The seismic motion from the shaking of the earth caused huge landslides across chile. It occurred on the subduction zone plate boundary at the peru chile trench where the oceanic nazca plate subducts beneath the continental south american plate. Media in category 2010 chile earthquake damage the following 181 files are in this category, out of 181 total. Apr 28, 20 earthquakes can permanently crack the earth, an investigation of quakes that have rocked chile over the past million years suggests. Jul 29, 2010 chile is situated atop a hotspot for earthquake activity, so learning how this magnitude 8. Report on the 2010 chilean earthquake and tsunami response. The temblor struck, five miles beneath the pacific ocean, 16 miles offshore wednesday night, killing at least five people and bringing numerous aftershocks, at least one over magnitude7.
Immediate response to earthquake in chile world food programme. A strong tsunami generated by the earthquake struck the chilean coast, destroying several villages already devastated by the impact of the quake. Earthquakes can permanently crack the earth, an investigation of quakes that have rocked chile over the past million years suggests. The epicentre was located 60km southeast of the nearest city in the maule region 400km south of santiago. It is said to have lasted between ten and thirty seconds. Although earthquakes can wreak havoc on the planets surface. The rupture zone in nepal was entirely under land, while the chile rupture zone was mostly offshore.
It was the strongest earthquake in chile since the magnitude 9. The epicenter was located approximately 80 km 50 mi southwest of vina del mar fig. There are many large earthquake in chile chile had many large earthquakes in the past. However, the seismological aspects of historical chilean earthquakes were inferred mainly from old chronicles written before subduction in chile was discovered.
In 1906, 1922, 1928, 1939, 1943, 1960, 2010, they happed. Statistics of major chilean earthquakes recurrence article pdf available in natural hazards 622 june 2012 with 1,387 reads how we measure reads. Deadly earthquake hits central chile world news the. To keep the list manageable, only earthquakes with magnitude. Tectonic deformation resulting from the february 27th quake. I or other people may expand upon this answer in the future.
How earthquakes in chile have permanently deformed earth. Aug 08, 2014 chile being in chile during the 2010 earthquakes. This was the strongest earthquake affecting chile since the magnitude 9. The region, which is adjacent to the fastmoving nazca plate, has high tectonic activity. Aug 18, 2011 there are many large earthquake in chile chile had many large earthquakes in the past. Although the shakeups rarely last longer than a minute, mass hysteria becomes widespread, but its easily forgotten. Pdf lessons from the 2010 chile earthquake for performance.
Earthquake history in chile for earthquakes having a moment. Chile has been at a convergent plate boundary that generates megathrust earthquakes since the paleozoic era 500 million years ago. Some virtually have the same epicenters like the 1604 and 1868 in arica, the 1730 and 1822 in valparaiso, the 1751 and 1835 in concepcion, and the 1575 and 1837 in valdivia. Feb 27, 2010 a massive earthquake with a magnitude of 8. The earthquake and successive tsunami caused hundreds of deaths and serious damage to homes and other infrastructure, primarily in the maule and bio bio regions. Included also are the average rupture velocity for these earthquakes and focal mechanism. Chile is situated atop a hotspot for earthquake activity, so learning how this magnitude 8. Dyfi collects information from people who felt an earthquake and creates maps that show what. In the last few california earthquakes, 60% of the fires were started by electrical problems, so the rarity of fires may have been affected by the shut down. Although chile has a long history of very large earthquakes, no previous large earthquake had occurred on this section of the plate boundary since 1835, when a large earthquake was observed by charles darwin. Earthquake history in chile for earthquakes having a. The learning from earthquakes mission to chile was arranged a few weeks later. In historical times the chilean coast has suffered many megathrust earthquakes along this plate boundary, including the strongest earthquake ever measured, which is the 1960 valdivia earthquake. Media in category 2010 chile earthquake the following 59 files are in this category, out of 59 total.
A sudden slippage or rupture along a fault line results in an abrupt release of elastic energy stored in rocks that are subjected to great strain. Apr 02, 2014 given that three of the 10 largest earthquakes ever recorded have been in chile, the populace is long accustomed to earthquake survival protocols. Given that three of the 10 largest earthquakes ever recorded have been in chile, the populace is long accustomed to earthquake survival protocols. A map showing the epicenters stars and the source areas ellipses for the 2010 chile earthquake and several historical earthquakes in chile cf. Earthquakes in chile happen frequently and, as you can probably guess, without warning. This meant that a large amount of strain had been stored up over hundreds of years before being released over a few tens of seconds. Immediate response to earthquake in chile world food. Sep 18, 2017 other notable shallow tsunamigenerating earthquakes include the 1906 m8. Southcentral chile is a seismically active area with a convergence of nearly 70 mmyr, almost twice that of the cascadia subduction zone. Enormous flows of debris and water from both the earthquake and tsunami. At least 700 people are confirmed killed, though that number is likely to rise. Chiles economy thrashed by earthquake business world.
