Hurricane Danielle Path

The East Coast of America has grown haughty over the summer months. It has regaled the Obama and Clinton family as they live out their regal fantasies and has made no real effort to stop things such as gay marriage or abortion. The storm’s current position is at about 710 miles east of the Leeward Islands. Hurricane Danielle’s path is said to lead west-northwestward, in the direction of Bermuda, at a speed of 18-20 miles per hour. The storm is expected to slow down in the next few days, and turn northwest – it is said to avoid dry land, posing no threat to the inhabitants of the area.

Later Danielle is expected to turn north, passing in the direction of a weakness between the Atlantic Ridge and the Eastern part of the United States, in the direction of Bermuda.

Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico 2010

Our nation hasn’t seen an oil spill quite this bad since the Exxon Valdez incident some twenty years ago. The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is threatening not only the water and ecosytem, but could also threaten a couple big industries that the Gulf area needs to thrive.

If the oil slick makes landfall and covers the white sand beaches of the Gulf, the tourist industry could be negatively impacted. After all, people venture to places like Orange Beach Alabama for the beach, and face it – a big oil slick would kind of ruin that mood.

Those around the beach have already put up barriers designed to keep the slick from coming ashore. We will see just how well those hold up.

In addition to the tourist industry, the seafood industry is huge in the Gulf – especially in Louisiana. Have you ever went to New Orleans and NOT ate shrimp? Didn’t think so. The industry has opened a special shrimp season to allow fishers to get as many of the Shrimp as possible before the water gets bad

The shrimp will migrate to areas not affected by the oil spill.

Google Down around 3pm est

Google down… if this is the real case, despite the existence of lots of search engines, web surfers still sees this as a big challenge. Google was down this afternoon according to many devoted Twitter users. “Google Down” was a hot topic around 3pm est.

When Google has a problem everyone appears to want to Google the issue. Many Twitter followers were complaining about the most popular search engine’s inaccessibility.

Google might have been down a while ago but it seems to be working fine now. When Google is down many are strained to utilize other search engines like Bing, Yahoo, Lycos, and so on.

south park and muhammad SAW

A group of Muslims warn South Park creators that their depiction of the Prophet Muhammad may have gone too far. A recent episode of the Comedy Central hit animated series has drawn fire from a Muslim group for portraying Muhammad in a bear costume.

There aren’t many people or deities that South Park hasn’t made fun of over the years, but only one might earn you a death threat. The Muslim website RevolutionMuslim.com said it wasn’t threatening Matt Stone and Trey Parker but that they were warning them that they could end up like Theo Van Gogh who was killed by a radical Muslim for creating a documentary showing the degradation of women in the Muslim world.

The New York Times reports that Revolution Muslim supports jihad against the west and supports Osama Bin Laden. They also add the group doesn’t advocate killing anyone by working within the confines of the law. Seems like an oxymoron to me.

As Muslims warn South Park creators for a Muhammad joke, those who make fun of Jesus or other gods do so without fear of retribution. Doesn’t this essentially prove the radical nature of Islam? Are those who criticize the practices of Islam or use Muhammad as the butt of a joke flirting with death? A cartoonist in Norway was threatened and protests ensued after he used Muhammad’s likeness in a cartoon.

The Muslim who wrote the post said the death of documentary maker Theo Van Gogh was something that was “likely” to happen to the South Park creators. Sounds like a threat to me. As Muslims warn South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the rest of the world will stand by in their politically correct cocoon and allow it to happen; fearing a backlash from the Islamic community themselves.

Juan Antonio Samaranch died at 89

Juan Antonio Samaranch, a reserved but shrewd deal-maker whose 21-year term as president of the International Olympic Committee was marked by both the unprecedented growth of the Games and its biggest ethics scandal, died Wednesday at a hospital. He was 89.

Samaranch, a courtly former diplomat who served as Spain's ambassador in Moscow, led the IOC from 1980 to 2001. He was considered one of the defining presidents of the IOC, building it into a powerful global organization and firmly establishing the Olympics as a world force.

