CHILE EARTHQUAKE

• When?


  2010
• Magnitude? 


  8.8
• Shallow focus?


  35km
• How? 


  Nazca plate subduction beneath the South American Plate just off the coast of central Chile.
• Primary Effects (2x) 


  • 500 killed and 12,000 injured.

  • US $30B damage - power, water and communications cut.
• Secondary Effects (2X) 


  • Chemical plant fire near Santiago forced evacuations.

  • Coastal towns devastated by tsunami.
• Immediate Responses (2X) 


  • A national appeal raised US $60 M - built 30,000 emergency wooden shelters

  • Key roads repaired within 24 hours and most power and water restored within 10 days.
• Long term responses (2x)

  • Governments reconstruction plan to help 200,000 households.

  • Strong economy reduced need for foreign aid.