The 1960 Valdivia Earthquake by erik1350 erik1350 https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2 The Largest on record en-us 2018-05-14 02:11:32 UTC 2024-05-31 10:47:38 UTC hello@padlet.com "The Great Chilean Earthquake" erik1350 https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260313840 Occurred on May 22nd, 1960 near Valdivia, in Southern Chile. The United States Geological surveyers have declared this event to be the largest earthquake measured on the Richter scale.]]> 2018-05-14 02:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260313840 The Damage erik1350 https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260314495 The quake occurred beneath the Pacific Ocean, 100 miles off the coast of Chile (Western South America). The ground tremors destroyed thousands of buildings. The earthquake was reported to have been preceded by a powerful fore-shock, which acted as a warning for millions of citizens. The cost of the damage that displaced over 2,000,000 people is estimated to be around $6 billion USD, adjusted to today's currency.]]> 2018-05-14 02:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260314495 Tsunamis erik1350 https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260315613 Most of the deaths and destruction occurred near the coastline by a series of tsunamis generated by the earthquake. 35-foot tsunamis hit the coasts of Hawaii, Japan, and even parts of California. A monster 80 foot wave hit the coastline of Chile.]]> 2018-05-14 02:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260315613 Magnitude erik1350 https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260316172 The main earthquake was preceeded by four accounted fore-shocks. All four of these fore-shocks had a magnitude of 7.0 or higher. The initial magnitude for the quake on May 22nd was 8.5, although the USGS later dubbed the earthquake to be a 9.5 on the Richter Scale, the largest ever on record.]]> 2018-05-14 02:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260316172 Subsidence of Chile erik1350 https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260316922 The United States Geological Survey also recorded five-feet of sibsidence along the lower Chilean coastline, near Chiloe Island. This left numerous buildings submerged.]]> 2018-05-14 02:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260316922 Plate Techtonics erik1350 https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260317599 The Earthquake ruptured a 500-mile long zone on the ocean floor from Chiloe island North towards Talca. It is known as a megathrust earthquake, occurring at destructive converging plate boundaries. In this case, the Valdivia quake happened 20 miles into the crust, beneath where the Nazca Plate is subducting beneath the South American Plate.]]> 2018-05-14 02:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260317599 Bibliography erik1350 https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260318312 World's largest recorded earthquake. (n.d.). Retrieved May 13, 2018, from Geology website:     https://geology.com/records/largest-earthquake/


What is a megathrust earthquake? [Fact sheet]. (n.d.). Retrieved May 14, 2018, from British columbia 
 geographical survey website: http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/SurficialGeology/ 
Earthquakes/Pages/megathrust.aspx 


Pallardy, R. (2017, October 17). Chile earthquake of 1960 [Fact sheet]. Retrieved May 14, 2018, from Encyclopedia Britannica website: https://www.britannica.com/event/Chile-earthquake-of-1960

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Manning, K. (2012, September 25). Chile hopes earthquake technology can help save lives. Retrieved May 14, 2018, from BBC News website: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19589471 
]]> 2018-05-14 02:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260318312 The Chilean Archipelago erik1350 https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260320262 The waves created by this quake were seen in Japan. From this map, the large laceration in the ocean floor can be seen, stretching from Valdivia to Bolivia.]]> 2018-05-14 02:57:54 UTC https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260320262 Death Toll erik1350 https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260448351 Estimates were higher at the time, but 1600 people were confirmed as dead, while over 3000 were injured.]]> 2018-05-14 13:11:23 UTC https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260448351 Subsequent Volcanic Activity erik1350 https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260449748 Two days later, the Cordon-Caule volcano in Los Lagos erupted after 40 years of inactivity. Scientists largely thought that the eruption was due to the quake.]]> 2018-05-14 13:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260449748 Response erik1350 https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260822432 Aid efforts cannot always fulfill the tasks at hand to help people recover from earthquakes. Sometimes the governments of certain countries are forced to spend only 1%  (for example) of the GDP on natural disaster aid. Thus, the national hospitals are unable to cope with the mass amounts of injury from these natural disasters.]]> 2018-05-15 12:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260822432 Technology for the future erik1350 https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260825832 The Chilean government implemented a new emergency alert technology, although this was due to an earthquake in 2010. The system uses a geographically-targeted area to allow officials to send mass alerts to citizens, whether it be on a computer, television, radio or mobile phone. Technology like this was not as advanced in the 1960's, but could save more lives as time goes on.]]> 2018-05-15 12:55:29 UTC https://padlet.com/erik1350/uvttu5zynud2/wish/260825832