Breaking News - Tsunami warning after 8.0 quake strikes off Chile

[mongers]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-26846984

Tsunami warning after 8.0 quake strikes off Chile

An earthquake of 8.0 magnitude has struck off Chile's coast near Iquique, triggering a tsunami warning for all of Latin America's Pacific coast, the US Geological Survey says.

It said the quake was very shallow, only 10km below the seabed, which would have made it feel stronger.

It was centred 86km (56 miles) north-west of the mining area of Iquique.

The USGS said a quake of this force had the power to generate a "destructive tsunami" for coastlines.

[mongers]

This issued 5 minutes ago.

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/tsunami_msgs/HEBTSUPAC.201404020237

WEPA40 PHEB 020034
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0034Z 02 APR 2014

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ...

NOTE REVISED MAGNITUDE OF 8.2

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

COLOMBIA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / EL SALVADOR

FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR
INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.  ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME -  2347Z 01 APR 2014
COORDINATES -  19.8 SOUTH   70.8 WEST
DEPTH       -   10 KM
LOCATION    -  NEAR THE COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE
MAGNITUDE   -  8.2

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION        LAT   LON    TIME        AMPL         PER
-------------------  ----- ------  -----  ---------------  -----
MATARANI PE          17.0S  72.1W  0021Z   0.53M /  1.7FT  24MIN
ARICA CL             18.5S  70.3W  0014Z   0.93M /  3.1FT  28MIN
PATACHE CL           20.8S  70.2W  0015Z   1.51M /  5.0FT  10MIN
IQUIQUE CL           20.2S  70.1W  0005Z   2.11M /  6.9FT  12MIN
PISAGUA CL           19.6S  70.2W  0004Z   1.73M /  5.7FT  12MIN

LAT  - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)
LON  - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)
TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
        IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
        VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
PER  - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.

EVALUATION

SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE
BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER AND
COULD ALSO BE A THREAT TO MORE DISTANT COASTS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS
CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE
EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT.

FOR ALL AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS
AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT
OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME
THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL
CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE
ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS
WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION         FORECAST POINT     COORDINATES     ARRIVAL TIME
--------------------------------    ------------    ------------
CHILE            IQUIQUE            20.2S 289.9E    0002Z 02 APR
                  ARICA              18.5S 289.7E    0011Z 02 APR
                  ANTOFAGASTA        23.3S 289.6E    0017Z 02 APR
                  CALDERA            27.1S 289.2E    0046Z 02 APR
                  COQUIMBO           29.9S 288.6E    0111Z 02 APR
                  VALPARAISO         33.0S 288.4E    0135Z 02 APR
                  TALCAHUANO         36.7S 286.9E    0219Z 02 APR
                  CORRAL             39.8S 286.5E    0251Z 02 APR
                  GOLFO_DE_PENAS     47.1S 285.1E    0403Z 02 APR
                  EASTER_ISLAND      27.1S 250.6E    0532Z 02 APR
                  PUERTO_MONTT       41.5S 287.0E    0546Z 02 APR
PERU             MOLLENDO           17.1S 288.0E    0021Z 02 APR
                  SAN_JUAN           15.3S 284.8E    0039Z 02 APR
                  LA_PUNTA           12.1S 282.8E    0131Z 02 APR
                  TALARA              4.6S 278.5E    0218Z 02 APR
                  CHIMBOTE            9.0S 281.2E    0225Z 02 APR
                  PIMENTAL            6.9S 280.0E    0250Z 02 APR
ECUADOR          LA_LIBERTAD         2.2S 278.8E    0239Z 02 APR
                  ESMERELDAS          1.2N 280.2E    0327Z 02 APR
                  BALTRA_ISLAND       0.5S 269.7E    0429Z 02 APR
COLOMBIA         TUMACO              1.8N 281.1E    0346Z 02 APR
                  BAHIA_SOLANO        6.3N 282.6E    0417Z 02 APR
                  BUENAVENTURA        3.8N 282.8E    0433Z 02 APR
PANAMA           PUERTO_PINA         7.4N 282.0E    0427Z 02 APR
                  PUNTA_MALA          7.5N 280.0E    0429Z 02 APR
                  PUNTA_BURICA        8.0N 277.1E    0441Z 02 APR
COSTA RICA       CABO_MATAPALO       8.4N 276.7E    0441Z 02 APR
                  PUERTO_QUEPOS       9.4N 275.8E    0514Z 02 APR
                  CABO_SAN_ELENA     10.9N 274.0E    0531Z 02 APR
NICARAGUA        SAN_JUAN_DL_SUR    11.2N 274.1E    0557Z 02 APR
                  PUERTO_SANDINO     12.2N 273.2E    0609Z 02 APR
                  CORINTO            12.5N 272.8E    0609Z 02 APR
EL SALVADOR      ACAJUTLA           13.6N 270.2E    0628Z 02 APR

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.

THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

[mongers]

If there was a significant wave, it's already hit areas of Northern Chile 40 minutes ago.

[alfred russel]

CNN is reporting that six foot tsunami waves has been spotted. I take that to mean that a tsunami may or may not have been spotted, and if it does in fact exist, it is between 1-100 feet, either near shore or out at sea.

[jimmy olsen]

 2.11M /  6.9FT is pretty lethal for anyone unlucky enough to be caught on ground level near the shore.

[derspiess]

As long as it doesn't get over the Andes, my people should be safe.