Chile 2010 earthquake

• Magnitude 8.8 on the Richter Scale
• Nazca Plate subduction beneath the South American Plate, just off the coast of central Chile
• Primary effect: 500 killed and 12000 injured
• Primary effect: 800000 people affected
• Primary effect: US $30 billion damage
• Primary effect: Power, water and communication cut
• Secondary effect: Communications cut off by landslides
• Secondary effect: Coastal town devastated by tsunami
• Secondary effect: Chemical plant fire near Santiago forced evacuations