Pupfish, Downfish: Subterranean Tsunami Caused by 7.4 Earthquake in Oaxaca, Mexico Gives Vertical Shakes to the Water-Hole Home of Endangered Fishes
Watch never-captured footage of a seismic wave rocking the whole pool at Nevada's famed Devils Hole.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=earthquake-at-devils-hole
VIDEO LINK: http://bcove.me/idy9mmov
But the above isn't exactly the first time this has happened. Back in April 4, 2010 there was an Earthquake located in magnitude 7.2 El Mayor - Cucapah Mexico earthquake. in Baja California. The result was a never before recorded video of the event, but fortunately the University of Arizona caught it on tape as it happened.
Here is a link to those events of 2010:
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2448
'Tsunami' Video Sheds Light On Struggling Pupfish ScienceDaily (May 11, 2010)
I hate the idea of anything happening to these little endangered Desert Pupfish, but the seismic phenomena is really Kool!
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