BajaNomad - TSUNAMI IN BAJA?

TSUNAMI IN BAJA?

chrisx - 4-14-2011 at 10:50 AM

tsunami in Baja?
is there any research about tidal waves in Baja? Historic records? Could Ensenada be wiped out by a tsunami?
How many meters up the hill does a person need to be for safty? Is there an early warning system? Is the 2nd story of a building safe? 3rd?

BajaBlanca - 4-14-2011 at 10:52 AM

I so would like to know the same information.

David K - 4-14-2011 at 11:01 AM

Does anyone have a crystal ball?

If a chunk of the 1,000 ft. high cliff on Hawaii breaks off, or a fault ruptures greatly, or an underwater landslide happens, you get a wave... from inches to several feet. The longer we live, the more crazy and terrible events we will see.

No place is safe... if not a tsunami... then a meteor impact will get you! Just enjoy life as best you can, for any day may be your last!

DanO - 4-14-2011 at 11:10 AM

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Originally posted by soulpatch
I heard a big one just hit....there is nothing left.....better pick a different destination.

Woooosh - 4-14-2011 at 11:17 AM

my neighbors in Rosarito Beach insist there was a huge water surge here years ago (80's) that was over a story high. They point to a water mark on a building and say the water was up that high (about 20 feet). They said their insurance was a waste of money and nothing was covered. I don't know if it was a tsunami, maybe just a high tide event coupled with a storm. In any event, any water when you are exactly at seas level, is a problem to say the least.

Mexitron - 4-14-2011 at 11:32 AM

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Originally posted by Woooosh
my neighbors in Rosarito Beach insist there was a huge water surge here years ago (80's) that was over a story high. They point to a water mark on a building and say the water was up that high (about 20 feet). They said their insurance was a waste of money and nothing was covered. I don't know if it was a tsunami, maybe just a high tide event coupled with a storm. In any event, any water when you are exactly at seas level, is a problem to say the least.

Sounds like the 1983 El Nino, when waves were crashing onto Coast Hwy in Laguna Beach......

David K - 4-14-2011 at 11:51 AM

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Originally posted by Mexitron

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Sounds like the 1983 El Nino, when waves were crashing onto Coast Hwy in Laguna Beach......

Yep... it took all the sand away from Del Mar and other local beaches, too.

chrisx - 4-14-2011 at 12:30 PM

they have earthquakes here,

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME – 2241Z 04 APR 2010
COORDINATES – 31.6 NORTH 115.5 WEST
DEPTH – 10 KM
LOCATION – BAJA CALIFORNIA MEXICO
MAGNITUDE – 7.3

wessongroup - 4-14-2011 at 12:36 PM

http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/tsu.shtml

Data bases on topic

motoged - 4-14-2011 at 12:40 PM

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Originally posted by chrisx
tsunami in Baja? is there any research about tidal waves in Baja? Historic records? Could Ensenada be wiped out by a tsunami?
How many meters up the hill does a person need to be for safty? Is there an early warning system? Is the 2nd story of a building safe? 3rd?

Chris,
GREAT question :light:

#1:
I think that there is research about tidal waves in Baja. You could probably find it if you were to do a Google search, or use your favourite search engine.

#2:
Yes, Ensenada could be wiped out by a tidal wave....as could Tijuana, San Diego, Tillamook, Astoria, Victoria, and Anchorage....although I am not sure about Wasilla.

Cabo could also could also be wiped out, but I am not sure anyone would miss it.

#3:
In order to be safe, a person would need to be at least one foot above the highest point a tidal wave would reach on a hill...being higher than the tidal wave is the best place to be on that hill.

#4:
An early warning system could be water up to your knees, your neighbours screaming, or the waterline at the beach suddenly appearing 1/4 mile out to sea.

#5:
A person could be on any storey of a building as long as they are above the highest point the tidal wave would rise to...

I was wondering....what would you do with your bicycle if a tidal wave was coming? Would you ride it like a bat out of hell, or jump off it and run like hell?

Von - 4-14-2011 at 12:46 PM

My mom and uncles in the late 60's in La Barca witness somekind of stunami they were telling me living on the coast all their lives all kind of bizare things happen they said that downtown Rosarito where the old Polo field use to be and colonia mexicali were wiped out. That the water rose several meters lots of people witnessed and and theres proof in the hills up and beyond La Barca of old stunami happenings in the past hundreds and thousands of yrs ago. Really interesting i can take you exactly and show you its amazing!

chrisx - 4-14-2011 at 12:48 PM

INTRODUCTION
Several remote source tsunamis have affected the
coastal communities of the Baja California peninsula in
northwest Mexico (Farreras and Sanchez 1991). Guadalupe
Island, lying outside the continental shelf, 250 km off the
coast of Baja California (Figure 1) is capable to become a
sea level reporting stations for a regional as well as the international
Pacific Tsunami Warning System. The installation
of a sea level pressure gauge, in the same place as the
one that operated in the past, is presently in process.

Good Sense and Safety

MrBillM - 4-14-2011 at 12:50 PM

Given the fact that we keep hearing from the Alarmists that a HUNDRED-Foot (or higher) Tidal Wave (I'm a Traditionalist) "COULD" strike the West Coast, we SHOULD pay attention and commission studies which define ALL effected real estate. Once we have the FACTS at hand, forced evacuation and permanent regulations should be put into place to maintain the areas free of inhabitants.

As they often say "IF Only ONE Human Life is saved (especially a child's) SOMEDAY (maybe), it's WORTH it. You can't put a price on Human Life".

Not withstanding that we do so everyday.

It's the only REASONABLE thing to do.

Might be a little hard on the Maritime Industry and the like, but saving a possible life someday makes sense, doesn't it ?

I suppose that we could reroute ship traffic to La Paz or North where they'd be safe.

A BIG boon to Baja.

[Edited on 4-14-2011 by MrBillM]

windgrrl - 4-14-2011 at 12:58 PM

On the morning of the Japan earthquake, we were advised by the Canadian govt. (via e-mail per registration service) to be aware of the potential for rising water levels in Cabo and the east cape.

We heard also heard an anecdotal report of a local fisherman's experience some years ago with riding out a tsunami-like wave in the area.