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September 24, 2015
Chile keeps having earthquakes
…and keeps surviving them barely scathed. Chile has this year been rocked by its 3rd Great earthquake this century–its 14th if you include the last. Though the earthquake’s magnitude and the resulting Pacific-wide tsunami earned it headlines, it was a very mild earthquake in the global scheme of seismic impacts. This has a bit to do with the nature of offshore, subduction zone earthquakes, and a LOT to do with …
April 4, 2012
Earthquake Alert App for Mexico City residents
Después de dos temblores grandes sentido en la Ciudad de México, el gobierno ha publicado una “app” que les alerta a los residentes del Distrito Federal cuando están grabado los señales sísmicas de un temblor grande. Porque muchos de los temblores sentido en el Distrito Federal se originan en la costa, hay mucho tiempo (algunos 30-60 segundos) para protegerse en la ciudad antes de tiembla. La aplicación está disponible solo …
March 30, 2012
Deep earthquake rumbles Chile
On March 25, 2012 a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck central Chile–the same region that was rocked in 2010 by an the Great 8.8 quake. This one was much smaller than that, and at a depth of 34km was more mild at the surface than it could have been, but it nonetheless walloped the region just before dusk on Monday, and plenty of people recorded it. In fact, it interrupted a …