Geologists have been trying to discover the facts of Chile earthquake which happened on last Saturday. This earthquake devastated the nation and killed more than 700 people in the area. Chile earthquake has amazing facts, when you will read its facts, you will definitely say “Thank god.” Chile earthquake was 500 times stronger than the Haiti quake on the 12th day of January 2010.
Though Chile quake took away the lives of 700 citizens yet it caused very less damage as compared to Haiti quake. The Haiti earthquake was a 7.0 magnitude quake and it killed more than 2.2 million people, on the other hand Chile quake was magnitude 8.8 on the Richter scale. Let’s have a glimpse into the facts of Chile quake.
The first thing which protected Chile from more damage is the strict building code, in Chile new buildings are designed with maximum earthquake protection methods. Another thing is flourishing economy, as Chile is economically stronger while the Haitians are a poor nation. In the Chilean schools, it is taught that how we should respond to an emergency, while schools in Haiti do not teach this approach.
Geological location of Chile also did the matter in playing down more life loss and physical damage in the area. The epicenter of Chile quake was near Conception where the vast destruction was came into our sight. It is reported by the source that more than 1.5 million houses have been destroyed.
A tsunami warning has also been issued in southern and central Chile. Since the tsunami warning was being issued by the authorities, the navy officials have been working hard to minimize the life loss. It has been reported that more than 55 countries are warned a tsunami after a huge magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile.