The nearest city to the epicentre of the Chilean earthquake on the 27 February 2010, was Chillan which has a population of 170,00. However the earthqukae also strongly affected the city of Concepcion (population 292,589, metropolitan area population of 1,322,581 and the capital city, Santiago.
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The most recent Chilean earthquake mainshock occurred on the 27th of February 2010 and according to the US Geological Survey, rated at 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale. Chile has also suffered earthquakes in the past, including the largest earthquake ever recorded by seismometer which occurred on the 22nd of May, 1960 and had a magnitude of 9.5.
Compressive stress at a convergent plate boundary. For more information, please see the related questions.
The Haiti earthquake 2010 started on the hour of 4:53 PM - night.On Tuesday 12th January 2010.
According to the US Geological Survey the maximum observed height of the tsunami triggered by the Chilean earthquake of the 27th of February 2010 was around 2.6 m (8.6 ft) near Valparaiso in Chile. Please see the related link and question for more information.
The Chilean earthquake that occurred on the 27th of February 2010 commenced at 06:34:14 GMT / 03:34:14 local time. The worlds largest recorded earthquake, also occurred off the coast of Chile in 1960 on the 22nd of May at 19:11 GMT / 14:11 local time. Please see the related links and questions for further information.
The Chilean earthquake that occurred in February 2010 had a moment magnitude of 8.8.
The Chilean earthquake that occurred on the 27th of February 2010 had a magnitude of 8.8.
The date of the Chile Earthquake was on the 27th February 2010
According to the US Geological Survey, the Chilean earthquake was rated at 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale. That makes it several hundreds times more powerful than the Haiti quake. Please see the related questions for further information.
The most recent Chilean earthquake mainshock occurred on the 27th of February 2010 and according to the US Geological Survey, rated at 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale. Chile has also suffered earthquakes in the past, including the largest earthquake ever recorded by seismometer which occurred on the 22nd of May, 1960 and had a magnitude of 9.5.
There were many earthquakes that occurred on February 27th 2010. Oklahoma in the USA had a magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 22:22 GMT (4.22 pm local time). The mid Atlantic Ridge had a 5.4 earthquake at 19:54 GMT (4:53 pm local time). The region just of the coast of Okinawa has had several large aftershocks from the February 26th, 2010 earthquake.
The question doesn't specify a date, however there have been a number of famous (although perhaps infamous may be a better word) earthquakes in Chile. Recently (on the 27th of February 2010) there was a magnitude 8.8 earthquake. In 1960 (on the 22nd of May), there was a magnitude 9.5 earthquake which is the largest earthquake ever recorded. Please see the related links and questions for more information.
The Chile earthquake started at 06:34:17 GMT (03:34 am local time) on February 27th 2010.
The Chilean earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and was a thrust fault earthquake that occurred at a convergent plate boundary where subduction of the Nazca plate under the South American plate is occurring. This type of thrust faulting at subduction zones is commonly referred to as a megathrust earthquake. Please see the related question for further information.
The Chilean earthquake that occurred on the 27th of February 2010 commenced at 06:34:14 GMT / 03:34:14 local time. Please see the related question for more information.
Chile was hit by an earthquake early morning on Feb. 27th 2010
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