2010 Chile earthquake
E89971
The 2010 Chile earthquake was a massive magnitude 8.8 megathrust quake off the coast of central Chile that caused widespread destruction, triggered a tsunami, and became one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2010 Chile earthquake canonical | 3 |
| 2010 Maule earthquake | 1 |
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
megathrust earthquake
ⓘ
natural disaster ⓘ subduction zone earthquake ⓘ tsunamigenic earthquake ⓘ |
| affectedCity |
Chillán
ⓘ
Concepción ⓘ Santiago ⓘ Talca ⓘ Valparaíso ⓘ |
| affectedRegion |
Biobío Region
ⓘ
Maule Region ⓘ Santiago Metropolitan Region ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Region of Santiago
O’Higgins Region ⓘ
surface form:
O'Higgins Region
|
| aftershocks | numerous strong aftershocks for weeks ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
2010 Chile earthquake
ⓘ
surface form:
2010 Maule earthquake
|
| buildingDamage | widespread structural damage ⓘ |
| casualties | over 500 deaths ⓘ |
| category |
2010 earthquakes
ⓘ
Earthquakes in Chile ⓘ Megathrust earthquakes ⓘ Tsunamis in Chile ⓘ |
| communicationsDisrupted | yes ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| date | 2010-02-27 ⓘ |
| depth | about 35 km ⓘ |
| displacedPeople | over 800000 displaced ⓘ |
| economicDamage | tens of billions of US dollars ⓘ |
| economicDamageEstimate | about US$30 billion ⓘ |
| epicenterNear |
Concepción
ⓘ
Maule Region ⓘ Talca ⓘ |
| epicenterRegion | off the coast of central Chile ⓘ |
| faultType | megathrust ⓘ |
| infrastructureDamage |
ports and coastal infrastructure damaged
ⓘ
roads and bridges damaged ⓘ |
| injuries | thousands injured ⓘ |
| ledTo |
large-scale international aid and relief efforts
ⓘ
national state of catastrophe in Chile ⓘ revisions of Chilean emergency and tsunami warning procedures ⓘ |
| localTime | 03:34 ⓘ |
| magnitude | 8.8 ⓘ |
| magnitudeScale | moment magnitude scale ⓘ |
| maximumMercalliIntensity | VIII (Severe) ⓘ |
| notableAftershockMagnitude | 6.0–7.0 range ⓘ |
| oneOfStrongestEverRecorded | yes ⓘ |
| plateInvolved |
Nazca Plate
ⓘ
South American Plate ⓘ |
| powerOutages | widespread blackouts in central Chile ⓘ |
| presidentOfChileAtTime | Michelle Bachelet ⓘ |
| rankByMagnitudeWorldwide | among the largest earthquakes ever instrumentally recorded ⓘ |
| seismicRuptureLength | several hundred kilometers ⓘ |
| strongestInCountrySince | 1960 Valdivia earthquake ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Nazca Plate subducting beneath South American Plate ⓘ |
| triggeredEvent |
landslides in affected regions
ⓘ
tsunami ⓘ |
| tsunamiAffectedCountry |
Australia
ⓘ
Chile ⓘ French Polynesia ⓘ Hawaii ⓘ Japan ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ |
| tsunamiAffectedOcean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| tsunamiGenerated | yes ⓘ |
| tsunamiWarningIssuedBy | Pacific Tsunami Warning Center ⓘ |
| utcTime | 2010-02-27T06:34:14Z ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2010 Maule earthquake
subject surface form:
Concepción