Saturday, February 27, 2010

Tsunami History and Data

For those of you who like to do research, or prefer to know a lot about something, here are some links regarding the current situation facing Hilo:

Basic description of the last major tsunami to hit Hilo (1960):
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/1994/94_05_20.html

Info on the quake in Chile:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2010/us2010tfan/#details

And for semi-current information about the tsunami projection:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2010/us2010tfan/#tsunami
(and then use the Tsunami Warning for the State of Hawaii from PTWC link for the most updated sheet - sorry I can't link to it directly as it changes regularly)

1 comment:

  1. Great information... We ARE going to do a phone interview with you. I fear doing it during our 5 pm will be a terrible time for both emergency workers and just trying to get thru, so we want to do it earlier. Like soon.

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