Chilean Earthquake Update

Chilean Earthquake Update, 12:00 PM Noon CST

• US State Department information for Americans seeking information about family and friends in Chile, and how Americans now in Chile can report in to US Consulate.
• Google Crisis Response: People search service
• CNN: Tsunami advisory issued for Pacific Basin area: California, Washington State, Oregon, Alaska, west coast of Canada.
• CNN: Tsunami arrival in Hawaii estimated to be 11 AM local time. NOAA estimating wave height 1'-7'. What to do, #21 & #22 here.
• Four US warships departing Hawaii within next 3 hours. US military working with local Hawaiian authorities to prepare for expected Hawaiian tsunami. Sirens sounding on Oahu, food stocks being limited per person.
• USGS Map, showing quake magnitudes throughout Southern Hemisphere
• Live Stream from Chile
• Google Live Updates
• Daylight now in Chile; damage assessment intensifies.
• Telephone communications down.
• Chilean earthquake strength not quite 1000 times the strength of Haitian quake.
• Preliminary Chilean report: 147 dead reported and expected to climb; President Obama said "hundreds."
• Bridge between north and south portions of Chile is out.
• Airports closed; flights diverted or returned to points of origin.
• Numerous aftershocks now in Chile; CNN Chile section head said he lost count at 25 aftershocks.
• Twitter & Facebook users providing on-going, on-the-ground local coverage.