CNN and MSNBC are covering the quake in Chile and the tsunami warning in HI. nt

gateley

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Sat Feb-27-10 12:20 PM
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CNN and MSNBC are covering the quake in Chile and the tsunami warning in HI. nt

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Warpy

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Sat Feb-27-10 12:35 PM
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1. 34 aftershocks

all >5.0 and covering a 400 mile stretch of the most densely populated area.

It doesn't look as bad as Haiti, Chile is a wealthier country and they are able to build more solid structures, but it's bad.

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alfredo

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Sat Feb-27-10 12:38 PM
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2. I just noted two on my seis monitor. I'm monitoring Chile

and Japan.

The second one I saw is a long one.

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shraby

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Sat Feb-27-10 02:04 PM
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7. You have a program for that and where did you get it?

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alfredo

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Sat Feb-27-10 02:09 PM
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8. It's called GEE- Global Earthquake Explorer Get it here:

http://www.seis.sc.edu/gee/

There's an aftershock taking place right now.

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shraby

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Sat Feb-27-10 10:05 PM
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10. Does it work okay with windows xp?

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alfredo

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Sun Feb-28-10 10:50 AM
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11. I have no idea. I am running it on OSX. It's aimed at students

so it should be compatible with a wide range of OS's

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gateley

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Sat Feb-27-10 01:17 PM
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3. The Meterologist on CNN was showing an aerial shot of Chile where the quake

occurred. It pretty sparsely populated, especially compared to Haiti. It almost looked like an aerial of Ireland -- a long, winding road, a house here and there along the road, and all were a way back from the coastline. So no buildings piled on top of each other, and relatively few people (again, compared to Haiti).

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alfredo

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Sat Feb-27-10 01:41 PM
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4. Aftershock from my desktop

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gateley

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Sat Feb-27-10 01:43 PM
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5. Whoa -- ! nt

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alfredo

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Sat Feb-27-10 01:46 PM
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6. Aftershocks are dangerous because they can bring down

already weakened structures.

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Fla Dem

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Sat Feb-27-10 02:12 PM
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9. Watching TV stream from Honolulu...expecting a 6ft wave surge. Hilo

is in greatest danger. Will not be a crashing wave but more like a overflowing river.

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alfredo

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Sun Feb-28-10 10:51 AM
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12. They dodged a bullet. It was interesting watching the changes

in the tides.

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