Earthquake chile

1. MARIAM BOUZALMATE HAJJAJ 4°ESO A

2. • Chile is a country of America located in
South America.
• The capital of Chile: Santiago.

3. WHAT IS AN EARHTQUAKE?
• An earthquake: the sudden movement of
the Earth. Over time, earthquakes have
caused real damage in the world.
• I’m going to talk about Chilean
earthquakes.

4. • The strongest earthquake in Chile was in
1960
• A magnitude of 9.5
• Killed about 10.000 people.

5. • Another earthquake in Chile in 2010
• A magnitude of 8'3
• Caused a tsunami and 530 people died.

6. • The most recent earthquake in Chile was
September 2015
• A magnitude of 6.0 and 13 people died.

7. • Chile: the country with most earthquakes
in history
• Earthquakes destroy: houses, cars,
streets, cities and kill people.
• Earthquakes are “natural disasters”
because scientists can’t prevent them.