The earthquake that rocked Chile in 2010, one of the largest in history, measured a magnitude of 8.8. The ensuing damage wiped out roughly 18% of the country's GDP. Yet the country demonstrated a …Web
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The Chilean earthquake and tsunami disaster of 27 February 2010 impacted 12 million people in 900 cities and towns, causing more than US$30 billion in losses. This …Web
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This chapter analyses the urban planning process and the disaster recovery strategies adopted, both at the national and local level, after the Maule Chilean …Web
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This chapter analyses the urban planning process and the disaster recovery strategies adopted, both at the national and local level, after the Maule Chilean earthquake of 27 February 2010.Web
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The earthquake that struck near Valdivia, Chile, in 1960 was the most powerful temblor in recorded history. The quake left about two million people homeless. On May 22, 1960, the most powerful earthquake in recorded history— magnitude 9.5—struck southern Chile. Estimates were the rupture zone stretched anywhere from 500 kilometers (311 ...Web
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Between 2010 and 2020, Chile experienced 30 natural disasters that reached the threshold of 10 deaths, 100 persons affected, or a national/local declaration of emergency or calamity. During this ...Web
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The Chilean earthquake that hit during the early morning hours of February 27 has brought searing images of devastation; and international news coverage has shown scenes of looting and arson ...Web
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Housing Recovery Lessons From Chile. At 3:34 a.m. local time on Saturday, February 27, 2010, a great earthquake of magnitude (M) 8.8 struck the south central region of Chile. The earthquake occurred on the interface between the Nazca and the South American plates, with a rupture zone extending over an area approximately 500 km long and 100 km ...Web
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Chile earthquake of 2010, severe earthquake that occurred on February 27, 2010, off the coast of south-central Chile, causing widespread damage on land and initiating a …Web
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An earthquake on the 25th April 2015 in Nepal caused more than 9,000 deaths and 22,000 causalities. The main reason for such huge casualties is the lack of earthquake awareness and poor ...Web
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As Haiti and Chile move from disaster response to recovery--and after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook northern Mexico and southern California Sunday--it is time to step back and extract larger ...Web
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The earthquake and its following tremors took 8,970 lives, left thousands homeless, and caused over $7 billion worth of physical damage. Since then, In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic came with a new set of challenges, exacerbating the socio-economic conditions of the most vulnerable, and further elevating the need for a resilient recovery. …Web
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MaryCatherine Arbour, Kara Murray, Felipe Arriet, Cecilia Moraga, Miguel Cordero Vega. Health and Human Rights 13/1. Published June 2011. Abstract. The earthquake of 2010 in Chile holds important lessons about how a rights-based public health system can guide disaster response to protect vulnerable populations.Web
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16.2 Impact of the Maule Earthquake The Maule Chile earthquake of 8.8Mw occurred at dawn (3:34 am) on the 27 February 2010 200 miles southwest of Santiago (USGS 2011a). The earthquake is believed to be the fifth most …Web
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Mary Comerio is an internationally recognized expert on disaster recovery. She joined the faculty in the Department of Architecture at UC Berkeley in 1978 and served as chair of the Department from 2006-2009. As an architect, she has designed numerous public and private facilities, including market rate and affordable housing.Web
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Current Conditions. On February 27, 2010, an earthquake of magnitude 8.8 struck off the coast of central Chile. Centered 70 miles northeast of Chile's second-largest city, Concepción, at a depth of 22 miles, the earthquake was the second-largest ever recorded in Chile and the fifth-largest recorded worldwide since 1900. 1 Over 100 …Web
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The 27 February 2010 Chile earthquake caused widespread nonstructural damage in practically all types of buildings. While few commercial, residential, office, and industrial buildings suffered structural damage, the functionality of many more facilities was disrupted, and significant economic losses were reported due mainly to nonstructural …Web
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Chile earthquake of 1960, the largest earthquake recorded in the 20th century. Originating off the coast of southern Chile on May 22, 1960, the temblor caused substantial damage and loss of life in Chile and—as a result of the tsunamis it generated—in Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, and other distant coastal areas.Web
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That 9.5-magnitude quake left an estimated 5,000 dead, and kindled a deep cultural appreciation for strict building codes. "Chile today has completely learned UN protocols and adapted them to ...Web
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But first, the earthquake in Chile, and we'd like to hear from Chilean-Americans in our audience about what you've heard from your friends and relatives back home. Give us a call, 800-989-8255 ...Web
