Death Valley Desert Pupfish News

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 foruntately 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!