At first, its magnitude was reported to be between 8. A second factor was the limited number of fires after the earthquake. There were over 50 severe earthquakes in chile in the 20 th century, according to axco information services. Marycatherine arbour, kara murray, felipe arriet, cecilia moraga, miguel cordero vega. Apparently, great 1960type events are not typical members of the. The chart does not include the february 27, 2010 chile quake, which had an 8. This emphasised structural engineering aspects, but the team of 15 members covered other aspects including geotechnical, seismological, lifelines, town planning, and regulation.
The earthquake of 2010 in chile holds important lessons about how a rightsbased public health system can guide disaster response to protect vulnerable populations. Pdf predecessors of the giant 1960 chile earthquake. The 2010 cauquenes earthquake was an earthquake that happened off the coast of maule region of chile, near cauquenes, on february 27, 2010, at 3. In our work, we consider historical earthquakes occurred in chile from 1900 up to 2010 with epicenters located. The epicenter of the earthquake was offshore from the maule region, approximately 8 km west of curanipe and 115 km northnortheast of chiles second largest city, concepcion. The primary goal was to understand how the chilean society and relevant organizations responded to the magnitude 8. It is tied with the 1906 ecuadorcolombia and 1833 sumatra earthquakes as the sixth strongest earthquake ever.
Haiti, in numbers chile earthquake facts continue to roll in and provide glaring comparisons with the quake that devastated haiti in january. The two rupture directions were n171e northward and n17e southward, with rupture. Santiaguinos usually claim with a touch of smugness that they are used to them, but in the circumstances this proves often untrue. The earthquake generated a tsunami, affecting 500km of coastline. In particular, chile has a law that holds building owners accountable for losses in a building they build for 10 years. Pdf statistics of major chilean earthquakes recurrence. Circles denote the aftershocks of the 2010 chile earthquake. The aftermath of chiles powerful earthquake and tsunami. The 2019 peru earthquake caused damage in northeastern peru, as well as in southern ecuador. The 2010 chile earthquake occurred off the maule coast of central chile on saturday, 27 february 2010, at 03. Chile earthquake of 2010, severe earthquake that occurred on february 27, 2010, off the coast of southcentral chile, causing widespread damage on land and initiating a tsunami that devastated some coastal areas of the country. Between those two massive quakes, chile enacted codes to improve the seismic resilience of structures.
Two people were killed one of them by falling rocks in cajamarca, and 30 people were injured, 15 in peru and 15 in ecuador. Emsc european mediterranean seismological centre provides real time earthquake information for seismic events with magnitude larger than 5 in the european mediterranean area and larger than 7 in the rest of the world. The epicenter of the earthquake was 325km southwest of santiago, 35km depth. Sep 18, 2015 i or other people may expand upon this answer in the future.
This slide is going to explain the earthquake in 2010. Other notable shallow tsunamigenerating earthquakes include the 1906 m8. Results revealed that the 2010 chile earthquake featured asymmetric bilateral faulting. The report also notes ominously that there are silent areas in which, so far there has been. Deadly earthquake hits central chile world news the guardian. Earthquakes in santiago, santiago metropolitan, chile most. The most recent large intermediatedepth earthquake in this region was the 2005 m7. The 10 largest, based on magnitude, are listed below. Chile is highly vulnerable to earthquakes as it is situated on the pacific ring of fire, on the edge of the pacific and south american plates.
Find recent or historic earthquakes, lists, information on selected significant earthquakes, earthquake resources by state, or find webservices. The nazcasouth america boundary here is characterized by a variable rupture mode in which major asperities are completely broken by great earthquakes only once in four or five earthquake cycles. Haiti, in numbers chile earthquake facts continue to roll in and provide glaring comparisons with the quake that devastated haiti in. The pan american health organization released a new assessment of the chile earthquake this morning that contains some facts and figures about the destruction wrought by the 8.
Chile suffered the biggest earthquake of the 20th century when a 9. Being in chile during the 2010 earthquakes youtube. Together, the earthquake and tsunami were responsible for more than 500. This study used the rupture directivity theory to derive the fault parameters of the 2010 mw 8.
In july 2010, in an effort to reduce future catastrophic natural disaster losses for california, the american red cross coordinated and sent a delegation of 20 multidisciplinary experts on earthquake response and recovery to chile. Most of these earthquakes occur adjacent to the bend in the coastline between peru and chile. Damage to lifelines was caused by strong ground shaking, permanent ground deformation, lateral spread, and a tsunami in the coastal areas of bio bio and maule. On february 27, 2010, an earthquake off the coast of chile registered a magnitude of 8. Why was the chile earthquake less catastrophic than the one. Why was the chile earthquake less catastrophic than the.
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