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Problem, research strategy and findings: The 8.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck south-central Chile on February 27, 2010, affected 75% of the country's population and damaged or destroyed 370,000 housing units (about 10% of the housing in six regions). Within six months, the Ministry of Housing and Urban …Web
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Executive Summary. Chile is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, mainly due to its location along the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of intense volcanic activity and earthquakes ...Web
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At 3:34 a.m. local time on Saturday, February 27, 2010, a great earthquake of magnitude (M) 8.8 struck the south central region of Chile. The earthquake occurred on the interface between the Nazca and the South American plates, with a rupture zone extending over an area approximately 500 km long and 100 km wide.Web
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In July 2010, in an effort to reduce future catastrophic natural disaster losses for California, the American Red Cross coordinated and sent a delegation of 20 multidisciplinary experts on earthquake response and recovery to Chile. The primary goal was to understand how the Chilean society and relevant organizations responded to the magnitude 8.8 Maule …Web
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The May 22nd 1960 Chilean earthquake was the largest earthquake on record with a magnitude 9.5. The event caused extensive subsidence and uplift over wide areas (at least 130,000 km2) with uplift ...Web
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According to modern calculations, this Great Chile Earthquake of May 22, 1960 had a moment magnitude of 9.5, which makes it the largest earthquake ever recorded, bigger even than the Great …Web
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The tsunami hit the Pacific coast of Japan almost a day after the earthquake struck Chile, causing deaths and destroying almost 3,000 houses. In the Philippines, the tsunami killed at least 21 people. The Cost of Disaster. The economic impacts of earthquakes and tsunamis can be devastating . The Chilean government estimated that nearly two ...Web
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Going forward, the earthquake created an opportunity for Chile to use the recovery planning to expand national urban policy and to develop a framework for citizen …Web
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In Chile however, there are multiple systems in place to reduce the people's vulnerability in the event of a disaster. For example, strict seismic building codes were put in place after the 1985 quake, and earthquake training is integrated into the education programme for Chilean adults and children. These differences affect when ...Web
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The M w 8.8 February 27th, 2010, Chile earthquake, affected more than 12 million people (75 % of the Chilean population) and impacted a large geographic area, including several large urban areas (e.g., Santiago). This earthquake tested the country's building codes, construction practice, disaster preparedness efforts, emergency …Web
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01:52 - Source: CNN AP. CNN —. Strict building codes and the preparedness of millions of Chileans who live along an arc of volcanoes and fault lines likely kept the …Web
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In May 2012 eight officials—including the director of the Chilean National Emergency Office and the director of the navy's Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service at the time of the earthquake—were …
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the one of 1939 showed the effectiveness of earthquake-resistant construction in reducing damage and the overall impacts of earthquakes. Thus, the solution to an earthquake-prone territory was rooted in technology. The success in coping with earthquakes in this manner has unintendedly prevented a historical developmentWeb
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The 16 September 2015 MW8.3 Illapel Earthquake generated a tsunami that caused severe building and infrastructure damage in Coquimbo, Chile. Initial reports indicated numerous buildings, transport, energy, water and coastal protection structures sustained varying levels of damage in response to tsunami exposure. A digital 'census …Web
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Chile is one of the most seismically active countries in the world, where powerful earthquakes have occurred, frequently followed by destructive tsunamis, such as the events of Valparaiso 1730 (Mw ~9), Valdivia 1960 (Mw 9.5) and Maule 2010 (Mw 8.8) [1,2,3].These events demonstrate the need to implement methods for determining …Web
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Currently, there is construction underway in Portezuelo, Parral, Cabrero and Quirihue where some 120 soldiers and another 200 persons are putting the house panels …Web
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Eight months after the earthquake, the official number of families who suffered total or partial loss of their homes has risen above 200,000 families. The construction sector was the most affected. The Chilean government is focusing its efforts in rebuilding the infrastructures of collapsed public buildings. This reconstruction plan expectsWeb
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This work documents and analyses the emergency plans, programs and actions carried out in a sample of disasters that occurred in Chile since 1960, with a …Web
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The seismicity of Chile is mainly controlled by large subduction zones in the Nazca and South American plates' interface, ca. 150 km from the Chilean coast, which generated the well-known Mw 9.5 ...Web
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