Earthquake hits Chile / news on 6 May 2010

 

NEWS ON 6 MAY 2010 IN RELATION TO NATURAL DISASTERS

 

Danish DR1: EARTHQUAKE IN NORTHERN CHILE

Northern Chile has been shaken by a magnitude-6.4 earthquake according to US Geological Survey.

The epicentre of the quake which occurred late Wednesday evening local time was 37 km northwest of the city of Arica in a depth of 26 km.

In February Chile was hit by a powerful magnitude-8.8 earthquake which caused substantial damage to the country's infrastructure and killed more than 800 people.

 

German ARDtext and ZDFtext: MAGNITUDE-6.4 EARTHQUAKE SHAKES SOUTHERN PERU

A magnitude-6.4 earthquake shook southern Peru late wednesday night according to the US Geological Survey, USGS. The epicentre was in a depth of about 11 km about 25 km west of the city of Tacna near the Chilean border. According to the first reports from Peru's authorities there was only little damage.

In connection with a magnitude-8.8 earthquake at the end of February about 350 people were killed in southern CHILE. In August 2007 a magnitude-8.0 earthquake in Peru cost 600 human lives. The town of Pisco was totally destroyed.

 

 

MAGNITUDE 6.4 QUAKE HITS SOUTHERN PERU

05/06/2010 | 11:45 AM - GMA News.TV

 

(Updated 12:49 p.m.) LIMA, Peru — A magnitude-6.4 earthquake shook southern

Peru near the Chilean border late Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. There were reports of toppled electricity poles in the Peruvian city of Tacna.

 

The USGS said the quake's epicenter was 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of Tacna at a depth of 11 kilometers (6.8 miles). It struck at 9:42 p.m. local time.

 

Local radio station RPP said the quake toppled telephone poles in Tacna, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. The station said Peru's Geophysical Institute put the quake's magnitude at 6.5.

 

On Aug. 15, 2007, a powerful earthquake killed 596 people and reduced the Peruvian town of Pisco to rubble.

 

Tacna is near Peru's border with Chile, where a huge magnitude-8.8 quake hit Feb. 27, triggering a tsunami and killing 486 people. Since then the region has been shaken by dozens of smaller quakes.

 

The latest quake was felt in northern CHILE, but there were no reports of serious damage. Chile's National Early Warning Center said some telephone and electricity outages were reported in the port of Arica.

 

Dozens of people reportedly fled coastal homes in fear of a tsunami, but the navy's Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service said none was expected.

 

That part of CHILE is hundreds of miles north of the area hit by the February quake. — AP

News in relation to earthquake on 27 February 2010 in CHILE

 

Danish DR1 text-TV: DEATH TOLL AFTER FEBRUARY'S EARTH QUAKE IN CHILE GONE UP TO 521

Chile's government announces that the official death toll after the powerful earthquake and ensuing tsunami in February has risen to 521. - After having received death certificates, we have added 35 victims to the former death toll. The death toll is accordingly 521 according to the homepage of Chile's Ministry of the Interior which reduced the number of those missing to 56.

The earthquake hitting Chile on 27 February 2010 triggered a gigantic tsunami that swept away entire villages.

News in relation to CHILE on 27 JUNE 2010

 

NEWS ON 27 JUNE 2010 IN RELATION TO CHILE

 

Danish TV2 TTV and DR1 TTV: EARTHQUAKE SHAKES CHILE

 

An earthquake measured at magnitude 5.6 on the open Richter scale has shaken northern Chile near ARICA according to the US Geological Survey, USGS. There is no report of any casualties or any damage.

 

The epicentre of the earthquake was 127 km south-east of ARICA and occurred in a depth of 80 km. The region is located north of Chile's largest copper mines.

 

Earthquakes are frequent in CHILE.

 

A very powerful earthquake of magnitude 8.8. on the Richter scale shook the central part of CHILE on 27 Februar 2010 killing at least 500 people.

On 2.1.11: A magnitude-6.5 EARTHQUAKE HITTING CHILE

 

On 2.1.11: A magnitude-6.5 EARTHQUAKE HITTING CENTRAL CHILE

 

 

Danish and Swedish text-TV: CHILE HIT BY MAGNITUDE 7.1 EARTHQUAKE - magnitude later downgraded to 6.5

 

A very powerful earthquake measured at magnitude 7.1 shook CENTRAL CHILE according to US Geological Survey.

 

The epicentre of the earthquake was at sea almost 96km (SVT: 10 miles) north-west of Temuco in a depth of 12km (SVT: 3 miles).

 

No tsumani expected according to the tsunami warning centre in Hawaii and no reports of casualties.

 

Last year's earthquake on 27.2.10 was measured at 8.8 on the Richter scale and cost 500 human lives. 500,000 houses were destroyed and there was substantial material damage.

NEWS ON 3.1.11 IN RELATION CHILE

 

NEWS ON 3.1.11 IN RELATION CHILE

 

 

Danish TV2 News / Swedish SVT / German ZDFtext: NO ONE INJURED IN CONNECTION WITH THE EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE

 

The epicentre of the quake was at sea about 70km north-west of the town of Temuca in Central Chile. The quake was initially measured at 7.1 on the Richter scale, but later downgraded to 6.5.

 

No tsunami was triggered by the quake.

 

Only some telephone lines were down in the Araucania region close to the epicentre of the quake.

 

According to the news on German ZDF, the heavy rain was forecast to continue.

 

On 27 February 2010 Chile was hit by a gigantic quake destroying 500,000 houses and killing hundreds of people (more than 500 died).

CNN news article on Chile earthquake

 

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/01/02/chile.earthquake/index.html?hpt=T2

 

(CNN) -- A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the central coastal area of Chile on Sunday, some 70 kilometers (45 miles) northwest of Temuco, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injury.

 

The quake, which stuck around 5:20 p.m. (3:20 p.m. ET), was felt as far away as Santiago, roughly 595 km (370 miles) north of where the USGS said the quake occurred. The epicenter was more than 10 miles underground, the USGS said.

 

Loreto Henriquez, manager of the Holiday Inn Express in Temuco, felt the quake for about a minute, describing it as loud and strong. She said people ran into the streets, but did not report any major damage.

 

CNN Chile similarly reported no immediate injuries or damage.

 

The temblor cut some telephone and electricity lines, according to Chile's national emergency office, which did not provide any further detail.

 

Roughly 91,000 people felt very strong shaking, according to USGS estimates.

 

Soon after the quake, a 5.0-magnitude aftershock rattled the area around 6:10 p.m. (4:10 p.m. ET), striking some 110 km (70 miles) northwest of Temuco.

 

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said no widespread tsunami threat exists, but did not rule out the possibility of local tsunamis close to the quake's epicenter.

 

In February, an 8.8-magnitude quake hit Chile near the nation's second largest city, Concepcion, killing hundreds. Sunday's quake struck roughly 100 miles south of Concepcion.

 

CNN's Brian Walker contributed to this report.

 

 

Later the US Geological Survey aka. USGS downgraded the earthquake to 6.5.