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Massive 8.3 Magnitude Quake Shakes Chile, Tsunami Waves Arrive, Copper Jumps
A powerful earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile.
The quake, originally measured at 7.2, has reportedly been upgraded to 8.3.
“Widespread hazardous tsunami waves are possible", warns the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
Copper is jumping:
From the USGS:
The United States Geological Survey, using computer models, estimates that some 1.1 million people may have felt strong shaking as a result of the earthquake. This includes about 54,000 people who may have experienced "very strong" shaking, and some 4,000 who may have experienced "severe" shaking. The worst hit city would have been Illapel. Nearly 10 million others may have felt light to moderate shaking.


And from CBS:
U.S. officials said the quake struck just offshore in the Pacific at 7:54 p.m. and was centered about 141 miles north-northwest of Santiago. It said the quake was 4.8 miles below the surface.
Chile's emergency office warned that big waves caused by the quake could hit the coast by 11 p.m.
The National Weather Service warning tsunami waves could strike Hawaii around 2:30 a.m. Thursday, local time.
More from AP:
A powerful magnitude-8.3 earthquake shook Chile's capital Wednesday night, causing buildings to sway and people to take refuge in the streets. Several strong aftershocks hit within minutes as tsunami alarms sounded in the nearby port of Valparaiso.
There were no immediate reports on any injuries or damage, but communications were disrupted.
Chilean authorities issued a tsunami alert for the country's entire coast, and U.S. officials posted an alert for Hawaii. Chile's emergency office warned that big waves caused by the quake could hit the coast by 11 p.m.
The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported the quake at a preliminary magnitude of 7.9 but quickly revised the reading upward to 8.3. U.S. officials said the quake struck just offshore in the Pacific at 7:54 p.m. (6:54 p.m. EDT, 1154 GMT) and was centered about 141 miles (228 kilometers) north-northwest of Santiago. It said the quake was 4.8 miles (5 kilometers) below the surface.
A magnitude-8.8 quake and ensuing tsunami in central Chile in 2010 killed more than 500 people, destroyed 220,000 homes, and washed away docks, riverfronts and seaside resorts. That quake released so much energy, it actually it shortened the Earth's day by a fraction of a second by changing the planet's rotation.
Chile is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries because just off the coast, the Nazca tectonic plate plunges beneath the South American plate, pushing the towering Andes cordillera to ever-higher altitudes.
The strongest earthquake ever recorded on Earth happened in Chile — a magnitude-9.5 tremor in 1960 that killed more than 5,000 people.
And here’s a look at the drama, as it unfolded:
Evacuation underway in Valparaiso, Chile, following strong offshore quake; tsunami threat in effect - @huella_digital pic.twitter.com/W704iESV9E
— Tech Insider (@TechNewzInsider) September 16, 2015
Tsunami travel time and propagation forecast maps for magnitude-8.3 earthquake off Chile via @NWS_NTWC pic.twitter.com/qQ0jstvJsz
— BuzzFeed Storm (@BuzzFeedStorm) September 16, 2015
Wooooow! Se sintio muy fuerte el sismo en mi trabajo, (Jumbo La Reina) #santiago #sismoensantiago #lacagá pic.twitter.com/NyHl7wCDjM
— SebaFuentes (@SebaFuentes_Lce) September 16, 2015
Llegó el primer tren de olas. El mar ya llegó a la Av. Borgoño en #Concón #Terremoto #Tsunami pic.twitter.com/IkTEa4xOc4
— Revista Decosta (@revistadecosta) September 17, 2015
@24HorasTVN #tsunami llegan olas a playa laboca de #concon pic.twitter.com/PCmGo2hsic
— Lorna Jara (@ljarau) September 17, 2015
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Shemitah !!
There has also been a 6.5 at Maranhao, Brazil.
Crap, Cali is next in line. Oh well, guess it time for me to take on for the team.
" It's the big one. I'm coming to join ya Honey!"
Miffed;-)
Shush, I just took a job in SF a few months ago. I always wonder how I'll get home if there's a Big One (assuming the building doesn't fall down of course). The trains won't be running for days, but I have my bicycle so I could ride home around the damage. 50 miles and some hills, would take a while, but at least it would be do-able.
Boris is also jump! Finally, is profitable market for 147,000 meter high refine 8 gauge copper ore! Boris is back in business!
