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laconic · Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 11:52 pm Post subject: 7.7 Earthquake

7.7 - Wow!

How is everyone there?

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

i'm in Lima, where it was a 6. It was about a minute and there have been four aftershocks. People panic here and run out of the houses. The security guard and police shouted at us to open the windows and go down to the street. It's been registered at 7.9 by Washington and there's a tsunami warning. Classes are also cancelled nation-wide.

Sherri · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:40 am Post subject:

Naturegirl, I am glad you are all right. I posted up on the general discussion board about it. Is everyone in your family OK? How is your house?

Why did they tell you to come outside? In Japan we were told not to go outside right afterwards because aftershocks and debris can fall on people. Do be careful!

We just had 2 earthquakes in the last 24 hours here and we had a tsunami warning because of the quake in Peru (it was called off). Schools were off yesterday and today because of the hurricane. A new lava vent opened at the Kiluaea crater. What is happening on this planet?

S

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

They tell us to go outside because they panic about earthquakes. I guess they think that building are going to collapse and they want you close to the ground.

william wallace · Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 2869 Location: in between

Be careful,as you may know, the building may not be as sound after an earthquake and aftershocks can therefore cause considerable more damage than the original quake.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

I hope everyone is ok over there...

Oddly, I've been expecting a quake here all week. I wish there was a clear science to prediction, but as mentioned by a poster in Hawaii, they were hit with one this week as was Indonesia some days before. The Pacific Rim is certainly an active place.

QatarChic · Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 445 Location: Qatar

Hi Naturegirl- hope you and the other EFL teachers and people of Peru are doing ok- scary stuff indeed! Shocked

xx

Serious_Fun · Joined: 28 Jun 2005 Posts: 1171 Location: terra incognita

dlarcheuk · Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 58 Location: USA

We're way up here in the UP of Michigan, but you guys were our first thoughts and prayers this morning. Best.

MELEE · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:25 pm Post subject:

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

Supposedly it lasted 2.5 minutes and we've had 320 registered afterschocks so far. Classes are cancelled:) BUt not in the universities Sad

junkyak · Joined: 21 Jul 2007 Posts: 24 Location: LA Cali

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

yep. The last one was a couple of years ago and lasted 40 second.

They just cancelled university classes as wel.

jwbhomer · Joined: 14 Dec 2003 Posts: 876 Location: CANADA

Just adding my good wishes that you stay safe, NG.

MO39 · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:19 pm Post subject:

I'm glad to hear that you and your family are fine. I just read an on-line news article that said that most of the damage, quite devastating damage, happened in villages and towns south of Lima. At last count, over 450 people have died and thousands have lost their homes.