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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.
The 2010 Pichilemu earthquakes (Spanish: Terremoto de Pichilemu de 2010), also known as the Libertador O'Higgins earthquakes, were a pair of intraplate earthquakes measuring 6.9 and 7.0 M w that struck Chile's O'Higgins Region on 11 March 2010 about 16 minutes apart.
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]
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 ...
The regional death toll in the 2010 Chile earthquake from initial reports on February 27, 03.23 to 16.00 on March 1. The death toll was initially put at 124 on February 27 [ citation needed ] , then a total of 708 was declared at 16.00 on March 1 [ citation needed ] and included missing people.
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
President Gabriel Boric said Tuesday the fires are the “biggest tragedy” in the country since the deadly 2010 earthquake – a magnitude 8.8 that killed hundreds. ... Chile’s capital ...
Chile lies in a region which is adjacent to the fast-moving Nazca plate, and has high tectonic activity.The records for earlier centuries are apparently incomplete. Of the world's 46 known earthquakes with M ≥ 8.5 since the year 1500, one-third occurred in Chile [citation needed] and are shown in the map to the side.