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Magnitude 8 Earthquake hits Pacific Near Mexico/Guatemala border, Tsunami warnings abound
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http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/08/americas/earthquake-hits-off-the-coast-of-southern-mexico/index.html
Mother nature clears her throat, reminds the world that she's still here thank you very much.
No casualties reported, but everyone's worried about a possible tsunami to follow. If you have any family down and about there, best to get in touch and make sure they're safe.
EDIT: clarified, definitely some destruction but reporting of such is limited due to power lines being cut. Expect more details soon.
DOUBLE EDIT: Details are starting to trickle in, 2 confirmed casualties so far and "little tsunamis" confirmed with larger waves expected over the course of the next 2 hours.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-quake-mexico/at-least-two-die-in-mexico-quake-small-tsunami-triggered-idUSKCN1BJ0FW
Mother nature clears her throat, reminds the world that she's still here thank you very much.
No casualties reported, but everyone's worried about a possible tsunami to follow. If you have any family down and about there, best to get in touch and make sure they're safe.
EDIT: clarified, definitely some destruction but reporting of such is limited due to power lines being cut. Expect more details soon.
DOUBLE EDIT: Details are starting to trickle in, 2 confirmed casualties so far and "little tsunamis" confirmed with larger waves expected over the course of the next 2 hours.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-quake-mexico/at-least-two-die-in-mexico-quake-small-tsunami-triggered-idUSKCN1BJ0FW
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Silver linings, I guess.
Most footage so far are from people in Mexico City, who dealt with tremors and aftershocks. Terrifying to think of what that must've been like along the coast.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/magnitude-8-0-earthquake-hits-mexico-s-southern-coast-n799726
Fortunately no big tsunamis yet - biggest waves weren't bigger than 4 feet. But they're still experiencing aftershocks around mag 5 with the president warning that they could go as high as 7.2.
Indeed. There is a chance that the remnant low of Katia could cross the mountains and end up on the Pacific side for redevelopment, but it would be further north, and tropical storms on the Pacific side tend to track north, so it wouldn't be a flooding issue in the earthquake zone.
Maybe a minute, often much less. The problem is when the earth moves it doesn't take long for structures to start toppling.