Nterremoto valdivia 1960 pdf files

The great chilean earthquake of 1960 on may 22, 1960 at 7. An ensuing tsunami reached hawaii, japan, the philippines, eastern new zealand. In chile, the earthquake and the tsunami that followed took a photo from 1960 shows a quay in valdivia, chile, that was broken. This walkin street crack was created by a may 1960 earthquake in valdivia, chile.

In the southern chilean city of valdivia, which nearly 50 years ago, on may 22, 1960, was the site of an earthquake measuring a devastating 9. The event was named after the city most affected by the quake, valdivia. The largest earthquake ever recorded by instruments hit southern chile at 19. Hundreds of people were already reported dead by the time the tsunami struck. Responding to quake, chile uses lessons of past the new. A number of spanishcolonial forts around valdivia were completely destroyed. Valdivia 1960 y cauquenes 2010 descargar descargar pdf. This week marks the anniversary of the largest earthquake recorded, a magnitude 9. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.

View notes chile 1960 case study from cit 140 at brigham young university, idaho. Most of the buildings in the city were destroyed by the earths movements or by the devastating tsunamis that followed. The rupture zone stretched almost 1,000 kilometers 621 miles along the countrys coast. Chile earthquake may 22, 1960 devastating disasters. Valdivia earthquake free download as powerpoint presentation. In other words, there have been a lot of really big earthquakes throughout human history and even greater ones before we came on the scene, but this one they were able to measure, record and verify its ground motion strength. The 21st of may 1960 was a saturday and in chile most people were preparing for the traditional commemoration of the battle of iquique, a naval battle which chile lost against peru during the war. We use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. A forlorn man sitting amongst the rubble in the city of valdivia after the 9.

Also known as the great chilean earthquake, it was a 9. Valdivia earthquake strikes chile national geographic. There are some terrible days you cannot forget ever, especially if they have touched your life in some way. Ainil is a city and commune in southern chile, administered by the municipality of valdivia. A historical analysis of the natural disasters in chile between 1939 and 1960 is presented. Impactos ambientales del terremoto y tsunami en chile fundacion. The name given was the 1960 valdivia earthquake and took place in chile, which probably still faces some of its consequences to date. The valdivia earthquake left 2 million people homeless, injured at least. If you would like to participate, you can choose to edit this article, or visit the project page for more information. When the biggest earthquake ever recorded hit chile, it rocked the world in 1960, all of chile shook violently for more than 10 minutes. The massive earthquake not only impacted cities in chile such as puerto montt and valdivia, but the impact of this natural hazard was felt across. Terremotos, solidaridad y movilizacion nacional scielo conicyt. It was in 1960 near the chilean city of valdivia, dr.

The locals named the earthquake the valdivia earthquake meaning great chilean earthquake. Summary in this work the seismic intensities in the localities affected by the valdivia may 22, 1960. On may 22, 1960, the most powerful earthquake in recorded history magnitude 9. Chile 1960 case study chile 1960 introductioneleisha. The mast of the canelo is still visible from the road to niebla. Ships, like the canelo, that were at the mouth of valdivia river sank after being moved 1. Chile 1960 introduction eleisha lilly on may 22, 1960, chile experienced the largest earthquake in the. The 1960 valdivia earthquake struck chile on the afternoon of 22nd may 1960, causing widespread damage with valdivia being the most affected city. Terremotos, solidaridad y movilizacion nacional researchgate. However, the moment magnitude a better measure of the earthquakes energy release was reestimated at 9. May 21, 1960 was one such day, the day when the world saw the biggest, the most terrible earthquake ever. Create marketing content that resonates with prezi video. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. Not only were there catastrophic consequences in the south of chile, the earthquake.