Earthquake M 7.4, offshore El Salvador (USGS, August 27 2012)

[Giuseppe]

[Source: USGS, full text: (LINK).]

Earthquake M 7.4, offshore El Salvador



‎27 August ‎2012

Monday, August 27, 2012 04:37:23 UTC

Sunday, August 26, 2012 10:37:23 PM at epicenter

Depth: 52.90 km (32.87 mi)
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[Emily]

Re: Earthquake M 7.4, offshore El Salvador (USGS, August 27 2012)

http://earthquake-report.com/2012/08/30/strong-wave-destroys-turtle-eggs-following-earthquake-in-el-salvador/

Strong wave destroys turtle eggs following massive earthquake near El Salvador

Last update: August 30, 2012 at 9:28 pm by By Armand Vervaeck and James Daniell
[snip]
- A Zoological foundation has said that 3 waves up to 3m high (not 8m as stated in some reports) washed onshore and destroyed around 45000 just hatched turtle eggs. This is around 6% of the total endangered eggs saved in the last 1.5 years. These were all of the Ridley turtle variety which is very much endangered. It also destroyed the hatcheries for turtle protection.

- The tsunami waves washed up on about 150 people collecting the eggs to protect them in special pens

- The waves injured 6 of the people who were all saved...