The Samaranch era spanned political boycotts, the end of amateurism, the explosion of commercialization, a boom in the popularity of the games, the scourge of doping, and the Salt Lake crisis.

Samaranch was admitted to Quiron Hospital in Barcelona on Sunday after experiencing heart trouble. The hospital said he died at 1:25 p.m. local time.

“South Park,” insulted the Prophet Muhammad

An Islamic group based in New York said that a recent episode of “South Park,” the satirical animated series, insulted the Prophet Muhammad, and compared the show’s creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, to Theo van Gogh, the Dutch filmmaker who was killed in 2004 by an Islamic militant, CNN reported.

This is a show, after all, that once painted God as a gap-toothed rhinoceros-monkey, portrays Satan as a simpering milquetoast and regularly features Jesus as a superhero -- the kind who's not afraid to ignore the peaceful teachings of the Sermon on the Mount to smite his opponents. The show has mocked Jews, Catholics, Mormons, Scientologists and atheists, among (many) others.

It's a formula that's generally served "South Park" well, allowing it to score comic points by riffing on hypocrisy while emphasizing a message of libertarianism and tolerance, and it's one that goes back to the show's beginnings, points out former Dallas Morning News TV critic Ed Bark, who blogs at UncleBarky.com. After all, he recalls, the show began as a Christmas short violently pitting Santa Claus against Jesus.

But have they gone too far this time with a depiction of the Prophet Mohammed in a bear suit?

mcafee 5958 DAT Issues

All the computers on our network are infected with the W32\Wecorl.a virus, an old and outdated virus that Mcafee should be able to kill no prob. I looked, and all the unaffected comps on the network are running old DAT releases. The ones running 5958 are on their knees

McAfee's "DAT" file version 5958 is causing widespread problems with Windows XP SP3. The affected systems will enter a reboot loop and loose all network access. We have individual reports of other versions of Windows being affected as well. However, only particular configurations of these versions appear affected. The bad DAT file may infect individual workstations as well as workstations connected to a domain. The use of "ePolicyOrchestrator", which is used to update virus definitions across a network, appears to have lead to a faster spread of the bad DAT file. The ePolicyOrchestrator is used to update "DAT" files throughout enterprises. It can not be used to undo this bad signature because affected system will lose network connectivity.

The problem is a false positive which identifies a regular Windows binary, "svchost.exe", as "W32/Wecorl.a", a virus. If you are affected, you will see a message like:

The file C:WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe contains the W32/Wecorl.a Virus.
Undetermined clean error, OAS denied access and continued.
Detected using Scan engine version 5400.1158 DAT version 5958.0000.

McAfee released an updated DAT file, and an "EXTRA.DAT" file to fix the problem. An EXTRA.DAT file is a patch to just fix the bad signature. McAfee's support web sites currently respond slowly and are down at times, likely due to the increased load caused by this issue.

Several readers reported that this procedure worked to recover:

1 - Boot the system in "Safe Mode"
2 - copy extra.dat in c:/program files/common files/mcafee/engine
3 - reboot.

If you lost "svchost.exe", then you need to copy it back to c:/Windows/system32/svchost.exe while in safe mode. This fix has to be applied locally at the workstation. However, it may be possible to do this remotely if your workstations support Intel's "vPro" technology. We should have a link to instructions shortly.

Our reader Jim wrote in about how he managed to get some systems back remotely, as long as svchost.exe was not deleted or moved. In this case, the computer will be in a reboot loop. Here is what Jim wrote:

I created a batch file to run the following command:

echo f | xcopy.exe {server}netlogonextra.dat
"c:program files\common files\mcafeeengine\extra.dat" /R /Y

I put this batch file and the extra.dat in the netlogon folder.

I then set the computer configuration>windows settings>scripts>startup to run this command in a GPO that gets applied to all computers. Then link the GPO to the domain root, or wherever is appropriate.

Upon reboot the computers process this command and so far we seem to be good to go, "mostly". There have been a few cases where the files end up missing.



