Chile Earthquake 2010 Flashcards
(9 cards)
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Date of chile earthquake
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february 27th 2010
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Magnitude of chile
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8.8
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Location of chile earthquake epicentre
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epicenter was about 400km south of Santiago Chile
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Impact of Chile earthquake 2010
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caused massive destruction
severe damage to buildings
triggered a tsunami
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Casualties of chile earthquake
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500 deaths
thousands injured and displaced
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Causes of chile earthquake
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subduction of the Nazca plate beneath the south american plate along the peru-chile trench.
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Social impacts
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casualties- 500 deaths
displacement- over 1.5 million affected
trauma
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Economic impact
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damage to infrastructure
business losses
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environmental impacts
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landslides and tsumanis- caused further destruction and enviornmental degragation along coastline
coastal impact- increased erosion
