The Earthquake in Chile

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world’s volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Four hundred and fifty two volcanoes are existent between the southernmost tips of South America to the West coast of North America crossing to Japan onto New Zealand and finish its ring of fury in Antarctica with a mix of active and inactive volcanoes. One of the most active faults in America and the ring of fire is the San Andreas Fault (Turgeon). Chile is unfortunately apart of the Ring of Fire. Calbuco volcano, located in Southern Chile, is one…

1: Port-Au-Prince flattened by 7.0 earthquake. flattened by a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 causing major destruction. The epicentre was 13 km from the capital of Haiti, Port-Au-Prince. The initial estimates for this disaster, placed the death toll around 210,000. Sadly, this estimate was horribly wrong with the death toll rising well above 300,000. There were many reasons for the death rising so high, but one of them was the fact the earthquake lasted 3 minutes making it one…

31, 2014 Chile Chile stretches 4,300 km along the southwestern coast of South America (Welcome to Chile). The maximum length from east to west is 240 km (Welcome to Chile). To the north, Chile is bordered by Peru and Bolivia (Chile- Geography). The southernmost point is Cape Horn (Welcome to Chile). The southern border is the Drake Sea (Geography and Climate in Chile). To the east, Chile is bordered by Argentina (Chile- Geography). On the eastern side, Chile is bordered by the Andes (Chile…

Earthquakes Shira Miller Earthquakes are amazing natural disasters. An earthquake is a sudden and violent shaking of the ground. They are a big threat to people because they cause tsunamis, fires, and buildings to crumble on people. One of the biggest earthquakes was the great Chilean earthquake. The quake happened on May 22, 1960 near Valdiva (geology.com). The damage that the great Chilean earthquake caused (including tsunami damage) cost more than 500 million U.S. dollars (NOAA.gov). After…

Usually all earthquakes happen the same, but the way an earthquake actually occurs is such a spectacular process that everyone should get to know. They are created by many active fault zones within the Earth (Fronabarger). Most earthquakes are made along faults, tectonic plate boundary zones, or even along mid-oceanic ridges (Pidwirny). Small earthquakes can be caused by volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear experiments (Science Daily). Sun and moon cause tremors by creating…

Groovay Smoothay is a new company focusing on providing our consumers with an unforgettable experience along with all-natural, nutrient packed, amazing quality smoothies! Groovay Smoothay will be a portable concession trailer, located in La Serena, Chile. Groovay Smoothay will have a vast array of healthy smoothie options available on our menu. Customers will have five delicious signature options to choose from including, the Power-C Machine, the Passion Fruit Apple Cooler, the Very Cherry…

Over the years, earthquakes have acted as one of the most lethal calamity in the world among other disasters. They have claimed millions of lives and numerous properties in the world since documentation of the earthquakes begun. Naturally, some areas have never experienced any earthquakes while other areas are said to be precisely in the hot zone where the probability of occurrence remains high. In the recent past, about 500,000 earthquakes are reported to happen every year. Of this, a human…

1960 is storming it up in Chile and China as they both deal with drastic storms that lead to many deaths. As we know we have had many presidents before but September 26 is the day we have the first televised presidential debate. An event happened that had the president involved where a U.S. U-2 plane is shot down over Soviet Union. Now as 1960 came along inventions have been made like the laser which is helping many lives in the world right now. Sprite and Domino's Pizza was introduced to the…

Every year, the Earth is rocked by thousands of earthquakes that causes damage ranging from non-existent to severe. These severe earthquakes can cause major damage to the cities ' buildings and infrastructure around the world, but more importantly many innocent people are injured and killed in these disasters. On average, 13 300 people are killed and over 4 million people are affected each year as a result of earthquakes. Also, earthquakes costs the world economy US$12,106,198,000 per year on…