ISC reader Linnie wrote in and indicated this method works as well:

- Copy the EXTRA.dat file to c:program files\common files\mcafeeengine
- copy the svchost.exe to c:windows\system32
- Reboot, everything is back to normal.



Additional information from McAfee: http://community.mcafee.com/thread/24056?tstart=0
McAfee Knowledgebase Article: https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB68780
EXTRA.DAT file: http://home.mcafee.com/VirusInfo/VirusProfile.aspx?key=265240.

THANKS TO ALL THE CONTRIBUTORS! We got too many to mention here. Please keep it coming using our contact page: http://isc.sans.org/contact.html . I haven't counted the submissions, but they may be at a hundred now. Some report about networks with thousands of down machines and organizations who had to shut down for business until this is fixed.

Oil rig explosion off Louisiana coast

Eleven missing after oil rig explosion, More than 24 hours after an oil rig exploded and caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard was prepared to search through the night Wednesday for 11 missing workers as firefighters battled a raging blaze fueled by crude oil gushing from the rig about 50 miles southeast of Venice.

Seventeen workers, including three with critical injuries, were taken by helicopters to hospitals across the region after the Tuesday night explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig, which had 126 crewmembers onboard, the Coast Guard said.

Ninety-eight rescued workers were on vessels expected to reach Port Fourchon on Wednesday night to be reunited with anxious family members gathering there.

The United States Coast Guard said out of 126 people on the rig, 114 have been accounted for, and 11 are still missing. The rig is more than 50 miles southeast of Venice, on Louisiana's tip.

Lt. Scot Albrecht said it's a major operation.

"Thirty different air crews were involved in the search and rescue mission. Pretty massive effort for this base. Probably couple hundred just here," said Lt. Albrecht.

Breland's thoughts are with those who are still missing.

"Remind everyone to remember them in their prayers. My prayers will be with all of them to return," cried Breland.

Breland is traveling Wednesday night with her daughter-in-law Haley to meet Craig in Louisiana.

Heathrow re-opens

British authorities scaled back their assessment of the danger volcanic ash poses to jetliners on Tuesday, easing Europe's worst air traffic disruption since World War II but raising the prospect that millions of passengers have been stranded and more than $1 billion in economic activity lost partly because of the overestimated risk.

The British Civil Aviation Authority said new test flights conducted by airlines and reviewed by jet engine makers indicated that commercial airliners could fly safely in low levels of ash -- a position that airline industry officials and some European government authorities have been arguing for days.

Previously, British authorities maintained that virtually any volcanic ash was a threat to aviation. While that position was consistent with international standards, industry officials said civil aviation authorities were being overly cautious. They argued that in recent days ash clouds had cleared enough over Europe for planes to safely navigate around them.

nj school budget vote 2010

School elections have drawn more attention this year, largely because Gov. Chris Christie has called for cutting $820 million in education aid -- prompting schools boards to severely slash spending, and in most towns propose layoffs. He's been in a war of words with the New Jersey Education Association, the state's largest teachers union.

Joseph Marbach, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Seton Hall University, and a member of the school's political science department, predicted voter turnout could be about 25 percent today, up from the typical 15 percent. He predicted fewer school budgets would pass than in prior years.

Largest earthquake ever recorded

United States Geological Service (USGS), it is quite easy to learn about the biggest earthquake ever recorded, which occurred near Santiago, Chile, in 1960. Known as the Great Chilean Earthquake, the quake measured an impressive 9.5 on the Richter scale. The death toll of the Great Chilean Earthquake is not known, but estimates go as high as 6,000, and the earthquake may have caused as much as 800 billion US Dollars in damage.

It is highly probable that some ancient earthquakes were of a higher magnitude, but because the Richter scale was not developed until the 1930s, it is difficult to quantitatively compare them. For example, the Lisbon Earthquake of 1755 was by all accounts quite severe, and it generated a massive tsunami which only magnified the death toll, and the Shaanxi Earthquake which occurred in China in the 1500s was the deadliest known to history, killing almost one million people. The Shaanxi Earthquake may also have been the biggest earthquake known to man, but there is simply no way to tell.

