Tsunami Watch

[BuLLy-K]

Earthquakes galore...

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a.ZuETtDjhoM&refer=home

[Teck808]

I don't think its too big of a deal yet.. its not in hawaii news >_<

[yuki]

i think it needs to hit at a 7.0 to get a tsunami

[Teck808]

i think it needs to hit at a 7.0 to get a tsunami

well, even so...

I think only a 6.0+ will make me piss myself :piss:

[BuLLy-K]

i think it needs to hit at a 7.0 to get a tsunami

Actually, no. A tsunami can form from a landslide or ice breaking off of a glacier. If a 7.0 where to hit anywhere in the Pacific, God help us.

[skamikaze]

gary check this out (http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/Ultimate+Tsunami/bcpid192889067/bctid192891917)
it's a CG simulation of a oahu tsunami. so fricken hollywood, kinda funny, but scary too.

[BuLLy-K]

gary check this out (http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/Ultimate+Tsunami/bcpid192889067/bctid192891917)
it's a CG simulation of a oahu tsunami. so fricken hollywood, kinda funny, but scary too.

Wow, cool! That was a mega-tsunami. I've often wondered how far inland a tsunami would travel on Oahu. Judging from the Hilo disaster, there aren't that many places to hide except high-rise buildings. You wouldn't be able to drive fast enough to make it up a mountain. Even Makiki is too close to the shore. Jay, you can come to our neighborhood and cruise there if your building is too low!

There was a digicam recording of mini-avalanche in an Alaskan bay. The "seismic wave" traveled only a few yards to the dock where a tourist boat was swamped and people tossed like salad in to the icy water. No one knew until it hit the boat. Scary stuff. I suggest reading "The Perfect Storm", it has a lot of weather terminology regarding potential wave size and factors.