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The partially collapsed 21-story O'Higgins Tower, Concepción. The 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami (Spanish: Terremoto del 27F) [7] occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February at 03:34:12 local time (06:34:12 UTC), having a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking lasting for about three minutes.
Chile formally requests international aid for earthquake relief efforts. [11] Over 10,000 Chilean troops have been deployed into the affected area. [ 12 ] Chile has requested of Canada to provide a surgical field hospital, generators, and telecom equipment. [ 13 ]
Medical supplies sent by Argentina had arrived in Chile—the first batch of international relief aid the country has received after Saturday's devastating earthquake, Chile's Defense Ministry said Sunday. [2] On March 1, Chile requested Argentina the sending of three field hospitals, including a similar one deployed in Haiti. [3]
Projected losses from the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on February 27 continue to be updated, with preliminary estimates of insured losses ranging from $2 billion to more ...
Alto Río was the only multi-story building that collapsed completely during the 8.8 earthquake that hit central Chile on 27 February 2010. At 3:34 a.m. local time (6:34 a.m UTC), the full structure gave way and trapped most of its residents inside.
Only two of those generated damage, the 1960 Chile earthquake and the 1964 Alaska earthquake, which generated waves of almost 4 feet at the San Francisco Presidio, the authors reported.
A building in Concepción collapses after the earthquake. February 27 – An 8.8 magnitude earthquake (the fifth largest on record at the time) and tsunami strikes central Chile, affecting 80% of the population and leaving 525 people dead.
Several earthquakes have occurred in Chilean territory in 2010: 2010 Chile earthquake (also called the Maule earthquake), the 8.8 magnitude earthquake on 27 February 2010 off the coast of Maule, which killed more than 500 people. 2010 first Pichilemu earthquake, the 6.9 magnitude earthquake on 11 March 2010 on the coast of Pichilemu