Quake

Quake

by digby

I have friends who went through the 9.2 great Alaska quake of 1964, which was the second biggest quake ever recorded. It was one of those where the earth opened up and swallowed cars. Whole towns on the coast disappeared. Luckily, there aren't very many people in Alaska so the carnage was limited. But one of the things most people forget about that quake is that the tsunami it created killed a bunch of people in Oregon and Northern California.

This Chilean quake is also a great quake and the carnage is likely to be quite severe considering the population. Let's hope it isn't as bad as we might fear.

And I certainly hope we don't see any people in the pacific rim running to beaches to watch the waves. It would be very, very foolish..


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