I always shake when I'm Chile... so what's the big deal?
..at magnitude 8.3, everything should jump.
I heard this quake generated a massive "Shark-nami" that is eating the whole continent of South America
Gotta love HAARP - need to prop up those copper prices somehow...
cougar_w, when the Loma Prieta quake hit in 1989, my wife and I were in North Beach. We had to travel to the Richmond District to make sure my wife's parents were ok (they were) and then to Noe Valley to make sure my parents were ok (they were, other than my mom still shaking like a leaf), then down the Peninsula around San Mateo. Getting from Noe Valley to San Mateo was quite easy. Getting from the Richmond District to Noe Valley took two hours. While the trains might not be running, SamTrans would probably get you part of the way down the Peninsula.
Cougar, trade your bike for a boat.
Move away, nothing to see here. The Sovereign Man, Simon, says that Chile is the best place to escape to. You can all relax and go home.
Gazuntite!
And a Happy Bar Mitzvah to you!
Gotta build those Andes! Up another couple inches today!
So, they seasonaly adjust earthquakes now?
Depends on how cold it is.
Obviously a Tsunami Vortex triggered by...well, ya know ;-)
This is evidence of global warming anthropogenic!
Tsunami warnings?
TSUNAMI WATCH Issued for Hawaii After 8.3 Chile Quake
Maui Now - 33 mins agoSurfs up baby, 6,600 miles! ;-)
el chapo is down there somewhere
If El Chapo is like come work for Boris, is always search for excavation talent for urban proximity copper extraction.
Did they finally let you out of the gulag?
A handfull of small quakes in Cushing today. OK quake counter tops 2000 for the year.
Fracking...helping to settle the earth one inch at a time.
LMAO
"It's Bush's fault."
Tsunami waves generated... Wave stations picking them up.
https://twitter.com/marcweinbergwx/status/644298289823748096
1-3 meters projected .... if it makes the high-side of that it will be something to recon with.
So now algos shoot commodities higher because of earthquakes?
Why? What the fuck is wrong with the moneychangers besides everything?
Chile... copper... I doubt any major mines were affected. Just an auto algo trigger.
Tsunami damage, baby! BULLISH! Krugman is fucking his cat!!
Now that's a dead cat bounce.
There will be earthquakes and rumors of earthquakes and the pregnant women will not come down off of the roofs.
Something doesn't sound right. Anyhow it was caused by electrical activity on the sun.
Have you been Suspiciously 0bserving?
You spelled it with a '0'...
You KNOW.
Ssssshhhh...
Mom's gonna fix it all soon.
It is Planet X / Niburu. 'spose to hit between now and the 28th(ish) All I know is, from here until the end of the month, its *party like its 1999!* I am in AZ and I am looking forward to having some beachfront property soon.
Arizona Bay.
Learn to swim.
I think I just had a 7.9 tremblor in my pants...
Like the famous comedian of past Harvey Kormon stated " It's like putting a new flag on a old pole". Referring to Viagra.
I would think toilet paper, not copper, would jump in price. After going through that, who wouldn't have sh-t their pants?
In Colombia...nothing here...
Copper jumps due to earthquake? How MSM of ZH!
There is massively excess copper in inventory and Chile's share of mining and refining is not significant compared to the present demand.
infrastructure rebuild. Moar EoC needed.
Clearly this is a result of man-made global warming. There has to be a way to charge people for their portion of the Earth's kinetic activity and gain control over some resource.
I'm in Hawaii right now. If I get killed by the tsunami, I've sent word to my lawyer to post an encrypted puzzle--accessible only to current ZH members--whose solution will yield the coordinates to where I had that horrendous boating incident.
I also managed to lose some barbarous relics yesterday during a parasailing excursion. I was showing the crew just how shiny the coins were . Must have been about 30 of them. I tried to do some magic trics with them as well but the water was too choppy and they all fell overboard. I'm such an idiot.
I'd like to conclude by saying I saw the most beautiful woman I've ever laid eyes on during a Hula show at the Grand Wailea. Reduced my to a driveling teenager--she was that gorgeous. But that's how polynesian women are in general. They're either dimes or 275 pound linebackers.
Quick - new sanctions against someone.
two million Chileans are turning to the US under the search after the earthquake ...
http://rt.com/
(sarc)
hehe.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=895710490476273&set=pb.100001119...