of the depth of the ocean. These are the ones that produce the truly gigantic tsunamis.

The magnitude determines how much water is started moving.

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the aftershocks look just as fearsome as the initial trembler. I noticed that the 3 Chilean Olympic athletes went home early to help their family and friends at home. I hope some good news comes of in the next few days

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A major tsunami warning is in effect for parts of Japan. Information about areas under watch and warning are available at the Japan Meteorological Agency warnings and advisories page.

Updates can also be heard on the NHK radio service.

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From Tiare:

Hi Chris,

I'm ok and safe, my family is ok too. just still scared for the big aftershocks, I don't have water supply yet.
If you please can forward the message to all SAH community who is asking about me, I would appreciate your help.

Thanks,
Tiare.

Misfit - Tiare asked me on my FB to inform you regarding - i see you got the message

also she asked to inform Dirk that things are alright . . .

i was on the cell to a number of friends in California & Hawaii as well - they are all alright . . .

be well all - regards from joanne & i

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I was close to write her a PM

So thanks for the Info Richard.
Much apreciated.

Mike

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I was close to write her a PM

So thanks for the Info Richard.
Much apreciated.

Mike

i'll let her know right now on FB of your concern - Thanks Mike [hope you & your lady are fine]

l8Tr y'all . . .

UPDATE: quote from Tiare vis FB . . .

Tiare Rivera Taiba February 28 at 6:09am
Hi Richard, I don't have cellphone access, thanks for everything. But we are having trouble with water supply, it's very silly, we have internet connection but no water!!

~ my BOLD ~

wish i could get water to her - anybody in that region have a solution?

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~ bump ~

Mike & others - see update message from Tiare below - she has no access to water

i'm calling fema & others in the gov to inform them of thesituation where Tiare's @ . . .


edit: requested MODS for a sticky to keep info regarding Tiare / water situation

re-edit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/

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Chile Trigger Map...

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Dear Quake-Catchers,

The Chilean M8.8 earthquake is yet another reminder of why we need to grow the Quake-Catcher Network. This past month we recorded quakes from magnitude 4.1 to 8.8 (we think). We have a trigger from the M8.8, but the power failed before the file could upload. We hope that our Chilean participant and his loved ones are safe and healthy. No word as of yet. Keep your fingers crossed. We hope to install sensors soon in Chile to catch large aftershocks. The large aftershocks can be hazardous to already damaged buildings.

Sincerely,
The QCN Team

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QCN is not just for laptops with accelerometers, you can purchase (free for all K-12 teachers) a USB sensor.
The QCN workunit isn't "crunched" like other BOINC project's workunits, it just monitors the sensor and sends a periodic trickleup (to see what sensors are online) or is triggered by an event. It only uses 0.01 CPU, and it runs (monitors) just fine along with your other BOINC projects. On a quad core with a gtx295 with a USB sensor mounted to the floor--
I can run 7 BOINC tasks no problem...

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Mucho ánimo al pueblo chileno en estas horas tan dramáticas que están viviendo.
Vivir justamente sobre una zona de subducción de placas tectónicas está pasando una factura enorme a todos los países andinos, pero en especial a Chile, que tiene en su haber el seísmo más grande registrado hasta la fecha, con 9.5 en la escala de Richter y muy recientemente, en términos geológicos.
Espero que la solidaridad y la cooperación entre países vecinos y amigos mitigue tanto desastre.
Un afectuoso saludo desde España.

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Mucho ánimo al pueblo chileno en estas horas tan dramáticas que están viviendo.
Vivir justamente sobre una zona de subducción de placas tectónicas está pasando una factura enorme a todos los países andinos, pero en especial a Chile, que tiene en su haber el seísmo más grande registrado hasta la fecha, con 9.5 en la escala de Richter y muy recientemente, en términos geológicos.
Espero que la solidaridad y la cooperación entre países vecinos y amigos mitigue tanto desastre.
Un afectuoso saludo desde España.

estar bien Dirk - Tiare [en Chile] es supuestamente bien - seguro de su sistema nervioso conseguir impresionado con todos los atfershocks. . . y se ha metido agua recientemente

respetuosamente, Joanne & i


be well Dirk - Tiare [in Chile] is supposedly alright - safe her nervous sytem getting shocked with all the aftershocks . . . and she's gotten water recently

respectfully, joanne & i
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Dear Quake-Catchers,

The Chilean M8.8 earthquake is yet another reminder of why we need to grow the Quake-Catcher Network. This past month we recorded quakes from magnitude 4.1 to 8.8 (we think). We have a trigger from the M8.8, but the power failed before the file could upload. We hope that our Chilean participant and his loved ones are safe and healthy. No word as of yet. Keep your fingers crossed. We hope to install sensors soon in Chile to catch large aftershocks. The large aftershocks can be hazardous to already damaged buildings.

Sincerely,
The QCN Team

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QCN is not just for laptops with accelerometers, you can purchase (free for all K-12 teachers) a USB sensor.
The QCN workunit isn't "crunched" like other BOINC project's workunits, it just monitors the sensor and sends a periodic trickleup (to see what sensors are online) or is triggered by an event. It only uses 0.01 CPU, and it runs (monitors) just fine along with your other BOINC projects. On a quad core with a gtx295 with a USB sensor mounted to the floor--
I can run 7 BOINC tasks no problem...

$50.00US is pretty bloody cheap - shall be purchasin' shortly - maybe get one over to Tiare in Chile as well . . .

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