Massive 8.1 Earthquake Off Southern Coast of Mexico

The only consolation is that the epicentre was in the sea and had around 70 km depth.
I hope there aren't many dead.

 

Mayans weren't too far off

 

Doesn't this create massive tsunamis?

 

It creates tsunami, but also it makes it much easier for the buildings in the land.
If the epicentre was on land, and a 5 to 10 km depth then we would be counting the deaths now in the ten of thousands.

 

From reports it did create a tsunami but a small one. There are many variables with an earthquake and just because it's at sea doesn't mean it will create a tsunami. Depth in the earth, depth in the water, direction, amplitude, and also the shape of the coast wll affect whether a tsunami happens and how bad it might be.

 

World crazy.

 

So that area has a hurricane, a tsunami, and an earthquake simultaneously... only things to wait for now are a volcanic eruption and meteor impact...

 

Throw in solar flares/CME...

 

The Pillsbury doughboy is next