By UPDATE: Complete Japanese earthquake and tsunami information can be found at this posting.
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It looks like parts of Asia to include Japan and Korea’s Cheju Island will need to be on a lookout for a tsunami in the aftermath of the huge 8.5 earthquake that struck Chile:
Wide swaths of the south Pacific, Asia and Australia braced for a tsunami after a devastating earthquake hit the coast of Chile on Saturday.
Officials in Japan and Australia warned a tsunami from the earthquake was likely to hit Asian shorelines within 24 hours. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii issued a tsunami caution for areas across the region.
“Sea-level readings confirm that a tsunami has been generated which could cause widespread damage,” the center said in a bulletin after the magnitude-8.8 quake. “Authorities should take appropriate action to respond to this threat.”
The center noted that the first waves after a quake are not necessarily the largest and said tsunami wave heights are difficult to predict because they can vary significantly along a coast due to the local topography.
Earthquakes across the Pacific have had deadly effects on Asia in the past.
A tsunami after a magnitude-9.5 quake that struck Chile in 1960, the largest earthquake ever recorded, killed about 140 people in Japan, 61 in Hawaii and 32 in the Philippines. That tsunami was about 3.3 to 13 feet (one to four meters) in height, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said.
The tsunami from Saturday’s quake was likely to be much smaller because the quake itself was not as strong.
Japanese public broadcaster NHK quoted earthquake experts as saying the tsunami would likely be tens of centimeters (inches) high and reach Japan in about 22 hours. A tsunami of 28 centimeters (11 inches) was recorded after a magnitude-8.4 earthquake near Chile in 2001. [Associated Press]
So far only 78 people are reported dead in Chile, but it is sure to rise. However, it is pretty amazing the difference in the death toll when compared to the smaller earthquake that hit Haiti. Chile’s modern buildings are all retrofitted to survive a earthquake, which is what obviously makes an enormous difference.
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12:00 am on February 27th, 2010 1
It's look like so many earthquakes lately.
Is it the God up there trying to tell us something ?
Or is it the human race has been too sinful lately ?
Let us pray for the safety of the world & be kind to each other.
Thank you.
12:12 am on February 27th, 2010 2
I posted something a little tongue in cheek in the Forum several hours ago, but it never showed up.
1:32 am on February 27th, 2010 3
Joe, it is posted over at the Forums and will eventually show up on the RSS feed on the sidebar. It usually just takes a little while for Feedburner for some reason to post updates on their RSS feed even for posts on the main ROK Drop site.
2:09 am on February 27th, 2010 4
It is the TECTONIC PLATES moving over the molten core of the earth.
Pray if you wish. It can't hurt. Might also want to stockpile some food and water.
God helps those that help themselves.
GOOD LUCK 
Buy a shotgun also, to protect you from — your "friends".
Your welcome
2:50 am on February 27th, 2010 5
"It’s look like so many earthquakes lately."
Hmmm… I just said the same thing.
"Is it the God up there trying to tell us something ?"
Yep… from Haiti to Indonesia, Chile to Iraq, China to Japan, and Mexico City… God only blesses white people… at least until the Big One hits LA… oh, wait… that wouldn't be an exception to the rule, would it?
"Or is it the human race has been too sinful lately ?"
Perhaps… because nothing stops sin like a collapsed elementary school, a few flattened aid workers and a couple hundred thousand crushed poor people. You go, God!
6:16 am on February 27th, 2010 6
7:34 am on February 27th, 2010 7
#3 if the big one hit LA, then God would be punishing Hispanics and latinos, not white people.
10:20 am on February 27th, 2010 8
Good old Ben Franklin!
Buy a shotgun from angry koreans!
1:15 am on March 8th, 2010 9
God put an end to the sinning of 51 more non-whites.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/ap_on_re_eu/e…
5:59 am on March 21st, 2010 10
Let's see.
Today we had a 5.6 quake in Guantanamo city… and a 5.3 in Guatemala.
I'm starting to see a pattern here. Not only is God continuing to show his displeasure toward non-whites, he doesn't seem to like places that start with "Gua".
Face it, Guam, you are funked.