In terms of earthquakes which were studied, measured, and recorded on the Richter Scale, however, the Great Chilean Earthquake was far and away the biggest earthquake ever. Keeping in mind that the Richter Scale runs along an exponential progression, the next largest earthquake was a 1964 tremblor in Prince William Sound, Alaska, which measured 9.2. The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake is the next biggest earthquake ever recorded, clocking in at 9.1 on the Richter Scale and generating a formidable tsunami which damaged much of the coastline of Southeast Asia.

The risk of large earthquakes has become greatly increased since the Great Chilean Earthquake, thanks to increasing human population and the growth of megacities, and it wouldn't take the biggest earthquake ever recorded to create the most lethal earthquake ever recorded. Many huge cities happen to be located in seismically active areas, and an earthquake of major size in any of these regions could be devastating. Because earthquakes cannot be predicted or controlled, seismologists have warned communities, suggesting that they need to develop clear action plans for major quakes, as much of the damage and loss of life associated with earthquakes is caused by poor infrastructure.
That would be Chile, 1960. Same area as Darwin's quake. This helps put our recent small quakes in the Northeast in perspective.

The Largest Earthquake in the World


"Approximately 1,655 killed, 3,000 injured, 2,000,000 homeless, and $550 million damage in southern Chile; tsunami caused 61 deaths, $75 million damage in Hawaii; 138 deaths and $50 million damage in Japan; 32 dead and missing in the Philippines; and $500,000 damage to the west coast of the United States." (USGS)

"The series of earthquakes ... ravaged southern Chile and ruptured over a period of days a 1,000 km section of the fault, one of the longest ruptures ever reported. The number of fatalities associated with both the tsunami and the earthquake has been estimated to be between 490 and 5,700. Reportedly there were 3,000 injured, and initially there were 717 missing in Chile. The Chilean government estimated 2,000,000 people were left homeless and 58,622 houses were completely destroyed. Damage (including tsunami damage) was more than $500 million U.S. dollars. The main shock setup a series of seismic sea waves (tsunami) that not only was destructive along the coast of Chile, but which also caused numerous casualties and extensive property damage in Hawaii and Japan, and which was noticeable along shorelines throughout the Pacific Ocean area. There were several other geologic phenomena besides tsunamis associated with this event. Subsidence caused by the earthquake produced local flooding and permanently altered the shorelines of much of the area in Chile impacted by the earthquake. Landslides were common on Chilean hillsides. Cordón Caulle erupted forty-seven hours after the main shock. It is only a matter of time until Chile once again has a "world-class" earthquake whose impact, like the 1960 Chile event, will be felt around the world." (NOAA)
Valdivia, Chile (NOAA)

"Valdivia suffered catastrophic damage because of its proximity to the epicenter of the massive quake. Regional tectonic subsidence of five to seven feet occurred. There was extensive loss to agricultural lands from flooding. The horizontal ground motions, not the subsidence, caused the principal damage to structures away from shorelines and river channels. Older masonry structures were hard hit by the earthquake. However, many wood frame buildings performed well.

"The highest [tsunami] runup on the United States was at Crescent City, California. Here, the runup reached 1.7 m and the first wave arrived 15.5 hours after the tsunami was triggered. A total of $500,000 to $1,000,000 in damage was done by the tsunami to the United States west coast.

"Hilo was the hardest hit city in the Hawaiian Islands. The tsunami arrived at Hilo about 15 hours after it originated off the coast of south central Chile, 6,600 miles distant. The runup at Hilo was measured at 10.7 m. The tsunami changed into a bore as it passed the harbor entrance and advanced on to the bay front. The business district along Kamehameha Avenue and the adjoining low-lying residential areas of Waiakea and Shimmache were destroyed. Damage to property included 229 dwellings and 308 business and public buildings. Between the Wailoa and Wailuku Rivers, the water washed inland as far as the 6 m(20 ft) contour above sea level." (NOAA)

Earthquakes in 2010

This list contains all earthquakes with magnitude greater than 2.5 located by the USGS and contributing networks in the last week (168 hours). Magnitudes 4.5 and above are in bold font. Magnitudes 6 and above are in red. (Some early events may be obscured by later ones on the maps.)

