2016 Chiloé earthquake

Earthquake in Chile hist April 2022 2016 Chiloé earthquake 2016-12-25 14:22:27 us10007mn3 609939179 2016 Chiloé earthquake.jpg ShakeMap of the earthquake 2016 12 25 11:22 UTC-3 7.6 w y 34.6 km (USGS) 43.406 S 73.941 W inline,title Thrust fault VIII 0.44m (1.4ft) > 30 None The 2016 Chiloé earthquake with a magnitude of ww yes 7.6 struck 225 km mi 0 south-west of Puerto Montt in southern Chile at 11:22 local time, 25 December.https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10007mn3 M7.6 – 39 km SSW of Puerto Quellón, Chile United States Geological Survey December 25, 2016Chile earthquake triggers tsunami warning https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38430564 BBC News 25 December 2016 25 December 2016 The earthquake triggered a tsunami warning on coasts located up to 1000 km from the quake's epicentre, generating massive evacuation across the Greater Chiloé Island, after advice from the Chilean government. Although there was damage in some parts of the island, the government reported no casualties. Earthquake The earthquake occurred as a result of shallow thrust faulting in southern Chile. At the location of the earthquake, the oceanic Nazca plate converges with and subducts beneath the South America plate in an east-northeast direction, at a rate of approximately 73 mm/yr. The location, depth and shallow thrusting focal mechanism solutionM 7.6 – 41 km SW of Puerto Quellon, Chile --- Focal mechanism solution https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us10007mn3/moment-tensor United States Geological Survey all indicate this earthquake likely occurred on the subduction zone interface. Tsunami A tsunami with a maximum height of 0.44 m ft on was observed on Chiloé Island.Tsunami Event: CHILOE, CHILE https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/tsunami/event-more-info/5637 ngdc.noaa.com See also List of earthquakes in 2016 List of earthquakes in Chile References External links 609939179 Category:2016 earthquakes Category:2016 in Chile Category:Earthquakes in Chile Category:December 2016 in South America