Hawaii Sparred Tsunami Damage

February 28, 2010 by Jeff Schuman · Leave a Comment
Filed under: News

The 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile created a tsunami that reached several thousands miles including Hawaii.

Thankfully there is no reported damage to any of the Hawaiin islands.

The LATimes Blog reports a relatively minor ocean surge and no significant damage.

In today’s day and age of instant access I was able to watch Fox News along with everyone else watching television and see what was happening in real time. I was amazed to see all of the boats out in the ocean waiting for the tsunami to arrive.

A tsunami travels under the ocean surface and boats in the ocean do not even feel it go under them. The water was blue and calm and many boats took advantage of that.

Fox News has posted a collection of tsunami YouTube videos you may want to take a look at.

Here is one I watched….