South American Earthquake In Chile

Devastation, mass destruction, and fear are all adjectives associated with the word earthquake. Previously this year, many witnessed the agony and destruction the people in Ecuador faced as their country was demolished by a natural disaster. This event has made me think of one question: Is California prepared for such a disaster? 2 weeks ago we were ask if we were prepare for “the big one”, a question to which i'm pretty sure many of us answer no.

In both articles devastating earthquakes occurred. Both ended up taking many lives with them. The earthquake in Nepal killed over 3,000 people, and the earthquake in Chile killed around 10 people and caused over 1 million to evacuate. The magnitudes were very close, Nepal: 7.8, Chile: 8.3. There were more casualties in Nepal because the building there aren’t reinforced to protect from natural disasters. However, there were still casualties in Chile because some of the houses were reinforced but not very well or the houses and building could be located in areas where the earthquake was more powerful. Buildings still crumbled in Chile but thankfully there weren’t very many casualties. Both of the quakes also had powerful aftershocks. In Chile

The quake was named 1969 Valdivia Earthquake. The reason why the earthquake had struck Chile was because the Nazca Plate collided under the South American plate. (Richard Pallardy, Britannica), (Extreme Science) The quake struck Chile at 7.11 P.M, the speed going at 100 miles per hour. By the ending of this powerful earthquake, the damage caused 2 Million people to become homeless and killed around 5,000-6,000 people.

As in the rest of Alaska, earthquakes are no stranger to the Island of Kodiak. According to the State of Alaska's Department of Natural Resources website dnr.alaska.gov, “Kodiak Island’s geologic activity is characterized by areas of intense activity along the boundaries where tectonic plates collide, and are separated or slide past each other.” The site continues to say that “Earthquakes and volcanoes occur frequently at these plate junctures. In Alaska, the Aleutian Islands and Kodiak are located near a subduction plate boundary approximately 93 miles (150 km) to the southeast.” The site reveals that “the Pacific Plate is sliding underneath the North American Plate at approximately 2.5 inches or 6 cm per year.” cbsnews.com reported that in March of 1964 a tsunami destroyed the waterfront in Kodiak. It was classified as the largest earthquake in 50 years, registering 9.2 at 5:30 pm. There were reported 15 people who were killed and the tsunami which it created killed another 124 from Alaska to California. It also stated that the “soil beneath some parts of Anchorage into jelly and collapsing buildings that were

The 2015 Illapel earthquake occurred 46 Km offshore from Illapel, Chile on September 16 with a moment magnitude of 8.3,and lasting three minutes. Several aftershocks of magnitude over 6 have taken place so far.The Chilean government reported 13 deaths and 6 missing.Another 34 people were injured.Illapel, an inland city of some 30,000 residents, was reported immediately to be without electricity or drinking water.Two days after the quake, about 90,000 people were still without electricity.

In 2009 there was an earthquake in L’Aquila that killed 309 people. There were six italian scientists and a former government official that were sent out to determine the magnitude of the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. They were unable to correctly predict the earthquakes magnitude. These men were sentenced to 6 years in jail because of their false prediction. I do not think that they should have been punished for what they came up with because of how unpredictable earthquakes are.

In the article there were many interviews about the victims of the earthquake. The earthquake killed thousands of people. When the earthquake occurred the people of Mexico could feel the ground shaking and were scared. They took cover and then saw all of the damage. The city hall collapsed during the earthquake as well. All of the natives were shocked to see the damage and did not have the money to repair. A lot of allies of Mexico are helping them get through the tragedy. The police are still searching for

An earthquake in Valdivia, Chile that occurred on the 22nd of May 1960 known as the ‘The Great Chilean Earthquake’ is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded on the Richter scale. Scoring a 9.5 with extensive damage, costing

An earthquake is what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another. The surface where they slip is called the fault or fault plane. The location below the earth’s surface where the earthquake starts is called the hypocenter, and the location directly above it on the surface of the earth is called the epicenter.

Earth is not a static planet. As a result, everyday we experience many phenomena related to the continuous movements in the planet. By definition, an earthquake is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground as a result of movements within the Earth's crust or by volcanic action. But why Mexico is prone to quakes? Mexico is located in a subduction zone. One slab of the crust is slowly sliding under another, causing strong movements that affect the area.

Currently, Chile is experiencing very intense wild fires, and some cities are still trying to rebuild their lives after the earthquake in December. Amidst these natural disasters, Chile is also getting ready for its 2017 precedent election in November. Currently, most news reports claim that the left-wing party in Chile is being favored, but Chile is also experiencing a decrease in the citizens participation in voting. There are many theories about why this may be happening, and the most popular seems to be that the Chilean people are losing trust for their government. Because I will be in Chile during the semester that the election will take place, I feel like this will be most significant challenge between protests and speeches. There

In February 27, 2010 a 8.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Chile with the epicenter located at 35.909°S, 72.733°W. The earthquake was felt in different parts of Chile but was stronger at Conception with an intensity of IX. The highest registered acceleration was also at Conception with 0.65g as its value. It was also felt in countries such as Uruguay, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Brazil.

For the great majority of people Chile has always been known by their natural disasters and peculiar events and it is reasonable to think that this is not going to be the exception. Some days ago, part of the country was affected by a hurricane grade I and Valparaiso the fifth region of Chile was one of the locations that suffered the negative consequences of this intensive weather system

One reason why everyone did not evacuate to high grounds after the earthquake was because inn past earthquakes, people often evacuated and there would be no tsunami. So, many people thought they will be okay and there’s not need to evacuate.

There has been a lot of earthquakes happening in Mexico but this specifically one has occurred on the southern side. On September 23, by a magnitude 6.1 in the state of Oaxaca where there are a lot of cities and towns. It’s impossible for scientists to predict earthquakes like they do for other disasters such as hurricanes or tornados. But throughout the month more and more earthquakes occurred here in Mexico, citizens just didn’t know when and where. Because of all these earthquakes going on its damaging homes and buildings in the area. “The government of Oaxaca state reported that some homes collapsed” leaving injuries to the fellow citizens. At least 2 people have been killed during this one but combing all previous earthquakes would be