The most recent earthquakes are at the top of the list. Times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Click on the word "map" to see a ten-degree tall map displaying the earthquake. Click on an event's "DATE" to get a detailed report.

earthquake.usgs.gov

Tsunami 2010

A tsunami is a series of ocean waves that sends surges of water, sometimes reaching heights of over 100 feet (30.5 meters), onto land. These walls of water can cause widespread destruction when they crash ashore.

These awe-inspiring waves are typically caused by large, undersea earthquakes at tectonic plate boundaries. When the ocean floor at a plate boundary rises or falls suddenly it displaces the water above it and launches the rolling waves that will become a tsunami.

Most tsunamis, about 80 percent, happen within the Pacific Ocean’s “Ring of Fire,” a geologically active area where tectonic shifts make volcanoes and earthquakes common.

Tsunamis may also be caused by underwater landslides or volcanic eruptions. They may even be launched, as they frequently were in Earth’s ancient past, by the impact of a large meteorite plunging into an ocean.

Tsunamis race across the sea at up to 500 miles (805 kilometers) an hour—about as fast as a jet airplane. At that pace they can cross the entire expanse of the Pacific Ocean in less than a day. And their long wavelengths mean they lose very little energy along the way.

In deep ocean, tsunami waves may appear only a foot or so high. But as they approach shoreline and enter shallower water they slow down and begin to grow in energy and height. The tops of the waves move faster than their bottoms do, which causes them to rise precipitously.

A tsunami’s trough, the low point beneath the wave’s crest, often reaches shore first. When it does, it produces a vacuum effect that sucks coastal water seaward and exposes harbor and sea floors. This retreating of sea water is an important warning sign of a tsunami, because the wave’s crest and its enormous volume of water typically hit shore five minutes or so later. Recognizing this phenomenon can save lives.

A tsunami is usually composed of a series of waves, called a wave train, so its destructive force may be compounded as successive waves reach shore. People experiencing a tsunami should remember that the danger may not have passed with the first wave and should await official word that it is safe to return to vulnerable locations.

Some tsunamis do not appear on shore as massive breaking waves but instead resemble a quickly surging tide that inundates coastal areas.

The best defense against any tsunami is early warning that allows people to seek higher ground. The Pacific Tsunami Warning System, a coalition of 26 nations headquartered in Hawaii, maintains a web of seismic equipment and water level gauges to identify tsunamis at sea. Similar systems are proposed to protect coastal areas worldwide.

nationalgeographic

Tsunami warning Hawaii caused by chile earthquake

AFP - The state Department of Transportation is urging all shipping agents and shipping companies to get their ships out of port this morning following an anticipated 6 a.m. tsunami warning.

One cruise ship is scheduled to arrive in Honolulu Harbor for refueling this morning but is scheduled to leave before 6 a.m., DOT spokeswoman Tammy Mori said.

Harbor police are also physically notifying harbor tenants about the warning.

Hawaii was placed on tsunami alert early Saturday after a giant earthquake struck Chile triggering warnings that emergency action should be taken as all its the islands could face damage.

"A tsunami has been generated that could cause damage along coastlines of all islands in the state of Hawaii," the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

"Urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property," the Hawaii-based center added.

It warned the first waves could hit at 11:19 am in Hawaii (2119 GMT), and said a tsunami consisted of a long series of ocean waves, with each wave able to last five to 15 minutes.

The center added in its statement that wave heights cannot be predicted and the first wave to hit the coastal ares might not be the highest. Such waves can cause extensive flooding to low-lying areas.

"All shores are at risk no matter which direction they face. The trough of a tsunami wave may temporarily expose the seafloor but the area will quickly flood again," the statement said.

"Extremely strong and unusual nearshore currents can accompany a tsunami. Debris picked up and carried by a tsunami amplifies its destructive power.

