Chile Earthquake 2015
- Created by: 3idnnsll999
- Created on: 15-11-15 16:52
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- Chile - Earthquake
- When?
- 16th September 2015
- Duration of 3 mins
- Why?
- Chile runs along the boundary between the NAZCA and S.AMERICANplates
- These plates mover at 8 cm per year
- Pressure built up at a THRUST FAULT
- At a CONVERGENT PLATE MARGIN
- Chile runs along the boundary between the NAZCA and S.AMERICANplates
- EFFECTS
- MOST EFFECTED AREAS
- Illapel
- Santiago
- Coquimbo
- Valparaiso
- 1 million evacuated
- 14 people died
- Electricity & water cut off
- School closures
- Operations suspended at two major COPPER MINES
- CODELCO
- UK based ANTOFAGASTA
- MOST EFFECTED AREAS
- WHY SUCH A SMALL DEATH TOLL?
- Epicentre 47km off coast
- Government evacuated everyone before the TSUNAMI hit
- Good infrastructure in Illapel
- Mag: 8.3
- When?
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