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Chile: Large Earthquake May Be Imminent

Posted by feww on February 13, 2011

Large Earthquake May Strike Offshore Chile: FIRE-EARTH

FEWW Moderators believe a large earthquake measuring about 8.2Mw could strike offshore Chile close to the location of the ongoing seismic activity. [Probability ≈ 0.6]

An intense wave of activity which struck offshore Bio-Bio region, Chile on February 12 has so far produced at least a half dozen significant shocks including the following two events which occurred today, according to USGS/EHP.

  • Magnitude 6.0 on February 13 at 10:35:06 UTC
  • Magnitude 5.8 on February 13 at 08:51:33 UTC

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BINGIZA Intensifies to a Cat 3A Storm

Posted by feww on February 13, 2011

Cyclone BINGIZA Strengthens to a Cat 3A Storm with Sustained Winds of About 190km/hr


Cyclone BINGIZA – IR Satellite image (NHC Enhancement). Source: CIMSS.  Click image to enlarge.

At 09:00UTC Tropical Cyclone BINGIZA (TC13S) was located about 700km ENE of ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR. The cyclone is moving westward at an average speed of about 10km/hr.

BINGIZA Details

  • Cyclone Position: ~ 16.0S 52.3E
  • MAX Sustained Winds: ~ 190Km/hr
  • Winds Gusts: 240km/hr
  • Source: JTWC and others

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