A big scary earthquake off Chile. Yesterdays in Japan was 7.0 but this Chilean one was a whopping 8.8. This is undoubtedly a major tsunami risk as the big 26th Dec tsunami was around the 9.0. There have also been serious aftershocks. There was a pacific tsunami warning yesterday after the Japan earthquake but this must be compounded now with this big one. There is a severe warning in Hawaii. But there is talks that the danger of tsunami goes as far as Antarctica. Though it is not so serious there as only the penguins will be affected.The biggest earthquake ever recorded was in the same Chile region and it was 9.5 in 1960, today’s earthquake is the 8th strongest ever recorded.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php
The pacific rim has been shaking like jelly all day yesterday and today. Between the aftershocks of the Japanese and the Chile one, the place is one big shoogle. Chile has been the worst with hundreds of aftershocks of more than 5.0. Scary or what. Japan has had about a dozen over 5.0.
This time of year there are lots of people downin Antarctica. It is eak tourist / scientist season.