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Case Study: Chile

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Chile Earthquake 2010

A shallow focussed earthquake of magnitude 8.8 affected Chile in February 2010. Chile is a middle-income country.

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What happened in the earthquake?

  • Chile is a middle-income country. This had an impact on the effects and responses to the earthquake.
    • E.g. foreign aid wasn’t needed to enable Chile to recover.
  • The earthquake was caused by the subduction of the Nazca Plate under the South American Plate.
  • The epicentre of the earthquake was just off the coast of Chile.
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Primary effects

  • The primary effects of the earthquake were:
    • 500 people were killed.
    • US$30 billion of damage.
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Secondary effects

  • Secondary effects of the earthquake included:
    • Coastal areas were flooded by a tsunami.
    • Landslides blocked some roads.
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Responses to the earthquake

  • The immediate responses included:
    • A rapid response by emergency services.
    • Main roads were repaired within a day.
    • 30,000 emergency shelters were built.
  • Long-term responses included:
    • A reconstruction plan to help 200,000 households.

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1Physical Geography

1.1River Environments

1.2Coastal Environments

1.3Hazardous Environments - Tropical Cyclones

1.4Hazardous Environments - Earthquakes & Volcanoes

2Human Geography

3Global Issues

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