Tsunami Hits Hawaii February 27 2010

Around 3 am, an 8.8 magnitude megathrust earthquake hit near the coast of Chile in South America.

A megathrust earthquake thrusts upward and displaces a large area of land which can displace a large volume of ocean water, generating a tsunami.

This event is similar to the earthquake-enduced tsunami that hit Indian Ocean on Christmas 2004. With that tsunami, 45-foot ocean waves slammed into a large area of coast and killed over 250,000 people.

Buoy observations just southeast of Hawaii indicate 27-foot wave differences as the tsunami approaches from the southeast. This is not an indication of how high the waves will be when they approach Hawaii, but it is an indication that a tsunami is, in fact, approaching the Hawaiian Islands.

Tsunamis are not single waves, but rather series of waves. Most forecasts indicate waves of up to 7 feet in height for Hawaii. The immediate coastal areas of Hawaii have been evacuated.

The earthquake that triggered the tsunami was centered about 200 miles southwest of Santiago, Chile. Nearly 9 million people felt the earthquake just after 3:30 am local time. At least 147 fatalities have been contributed to the earthquake.

If you have relatives or friends in the earthquake impact zone, the U.S. State Department has set up a phone line to call for information: 1-888-407-4747.

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[MultiMediaWill]

where are the shayloss videos ?

[MrForenzo]

There coming, trying to save my old computer which has all the videos.

[WhiskeyBravo93]

OK, WILL DO!

[bakuingram]

wow this happened on my bday

[coldfarted]

Didn't you play Corky on that TV show?

[MyRealityBytes]

Hope you and your family are OK. I heard they cancelled the Tsunami warning...still could be bad.