EPT8.8 Earthquake hits Chile, Tsunami about to ensue - Page 9
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PredY
Czech Republic1731 Posts
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PangO
Chile1870 Posts
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spinesheath
Germany8679 Posts
On March 01 2010 07:05 Butigroove wrote: I wasn't aware that Darwin explained the extreme economic exploitation of third world countries by the corporations in the united states, and its effects. The details don't matter as long as the principle applies :p On March 01 2010 07:13 PredY wrote: how does 8.8 "look" like? Have you seen any images of Haiti after the earthquake? That was around 7.0 I think, 8.8 is about 70 or so times more powerful. But, the effects of earthquakes largely depend on the resistance of the infrastructure and of course the proximity to the epicentre of the quake. It seems like most of Chile was barely harmed at all (for a quake of that magnitude). So, if Haiti had been struck with an 8.8, I could imagine that it would have killed twice as many people. Every single building might have collapsed (there already were few buildings left standing). If the quake in Chile had been a 7.0 there might even have been as few as 0-10 casualties. Of course all of these are rough estimations and I have no deep knowledge about that matter. | ||
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XenOsky
Chile2356 Posts
some guys that study in my unversity are from Talca, Talcahuano and concepcion... and we dont have any info about them , bcuz there is no phone lines , internet nor celphones working properly... Have you seen any images of Haiti after the earthquake? That was around 7.0 I think, 8.8 is about 70 or so times more powerful. But, the effects of earthquakes largely depend on the resistance of the infrastructure and of course the proximity to the epicentre of the quake. It seems like most of Chile was barely harmed at all (for a quake of that magnitude). So, if Haiti had been struck with an 8.8, I could imagine that it would have killed twice as many people. Every single building might have collapsed (there already were few buildings left standing). If the quake in Chile had been a 7.0 there might even have been as few as 0-10 casualties. Of course all of these are rough estimations and I have no deep knowledge about that matter. actually in my city we had no problems in the most part we had a 7.0 earthquake here, but nothing happened , mostly because my city (valdivia) had in 1960 the most powerfull earthquake in history (9.5 richter) so every major building was made for this kind of eventuality | ||
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MeriaDoKk
Chile1726 Posts
On March 01 2010 07:13 PredY wrote: how does 8.8 "look" like? like this + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/chile_02_27/c01_22413499.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/chile_02_27/c07_22413183.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/chile_02_27/c22_22415051.jpg) | ||
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PangO
Chile1870 Posts
Sorry about that, just a little support for my fellow countrymen. | ||
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sMi.MeOw
New Zealand160 Posts
hope all's okay <3 | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
Survivors of Haiti's quake described abject panic – much of it well-founded as buildings imploded around them. Many Haitians grabbed cement pillars only to watch them crumble in their hands. Haitians were not schooled in how to react – by sheltering under tables and door frames, and away from glass windows. Chileans, on the other hand, have homes and offices built to ride out quakes, their steel skeletons designed to sway with seismic waves rather than resist them. "When you look at the architecture in Chile you see buildings that have damage, but not the complete pancaking that you've got in Haiti," said Cameron Sinclair, executive director of Architecture for Humanity, a 10-year-old nonprofit that has helped people in 36 countries rebuild after disasters. Sinclair said he has architect colleagues in Chile who have built thousands of low-income housing structures to be earthquake resistant. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11567 Posts
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alffla
Hong Kong20321 Posts
well good job chile for defending the earthquake so nicely hope theres no more than those 700~ victims : ( | ||
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trulla
Chile303 Posts
This was known today because since the earthquake many towns couldn't communicate at all with the rest of the country. The damage is severe. I'm really worried about what is happening here. I really hope we can make it through this catastrophe. What Chileans have and always will have is optimism. This photo is a message of hope given by a man from pelluhue who lost everything. except his life, his pride, and his faith. ![[image loading]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitpic/photos/full/70339946.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0ZRYP5X5F6FSMBCCSE82&Expires=1267424271&Signature=5tOnwHmzwa5qe6msd9aNMDAAnaQ%3D) I sincerely hope we all chileans contribute one way or another to rebuild our country. vamos CHILE | ||
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baal
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thunk
United States6233 Posts
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IceCube
Croatia1403 Posts
On March 01 2010 14:38 FragKrag wrote: Thank god Chile has the proper infrastructure. Really nice that low-income housing also has earthquake resistance. What an amazing place :o Well if this thing had happened in the US there would be much much more casulties and property damage just becouse of mass population in small areas (big cities) and big-income housing (big ass skyscrapers etc.) so you do the math which is better in situation like this. :p @topic: I feel sorry for everyone who lost somebody there and/or their homes. Hope they recover from this as soon as possible. | ||
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Malongo
Chile3472 Posts
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OoFuzer
Chile436 Posts
here you can read about the Chilean infraestructure. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-01/chilean-quake-likely-shifted-earth-s-axis-nasa-scientist-says.html March 1 (Bloomberg) -- The earthquake that killed more than 700 people in Chile on Feb. 27 probably shifted the Earth’s axis and shortened the day, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientist said. “The length of the day should have gotten shorter by 1.26 microseconds (millionths of a second),” Gross, said today in an e-mailed reply to questions. “The axis about which the Earth’s mass is balanced should have moved by 2.7 milliarcseconds (about 8 centimeters or 3 inches).” | ||
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Antifate
United States415 Posts
Best of luck to everyone who has suffered from this natural disaster. | ||
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skindzer
Chile5114 Posts
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skindzer
Chile5114 Posts
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