2010 Maule earthquake

The megathrust rupture off the coast of central Chile began at 03:34 local time and broke an inclined area of more than 80,000 square kilometres extending onshore, subjecting the Maule region to shaking of at least 100 seconds with peak horizontal and vertical ground acceleration above 0.6 g. Buildings were damaged in Concepción, around 100 kilometres south of the epicentre. The reported toll was 525 dead and 25 missing.

Origin time (UTC)

2010-02-27T06:34

Magnitude

8.8

Magnitude type

mww

Depth (km)

22.9

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/official20100227063411530_30

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: chile, maule, megathrust, tsunami, concepcion

Coordinates: -36.122, -72.898

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in South America since 1990

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