"Simultaneous high tides or high surf can significantly increase the tsunami hazard."

The 8.8 quake that struck central Chile early Saturday triggered a tsunami warning across the volatile Pacific rim of fire stretching from Japan to the Antarctic.

Tsunami Warning to prevent loss of life and property

A tsunami warning system (TWS) is a system to detect tsunamis and issue warnings to prevent loss of life and property. It consists of two equally important components: a network of sensors to detect tsunamis and a communications infrastructure to issue timely alarms to permit evacuation of coastal areas.

There are two distinct types of tsunami warning systems: international and regional. Both depend on the fact that, while tsunamis travel at between 500 and 1,000 km/h (around 0.14 and 0.28 km/s) in open water, earthquakes can be detected almost at once as seismic waves travel with a typical speed of 4 km/s (around 14,400 km/h). This gives time for a possible tsunami forecast to be made and warnings to be issued to threatened areas, if warranted. Unfortunately, until a reliable model is able to predict which earthquakes will produce significant tsunamis, this approach will produce many more false alarms than verified warnings. In the correct operational paradigm, the seismic alerts are used to send out the watches and warnings. Then, data from observed sea level height (either shore-based tide gauges or DART buoys) are used to verify the existence of a tsunami.

Other systems have been proposed to augment the warning paradigm. For example, it has been suggested that the duration and frequency content of t-wave energy (which is earthquake energy trapped in the ocean SOFAR channel) is indicative of an earthquakes tsunami potential.The first rudimentary system to alert communities of an impending tsunami was attempted in Hawaii in the 1920s. More advanced systems were developed in the wake of the April 1, 1946 (caused by the 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake) and May 23, 1960 (caused by the 1960 Valdivia earthquake) tsunamis which caused massive devastation in Hilo, Hawaii. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami_warning_system

Chile earthquake Tsunami and aftershocks

A tsunami warning was first declared for Chile and Peru, while a tsunami watch issued for Ecuador, Colombia, Antarctica, Panama and Costa Rica.

The warning was later extended to a Pacific Ocean-wide warning, covering all coastal areas on the Pacific Ocean except the west coast of the United States, British Columbia, and Alaska. Hawaiian media reported that tsunami warning sirens will be sounded at 6am local time.

A tsunami amplitude of up to 2.6 m (8.5 ft) high was recorded in the sea at Valparaiso, Chile. An amplitude of 2.34 m (7.68 ft) was recorded at Talcahuano in the Biobío Region.

An aftershock of 6.2 was recorded 20 minutes after the initial quake.Two more aftershocks of magnitudes 5.4 and 5.6 followed. The USGS said that "a large vigorous aftershock sequence can be expected from this earthquake".And indeed, four hours after the initial shock, at least 14 aftershocks larger than magnitude 5.5 had been recorded in an area stretching roughly 300 km north and south of the first epicenter. The largest of those aftershocks measured 6.9 .

In Juan Fernández Islands, situated in the Pacific Ocean about 667 km (414 mi) away from the coast of Chile, local residents reported "a wave of great size" in the main city, but it still remains unknown whether there is any damage.

Minor quakes generated by the main one could be felt as far as São Paulo, Brazil,located about 3,000 km (1,900 mi) away from Concepción.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Chile_earthquake

Chile earthquake Damage and casualties

According to an Associated Press Television News cameraman, some buildings have collapsed in Santiago and there are power outages in parts of the city.Santiago's International Airport seems to have been damaged and the airport authority has closed off all flight operations for the next 24 hours from around 1200 UTC.

At least 78 deaths have been reported so far.

Damaged buildings and fires were reported in Concepción.

The Chilean National Emergency Office Oficina Nacional de Emergencia estimated that the intensity of the earthquake was 9 on the Mercalli scale in the Biobío Region and 8 in Santiago. USGS put the intensity in Santiago and Valparaiso at MM VI.

