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Chile's earthquake in 2010
1. Chile's earthquake in 2010
● There are many large earthquakes in Chile
● About the earthquake in 2010
● The damages of this earthquake
● The damages of other countries
● The damage of the aftershock
● Aftershocks were string, too
● About the tsunami which was caused by the
earthquake
2. There are many large earthquake in
Chile
● Chile had many large earthquakes in the past.
● There are seven earthquakes.
In 1906, 1922, 1928, 1939, 1943, 1960, 2010,
they happed.
● All of them were over magnitude of 8.
● This slide is going to explain the earthquake in
2010.
3. About the earthquake in 2010
● This earthquake's
size was a magnitude
of 8.8.
● It took place 3:34 p.m
on February 27th.
● This is the second-
largest earthquake in
Chile and was the
fifth in the world when
it happened.
4. The damage of this earthquake
● It killed at least 214
people in central
Chile.
● The buildings
including apartments,
bridges and roads
were broken.
● The lifeline were cut.
Also, people cannot
use their phones.
5. The damages of other countries
● Chile's earthquake had an effect on other
countries due to its largeness.
● The government of New Zealand, Hawaii, and
Tahiti warned people who lives in coastal area
to shelter with high place like a brae.
● But the tsunami in Hawaii didn't bring down
damage because its height was under 1 meter.
● Polynesia which is an east island in Oceania
was struck by the tsunami 1.8 meters high.
6. The damage of the second accident
● In Santiago which is
the Chile's capital, the
buildings collapse
killed 13 people.
● There was a fire at
chemical plant.
● The Santiago
international airport
has been closed for
72 hours.
7. Aftershocks were strong, too
● After the main shock
in Chile, aftershocks
happened at least
326 times.
● In addition, there
were 16 aftershocks
over a magnitude of
6.
● The largest One of
them was a
magnitude of 6.9.
8. About the tsunami which was caused by the
earthquake
● When the earthquake had happened, the
tsunami caused.
● Many countries were struck by this tsunami. For
example, Hawaii, Japan, Philippines.
● Why did the wave reach far countries like
Japan from Chile? Because there was no
continent which could prevent the wave from
moving.
● The tsunami killed 5 people in the Juan
Fernandez islands group.