News & Events Earthquake in Chile and Associated Tsunami

[Wahooti Fandango]

Chile quake kills 214, triggers tsunami

The death toll in the massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck central Chile on Saturday has risen to at least 214 people, Interior Minister Edmundo Perez Yoma said.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/1018249/chile-quake-kills-122-triggers-tsunami

 

[Ghostwriter]

There's been 3 major quakes in the similar fault, haiti, chile and NorCal earlier, could be building for the big one?

 

[Chism]

Worrying signs with all these quakes.

Also some food for thought is the Yellowstone Volcano which is having some considerable activity under the surface recently and it is well overdue for a major eruption and if this happens it could kill thousands and devastate parts of the USA. It is also one of the biggest active volcano's in the world.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28591072/

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Worrying signs with all these quakes.

Also some food for thought is the Yellowstone Volcano which is having some considerable activity under the surface recently and it is well overdue for a major eruption and if this happens it could kill thousands and devastate parts of the USA. It is also one of the biggest active volcano's in the world.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28591072/

Yep, if that goes off then we are in trouble (similar to Krakatoa, but bigger).

 

[Chism]

Yep, if that goes off then we are in trouble (similar to Krakatoa, but bigger).

I saw a history channel documentary about Yellowstone last year and they had some expert saying about how overdue it was etc and that IF it erupted at full force it could wipe out a 500 Mile radius from Yellowstone and that would be catastrophic for the USA. There are some alarming sites regarding this topic and a google search of the topic is good and interesting reading. I am not saying it will erupt but it cannot be ruled out EVER untill it is dormant and this will not happen for centuries.

Some good reading here and i dont how credible the site is but alarming none the less. Considering this was written before the Chile earthquake. Dont know about the Title " Days away" though!!!

http://beforeitsnews.com/story/15634/Yellowstone_Eruption_Days_Away.html

 

[HSSB]

I saw a history channel documentary about Yellowstone last year and they had some expert saying about how overdue it was etc and that IF it erupted at full force it could wipe out a 500 Mile radius from Yellowstone and that would be catastrophic for the USA. There are some alarming sites regarding this topic and a google search of the topic is good and interesting reading. I am not saying it will erupt but it cannot be ruled out EVER untill it is dormant and this will not happen for centuries.

Some good reading here and i dont how credible the site is but alarming none the less. Considering this was written before the Chile earthquake. Dont know about the Title " Days away" though!!!

http://beforeitsnews.com/story/15634/Yellowstone_Eruption_Days_Away.html

Sh*t thats pretty scary

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

I saw a history channel documentary about Yellowstone last year and they had some expert saying about how overdue it was etc and that IF it erupted at full force it could wipe out a 500 Mile radius from Yellowstone and that would be catastrophic for the USA. There are some alarming sites regarding this topic and a google search of the topic is good and interesting reading. I am not saying it will erupt but it cannot be ruled out EVER untill it is dormant and this will not happen for centuries.

Some good reading here and i dont how credible the site is but alarming none the less. Considering this was written before the Chile earthquake. Dont know about the Title " Days away" though!!!

http://beforeitsnews.com/story/15634/Yellowstone_Eruption_Days_Away.html

I saw a similar program on Nat Geo. and it was quite worrying.

On an unrelated point, Clark Griswold rules.

 

[Chism]

On an unrelated point, Clark Griswold rules.

On to the Topic at hand!! I dont expect Yellowstone to erupt any time soon but these earthquakes are a an event not to be taken lightly and some credible experts take them as warnings leading up to major events. Make from that what you will but i have allways had an interest in Yellowstone after doing a massive presentation on it when i did year 12. In the last 5 years Yellowstone has more seismic activity than it is has ever had, and any volcano expert or geologist can tell you that this underground activity is an indication of it awakening so to speak. Allthough the tremors it is experiencing are small they are very frequent and IF a large enough one breaks the crust or seal of the Volcano it could release a massive burst of energy i.e Eruption.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/science/01yellowstone.html

DENVER — In the last two weeks, more than 100 mostly tiny earthquakes a day, on average, have rattled a remote area of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, putting scientists who monitor the park’s strange and volatile geology on alert.



Researchers say that for now, the earthquake cluster, or swarm — the second-largest ever recorded in the park — is more a cause for curiosity than alarm. The quake zone, about 10 miles northwest of the Old Faithful geyser, has shown little indication, they said, of building toward a larger event, like a volcanic eruption of the type that last ravaged the Yellowstone region tens of thousands of years ago.
The area is far from any road or community, and the park is relatively empty in winter. Swarms of small quakes, including a significant swarm last year, are relatively common.
But at a time when the disastrous earthquake in Haiti on Jan. 12 has refocused global attention on the earth’s immense store of tectonic energy, scientists say that the Yellowstone swarm, if only because of its volume, bears close observation: as of Sunday, there had been 1,608 quakes since Jan. 17.

To some perspective on it regarding its size look here and take note of the "Caldera section"

The major features of the caldera measure about 34 miles (55 km) by 45 miles (72 km).[3] It is also sometimes referred to as the Yellowstone Supervolcano.

The thing is MASSIVE!!!

 

[Chism]

Another one today. A 6.1 hit the Philippines.

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/earthquake-rocks-northern-philippines-20100302-pfju.html

 

[Ed_Gein]

Quite scary all these quakes to be honest.