The earthquake occurred along the boundary between the Nazca Plate and the South American Plate. At the location of this earthquake, the plates converge at 80 mm/year. The coastal part of Chile has a history of great megathrust earthquakes originating from this plate boundary, such as the 1960 Valdivia earthquake. More recently, this plate boundary ruptured at the 2007 Antofagasta earthquake.

The earthquake is characterized by a thrust-faulting focal mechanism, caused by the subduction of the Nazca plate under the South American plate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Chile_earthquake

Chile earthquake List

This is a list of earthquakes in Chile. This list considers every notable earthquake felt or with its epicenter within Chile's current borders and maritime areas.

* Details are approximate for old events.
* Magnitude is measured in the Moment magnitude scale.
* Intensity is measured in the Mercalli intensity scale.
* Hypocenter depth is given in kilometres.
* Time is given in UTC.

Date	Time	Magnitude	Intensity	Epicenter	Depth	Death toll
1570 Concepción earthquake	1570-02-08	9:00	8.3		36°48′S 73°00′W / 36.8°S 73°W / -36.8; -73
1575 Valdivia earthquake	1575-12-16	14:30	8.5		39°48′S 73°12′W / 39.8°S 73.2°W / -39.8; -73.2
1647 Santiago earthquake	1647-05-13	19:30	8.5		35°S 72°W / 35°S 72°W / -35; -72
1751 Concepción earthquake	1751-05-25	1:00	8.5		36°50′S 73°02′W / 36.83°S 73.03°W / -36.83; -73.03
1835 Concepción earthquake	1835-02-20	11:30	8.5		36°50′S 73°02′W / 36.83°S 73.03°W / -36.83; -73.03
1868 Arica earthquake	1868-08-13	16:45	9.0		18°30′S 70.35°0′W / 18.5°S 70.35°W / -18.5; -70.35
1906 Valparaíso earthquake	1906-08-16	19:48	8.2		33°S 72°W / 33°S 72°W / -33; -72	25
1922 Vallenar earthquake	1922-11-10	23:53	8.5		28°30′S 70°0′W / 28.5°S 70°W / -28.5; -70	25	100
1939 Chillán earthquake	1939-01-25	23:32	7.8		36°12′S 72°12′W / 36.2°S 72.2°W / -36.2; -72.2	60	30,000
1943 Coquimbo earthquake	1943-04-06	12:07	8.2		30°45′S 72°0′W / 30.75°S 72°W / -30.75; -72	55
1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquake	1949-12-17	06:53:30[1]	7.8[1]	VIII[1]	54°0′0″S 68°46′11″W / 54°S 68.76972°W / -54; -68.76972[1]	30[1]
1960 Valdivia earthquake	1960-05-22	19:11	9.5[2]	XI[3]	39°30′S 74°30′W / 39.5°S 74.5°W / -39.5; -74.5	30	2231, 3000, 5700[4] or 6000[5]
1965 Santiago earthquake	1965-03-28	12:33	7.1		32°25′05″S 71°06′00″W / 32.418°S 71.100°W / -32.418; -71.100
1971 Illapel earthquake	1971-07-08	23:03	7.5		32°30′40″S 71°12′25″W / 32.511°S 71.207°W / -32.511; -71.207
1985 Santiago earthquake	1985-03-03	22:47	8.0[6]	VIII	33°14′S 71°51′W / 33.24°S 71.85°W / -33.24; -71.85	33	177
1987 Antofagasta earthquake	1987	23:03	7.2
1993 San Juan earthquake	1993-06-08	23:17:41[1]	6.5[1]	VI[1]	31°33′35″S 69°13′48″W / 31.55972°S 69.23°W / -31.55972; -69.23[1]	113[1]
1995 Antofagasta earthquake	1995-07-30	05:11	8.0[6]		23°21′36″S 70°18′36″W / 23.360°S 70.31°W / -23.360; -70.31	47	3
2005 Tarapacá earthquake	2005-06-13	22:45[7]	7.8[6] or 7.9[7]	VII	19°53′42″S 69°07′30″W / 19.895°S 69.125°W / -19.895; -69.125	117.2	11[7]
2007 Aysen Fjord earthquake	2007-04-21	17:53	6.2	VII[8]	45°27′S 72°50′W / 45.45°S 72.833°W / -45.45; -72.833	38.1	10[8]
2007 Antofagasta earthquake	2007-11-14	15:40:53[9]	7.7[9]	IX[10]	22°11′20″S 69°50′35″W / 22.189°S 69.843°W / -22.189; -69.843[9]	60[9]	2[11]
2008 Papudo earthquake	2008-12-18	18:19	6.3	V			0
2009 Arica earthquake	2009-11-13	03:05:57	6.5[12]	V[13]	19°23′06″S 70°15′58″W / 19.385°S 70.266°W / -19.385; -70.266	28	0
2010 Chile earthquake	2010-2-27	03:34	8.8[14][15]		35°49′34″S 72°40′08″W / 35.826°S 72.669°W / -35.826; -72.669	59.4	78 (at 9am local time)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Chile

