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Massive 8.3 Magnitude Quake Shakes Chile, Tsunami Waves Arrive, Copper Jumps

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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:

 

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Wed, 09/16/2015 - 19:43 | 6558197 blown income
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Shemitah !!

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 19:46 | 6558208 TeamDepends
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There has also been a 6.5 at Maranhao, Brazil.

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:08 | 6558299 Miffed Microbio...
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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;-)

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:16 | 6558326 cougar_w
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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.

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:19 | 6558345 Boris Alatovkrap
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Boris is also jump! Finally, is profitable market for 147,000 meter high refine 8 gauge copper ore! Boris is back in business!

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:29 | 6558385 J S Bach
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I always shake when I'm Chile... so what's the big deal?

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:37 | 6558406 Manthong
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..at magnitude 8.3,  everything should jump.

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:46 | 6558436 BuddyEffed
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I heard this quake generated a massive "Shark-nami" that is eating the whole continent of South America

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 21:46 | 6558622 Cheduba
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Gotta love HAARP - need to prop up those copper prices somehow...

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:55 | 6558474 Bay Area Guy
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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.

Thu, 09/17/2015 - 08:48 | 6559750 J Jason Djfmam
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Cougar, trade your bike for a boat.

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:33 | 6558381 Recidivism
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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.

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:32 | 6558392 FlSapo
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Gazuntite!

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:59 | 6558485 Son of Loki
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And a Happy Bar Mitzvah to you!

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 19:46 | 6558207 Jack Burton
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Gotta build those Andes! Up another couple inches today!

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 19:48 | 6558221 countryboy42
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So, they seasonaly adjust earthquakes now?

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 19:50 | 6558228 o r c k
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Depends on how cold it is.

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:04 | 6558282 nmewn
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Obviously a Tsunami Vortex triggered by...well, ya know ;-)

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:20 | 6558347 Boris Alatovkrap
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This is evidence of global warming anthropogenic!

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 19:48 | 6558224 Yen Cross
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 Tsunami warnings?

 TSUNAMI WATCH Issued for Hawaii After 8.3 Chile Quake

Maui Now - 33 mins ago
Wed, 09/16/2015 - 19:59 | 6558262 nmewn
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Surfs up baby, 6,600 miles! ;-)

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 19:48 | 6558225 silvertrain
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el chapo is down there somewhere

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:22 | 6558357 Boris Alatovkrap
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If El Chapo is like come work for Boris, is always search for excavation talent for urban proximity copper extraction.

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 23:27 | 6558985 ShakaZulu
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Did they finally let you out of the gulag?

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 19:54 | 6558243 arbwhore
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A handfull of small quakes in Cushing today. OK quake counter tops 2000 for the year.

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:07 | 6558297 BurningFuld
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Fracking...helping to settle the earth one inch at a time.

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:31 | 6558390 didthatreallyhappen
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LMAO 

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 21:01 | 6558497 Son of Loki
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"It's Bush's fault."

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:04 | 6558281 papaswamp
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Tsunami waves generated... Wave stations picking them up.
https://twitter.com/marcweinbergwx/status/644298289823748096

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:19 | 6558342 cougar_w
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1-3 meters projected .... if it makes the high-side of that it will be something to recon with.

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:34 | 6558397 adr
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So now algos shoot commodities higher because of earthquakes?

Why? What the fuck is wrong with the moneychangers besides everything?

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 22:17 | 6558740 arbwhore
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Chile... copper... I doubt any major mines were affected. Just an auto algo trigger.

Thu, 09/17/2015 - 01:41 | 6559271 Implied Violins
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Tsunami damage, baby! BULLISH! Krugman is fucking his cat!!

Thu, 09/17/2015 - 08:53 | 6559763 J Jason Djfmam
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Now that's a dead cat bounce.

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:44 | 6558431 q99x2
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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.

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:50 | 6558452 Dazar Nummers
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Have you been Suspiciously 0bserving?

Thu, 09/17/2015 - 01:43 | 6559273 Implied Violins
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You spelled it with a '0'...

You KNOW.

Ssssshhhh...

Thu, 09/17/2015 - 08:54 | 6559767 J Jason Djfmam
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Mom's gonna fix it all soon.

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 20:57 | 6558475 Skiprrrdog
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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.

Thu, 09/17/2015 - 08:55 | 6559772 J Jason Djfmam
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Arizona Bay.

Learn to swim.

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 21:00 | 6558492 Skiprrrdog
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I think I just had a 7.9 tremblor in my pants...

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 21:27 | 6558580 10mm
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Like the famous comedian of past Harvey Kormon stated " It's like putting a new flag on a old pole". Referring to Viagra.

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 21:18 | 6558557 silverer
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I would think toilet paper, not copper, would jump in price.  After going through that, who wouldn't have sh-t their pants?

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 21:40 | 6558604 youngman
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In Colombia...nothing here...

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 21:52 | 6558645 Grandad Grumps
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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.

Thu, 09/17/2015 - 00:24 | 6559163 Sock Monkey Posse
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infrastructure rebuild. Moar EoC needed.

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 23:06 | 6558907 Ms No
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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. 

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 23:46 | 6559053 Bernanke'sDaddy
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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.

Thu, 09/17/2015 - 01:22 | 6559249 Free_Spirit
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Quick - new sanctions against someone.

Thu, 09/17/2015 - 01:27 | 6559253 Karaio
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two million Chileans are turning to the US under the search after the earthquake ...

http://rt.com/

(sarc)

hehe.

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