Magnitude 7.7 earthquake slams British Columbia

[adgal]

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October 28, 2012 — On October 27 at 8:04 p.m. PDT, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake slammed British Columbia off the coast south of Masset.
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The earthquake triggered tsunami warnings as far away as Hawaii
The earthquake triggered tsunami warnings as far away as Hawaii

A powerful earthquake has struck off the coast of BC near Masset, triggering tsunami warnings and evacuations as far away as Hawaii.

According to the USGS, the quake measured a magnitude 7.7, making it the third highest earthquake in Canada's history.

No damages or injuries were reported, but the tremor was strong enough to trigger tsunami warnings in coastal areas from the northern tip of Vancouver Island to Cape Decision in Alaska.

Those warnings were later dropped, but the waves triggered by the quake continued to spread outward, prompting tsunami warnings in California and Hawaii, all of which have been dropped.

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[orphanedhawk]

I lived on the Big Island of Hawaii for a while. There we had the active volcano, lots of earthquakes and yes, there could be tsunamis.

Change can be scarey and it can be exciting. It does make it hard to plan.
The plants here have not been doing what we used to think of as normal.
This last year things have bloomed when they usually wouldn't but not everything was off. And it continues.

Sometimes I wonder if the Mayan prediction wasn't so much about the end of the world but the end of a sun cycle.

[adgal]

No, we didn't feel a thing.  Fortunately we aren't on a fault line, so not a big worry here. Actually, interestingly, after hearing about this I decided to read up on what kinds of natural disasters might hit my city.  It seems we are well positioned to avoid any.  To far inland and land locked, plus nestled right into the Rockies (we have a very high altitude) so no worries about Hurricanes.  We get tornado warnings, but actually getting hit by a big one is pretty unlikely (love those Rockies).  We have had a few tiny one's, but nothing devastating.  Not near a fault so no earthquake issues and of course no tsunamis.  Seems our biggest threat would be either flooding or debris from outer space.  Reading everything that has been going on lately, I think I'm staying put....lol.  

I've also heard about the changes of the sun, and look forward to reading this article you posted the link for.  I do believe most of this is natural phenomena.  I certainly don't discount global warming and have no doubt we have contributed to the issue, but still think the basis is natural cycles.  It's a bit scary though isn't it.

[orphanedhawk]

I saw this last night on the news.Did you feel it ?
Seeing that we're down the coast from you, and my guess is the quake you had is connected to the San Andreas, we're always interested in the shaking up of our planet.
I've felt lots of them, thankfully all small.

As far as the crazy weather, there's a lot of speculation. One interesting idea has to do with changes in the sun.

If you're interested in those kinds of things ( I am) you could check out this link:
http://www.netplaces.com/guide-to-2012/plasma-changes-in-the-solar-system/the-role-of-plasma-in-recent-solar-system-changes.htm

[adgal]

This is pretty close to home.  I actually spent the majority of my life in B.C., and although we certainly had earthquakes, there hasn't been one like this in my memory.  Glad no one was hurt!  What is with all this whacky weather?  Or is it just that due to the ease of communication, we are just more likely to hear about all of it?

I'm super glad all the tsunami warnings have been dropped.