1985 Rapel Lake earthquake

Earthquake in Chile August 2019 1985 Rapel Lake earthquake 1985-04-09 01:56:59 usp0002dm4 527122 1985 04 08 yes 21:56:59 UTC-4 South America 7.2 w y7.5 s y 6 37.8 km mi 0 on -34.12 -71.51 type:event inline,title Chile, Argentina No 2 killed The 1985 Rapel Lake earthquakehttps://www.angelfire.com/nt/terremotos/chilehistoria.html Terremotos de Chile (Historia)http://www.sismo24.cl/500sismos/720chmagnitud.html SISMO24.CL :: Principales Terremotos en Chile, la noticias 21 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20101203083616/http://www.sismo24.cl/500sismos/720chmagnitud.html 3 December 2010 dead occurred on 8 April at 21:56:59 local time (01:56:59 UTC) with a moment magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum perceived intensity of VI (Strong). http://politicaspublicas.uc.cl/media/agenda/material/20100325124410_Presentacion_Luis_Valenzuela.pdf Luis Valenzuela Universidad Católica de Chile Spanish Planificación Urbana en Zonas de Riesgo 14 April 2010 11 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120312021435/http://politicaspublicas.uc.cl/media/agenda/material/20100325124410_Presentacion_Luis_Valenzuela.pdf 12 March 2012 dead The shock was centered 75 km mi southwest of Santiago, Chile,Sismo del 8 de abril de 1985 1985 University of Chile Geological Service Spanish Santiago de Chile with a focal depth of 37.8 km mi 0 on.http://repositorio.uchile.cl/tesis/uchile/2007/contreras_sg/sources/contreras_sg.pdf Análisis de la sismicidad registrada por redes terrestres y submarinas Universidad de Chile Spanish 1 July 2007 Earthquake thumb|USGS ShakeMap of the 1985 mainshock Peru–Chile Trench The 9 April 1985 earthquake occurred in the same fault area as the 2010 Pichilemu earthquakes, and is considered by University of Chile Seismological Service a thrust fault-type interplate earthquake.http://ssn.dgf.uchile.cl/informes/congreso/A01-14.pdf Estudio comparativo de los terremotos de subducción chilenos con los terremotos de subducción del norte, centro y sur de América University of Chile Seismological Service 12 September 2010 Spanish 16–19 November 2005 Concepción, Chile https://web.archive.org/web/20130227224735/http://ssn.dgf.uchile.cl/informes/congreso/A01-14.pdf 27 February 2013 dead The earthquake, measured in the Modified Mercalli intensity, reached magnitude VI in Curacaví, La Calera, Los Andes, Peñaflor, San Antonio, Valparaíso, and Viña del Mar; and magnitude V–VI in Concón, Constitución, Curicó, La Ligua, Melipilla, Papudo, Pichilemu, Puchuncaví, Quilpué, and Villa Alemana. The earthquake was felt throughout much of central Chile from La Serena to Osorno. It was also felt in Mendoza, San Juan, San Luis, Córdoba, Tucumán, and Santa Fe provinces in Argentina. According to national radio networks, the tremors "were felt along a 1,000-mile stretch of Chile from Copiapó in the north to Valdivia in the south and across the Andes mountains in Argentina". Although it has been considered by the news media as an aftershock of the 3 March 1985 earthquake, according to Rosa Urrutia de Hazbún and Carlos Lanza Lazcano's book Catástrofes en Chile 1541–1992, this earthquake was a different and separate event.Urrutia de Hazbún Rosa Lanza Lazcano Carlos Catástrofes en Chile, 1541–1992 https://books.google.com/books?id=k64MAAAAYAAJ 1993 Editorial La Noria Santiago de Chile Spanish 13 September 2010 Mario Pardo, the director of the Chilean Seismological Service, told international press in April 1985 that it was "apparently an aftershock from the 3 March earthquake that killed 177 in central Chile" and that "the quake was centered in the ocean off the coast near Pichilemu, a city 100 miles southwest of Santiago".The State Columbia, South Carolina 2 9 April 1985 Powerful quake shakes up Chile Pardo said the quake was centered in the ocean off the coast near Pichilemu, a city 100 miles southwest of Santiago. According to national radio networks, the tremors "were felt along a 1,000-mile stretch of Chile from Copiapó in the north to Valdivia in the south and across the Andes Mountaines in Argentina". Damage and effects Two people died of heart attacks after the earthquake; one in Santiago and another in Chillán. The earthquake lasted approximately three minutes according to The New York Times.https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/09/world/strong-quake-jolts-chile.html Strong quake jolts Chile https://web.archive.org/web/20130227224428/http://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/09/world/strong-quake-jolts-chile.html 27 February 2013 live Associated Press 8 April 1985 8 September 2010 The New York Times It created damage in addition to that already caused by 3 March earthquake in the Santiago-Valparaíso area. Hundreds of people panicked into the streets, while radio stations reported some brief power blackouts. In Valparaíso, the roof of a house collapsed, while other houses fell down in Curacaví. No injuries were reported. Previous events 1985 Algarrobo earthquake A magnitude 8.0 earthquake was registered on 3 March 1985 offshore Valparaíso, Valparaíso Region. It reached a maximum intensity of IX on the Mercalli intensity scale. 177 people were killed, 2,575 injured, 142,489 houses were damaged and about a million people were left homeless. https://www.angelfire.com/nt/terremotosdeChile2/ Terremoto de 1985 Angelfire Spanish 12 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100804071652/http://www.angelfire.com/nt/terremotosdeChile2/ 4 August 2010 live There was a long interruption on basic services, and the damage provoked by that earthquake was estimated to be more than 1,046 million US dollars.http://www.emol.com/especiales/terremotos/chile.htm Grandes Terremotos en Chile El Mercurio 12 September 2010 Santiago de Chile https://web.archive.org/web/20120207175813/http://www.emol.com/especiales/terremotos/chile.htm 7 February 2012 live See also List of earthquakes in Chile References https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/events/1985_03_03.php Historic Earthquakes United States Geological Survey 8 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20121104230038/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/events/1985_03_03.php 4 November 2012 dead http://www.sismologia.cl/home/terrem.html SISMOS IMPORTANTES Y/O DESTRUCTIVOS (1570 – Mayo 2005) Sismología Universidad de Chile Spanish 8 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20061231163803/http://www.sismologia.cl/home/terrem.html 31 December 2006 dead External links 527122 1985 Rapel Category:1985 earthquakes Category:1985 in Chile Earthquake, 1985 1985 Rapel Lake earthquake 1985 Rapel Lake earthquake Category:April 1985 in South America