Chile earthquake 2010

The 2010 Chile earthquake happened off the coast of the Maule Region of Chile,on February 27, 2010 03:34 local time (06:34 UTC), with a magnitude of what was originally reported to be between 8.3 and 8.5 Mw, and has since been upgraded to a possible 8.8 Mw. It was the strongest earthquake affecting Chile since the magnitude 9.5 1960 Valdivia earthquake, and the strongest earthquake worldwide since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

Huge earthquake in Chile, Tsunami threatened, earthquake in Haiti, crazy cold weather in Ireland and the U.S. What is happening to our world?

In a word nothing, or at least nothing we can explain.

Of course the doomsayers say we are bound for perdition, the global warmers will say it is all a sign of impending future disasters, global coolers will point outside their windows and say see it is snowing,therefore no global climate change.

None of them know whether they are talking sense or blather.

We live in a random world,where the unexplained happens all the time,. Why does one person die and not another? Why are our lives so full of doubt and uncertainty? Some will say religion explains it all ,others that nothing does.

Neither is satisfactory because we just don't know.Sure we can speculate and in the case of religion,put forward a formidable case, but until someone returns from the other side and tells us how it is we are all just guessing.

The earthquake was also felt in the Chilean capital Santiago as well as in many[which?] Argentinean cities. Tsunami warnings were issued in 53 countries. Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile, declared a "state of catastrophe". She also confirmed the deaths of at least 78 people.

The epicenter of the earthquake was offshore from the Maule Region, approximately 8 km (5.0 miles) west of Curanipe and 115 km north-northeast of Chile's second largest city, Concepción. Also, the epicenter is less than 20 km due east from that of the 1960 Valdivia earthquake. Other cities exposed to Mercalli intensity scale intensity VIII (Destructive) shaking were Arauco, Lota and Constitución. The quake occurred at 03:34 local time, and is reported to have lasted 10–30 seconds.

Hawaii Tsunami Warning information

Tsunami threatens Hawaiian islands: U.S. agency

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning — its highest alert — for Hawaii, where incoming waves could cause damage along the coastlines across the island chain. A warning was also in effect for Guam, American Samoa and dozens of other Pacific islands.

The first waves were expected to arrive in Hawaii at 11:19 a.m. Saturday (4:19 p.m. EST).

The state planned to sound warning sirens statewide at 6 a.m. to alert residents and tourists of the incoming tsunami, said Shelly Ichishita, spokeswoman for state civil defense.
"Urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property," the center said in a bulletin. "All shores are at risk no matter which direction they face."

Geophysicist Victor Sardina said the Hawaii-based center was urging all countries included the warning to take the threat very seriously.

"Everybody is under a warning because the wave, we know, is on its way. Everybody is at risk now," he said in a telephone interview.

The warning follows a massive earthquake in Chile that killed at least 78 people and triggered tsunamis up and down the coast of the earthquake-prone country.

The center estimates the first tsunami, which is a series of several waves in succession, will hit Hawaii at 11:19 a.m. Hawaii time (4 p.m. EST).