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The epicenter of the earthquake in Chile on February 27 2010 was 100 km NNW of the nearest city, Chillan, which has a population of 170,000 people and around 115 km NNE of Concepcion (population 292,589, metropolitan area population of 1,322,581).
According to the USGS the exact co-ordinates were 35.846°S, 72.719°W.
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Where did a magnitude 9.5 earthquake occur in 1960?
The epicenter for the 1960 Great Chilean Earthquake or Valdivia Earthquake happened near the city of Cantete about 100 miles south of the 2010 Chile earthquake.
What state is the epicenter located in?
The epicenter of an earthquake is located in the state where the earthquake originates.
Do we live nearest the hypocenter or the epicenter of an earthquake?
We live nearest to the epicenter of an earthquake.
What is the center of an earthquake is called?
The epicenter.
Epicenter in a sentence?
The epicenter of the earthquake was New York city.
Is it safer to be near the epicenter of an earthquake?
You do not want to be near the epicenter of an earthquake!Since the epicenter is the point on the earth's surface that is directly above the focus, or starting point, of the earthquake, it usually suffers the strongest shaking and the most severe damage.
What is the point on the earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus?
epicenter
What is the point where earthquake movement occurs first?
The epicenter.
Where earthquake more stronger in epicenter or in the edge of the earthquake?
Earthquakes are stronger at the epicenter because that is where the earthquake originates and where the release of energy is most intense. As seismic waves propagate outwards from the epicenter, they decrease in intensity and strength. At the edge of the earthquake, the seismic waves are weaker compared to those at the epicenter.
Where is the earthquake's epicenter is located?
The epicenter is the surface located right above the focus, which is the center of an earthquake.
Largest earthquake in history?
The Great Chilean Earthquake
How strong was the Chilean earthquake of February 2010?
The Chilean earthquake that occurred on the 27th of February 2010 had a magnitude of 8.8.
