2010 Maule earthquake

The megathrust earthquake struck off the coast of central Chile at 03:34am local time on 27 February 2010. An inclined rupture area of more than 80,000 square kilometres extended onshore, and the Maule region took a direct hit, with shaking lasting at least 100 seconds and peak horizontal and vertical ground acceleration above 0.6 g. Buildings were damaged in Concepcion, around 100 kilometres south of the epicentre.

Origin time (UTC)

2010-02-27T06:34

Magnitude

8.8

Magnitude type

mww

Depth (km)

22.9

Deaths, as sources state them

525 dead, 25 missing

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/official20100227063411530_30

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: megathrust, chile, maule, subduction

Coordinates: -36.122, -72.898

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 8.5 and above since 1900

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