General Discussion

RandySF

(59,345 posts) Fri Sep 8, 2017, 01:14 AM Sep 2017

BREAKING - Earthquake measuring 8.1 strikes off the coast of Mexico

The tremor hit in the Pacific Ocean near the border of Mexico and Guatemala.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-earthquake-measuring-81-strikes-11131870

20 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

BREAKING - Earthquake measuring 8.1 strikes off the coast of Mexico (Original Post) RandySF Sep 2017 OP

No. That is huge. applegrove Sep 2017 #1

Tsunami warning? Hekate Sep 2017 #2

Yes Flaleftist Sep 2017 #5

Just heard it was cancelled. RandySF Sep 2017 #7

I have heard reports it's not Joanie Baloney Sep 2017 #10

Correction: No warning for California coast. RandySF Sep 2017 #11

Damn! burrowowl Sep 2017 #3

The Gods must be really pissed! democratisphere Sep 2017 #4

Fuck! That's terrible! n/t X_Digger Sep 2017 #6

Glad I'm not religious. dchill Sep 2017 #8

Here is bloomberg: applegrove Sep 2017 #9

Has been upgraded to an 8.2 - NT Joanie Baloney Sep 2017 #12

8.4 per SSN Mexico FreeState Sep 2017 #20

Warning of tsunami waves of up to 3 metres after 8.2 earthquake L. Coyote Sep 2017 #13

Mexico is now reporting FOUR earthquakes all over 8.0! CloudsInMyCoffee Sep 2017 #14

I think it's the same quake. RandySF Sep 2017 #15

I don't know how far those are apart CloudsInMyCoffee Sep 2017 #16

Where is that from, link? uppityperson Sep 2017 #18

WTF is this??? CloudsInMyCoffee Sep 2017 #17

Transformers shorting out, reflecting against clouds. Read the replies on Twitter uppityperson Sep 2017 #19

applegrove

(118,832 posts)

1. No. That is huge.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 01:19 AM

Sep 2017

Hekate

(90,846 posts)

2. Tsunami warning?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 01:22 AM

Sep 2017

Jeez.

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)

5. Yes

Reply to Hekate (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 01:22 AM

Sep 2017

http://metro.co.uk/2017/09/08/tsunami-warning-as-magnitude-8-earthquake-rocks-mexico-6911929/

RandySF

(59,345 posts)

7. Just heard it was cancelled.

Reply to Flaleftist (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 01:24 AM

Sep 2017

Joanie Baloney

(1,357 posts)

10. I have heard reports it's not

Reply to RandySF (Reply #7)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 01:33 AM

Sep 2017

But I have no idea what's what at this point:

Link to tweet

RandySF

(59,345 posts)

11. Correction: No warning for California coast.

Reply to Joanie Baloney (Reply #10)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 01:34 AM

Sep 2017

burrowowl

(17,653 posts)

3. Damn!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 01:22 AM

Sep 2017

and Katia on the east side!

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

4. The Gods must be really pissed!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 01:22 AM

Sep 2017

X_Digger

(18,585 posts)

6. Fuck! That's terrible! n/t

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 01:23 AM

Sep 2017

dchill

(38,556 posts)

8. Glad I'm not religious.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 01:29 AM

Sep 2017

applegrove

(118,832 posts)

9. Here is bloomberg:

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 01:31 AM

Sep 2017

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2017-09-08/magnitude-8-earthquake-reported-near-tres-picos-mexico-usgs

Joanie Baloney

(1,357 posts)

12. Has been upgraded to an 8.2 - NT

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 01:38 AM

Sep 2017

FreeState

(10,584 posts)

20. 8.4 per SSN Mexico

Reply to Joanie Baloney (Reply #12)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 02:36 AM

Sep 2017

Link to tweet

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)

13. Warning of tsunami waves of up to 3 metres after 8.2 earthquake

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 01:47 AM

Sep 2017

Link to tweet

CloudsInMyCoffee

(94 posts)

14. Mexico is now reporting FOUR earthquakes all over 8.0!

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 01:58 AM

Sep 2017

FOUR!!!!!!!

RandySF

(59,345 posts)

15. I think it's the same quake.

Reply to CloudsInMyCoffee (Reply #14)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 02:02 AM

Sep 2017

CloudsInMyCoffee

(94 posts)

16. I don't know how far those are apart

Reply to RandySF (Reply #15)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 02:04 AM

Sep 2017

but the depth is different

uppityperson

(115,681 posts)

18. Where is that from, link?

Reply to CloudsInMyCoffee (Reply #16)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 02:08 AM

Sep 2017

It's the same quake, being reported from different agencies. Not 4 separate quakes.

CloudsInMyCoffee

(94 posts)

17. WTF is this???

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Fri Sep 8, 2017, 02:07 AM

Sep 2017

This is .....spooky.

Link to tweet

uppityperson

(115,681 posts)

19. Transformers shorting out, reflecting against clouds. Read the replies on Twitter