As Chile shook, cities rolled to the west a bit (page 2)
The massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the west coast of Chile last month moved the entire city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west, and shifted other parts of South America as far apart as the Falkland Islands and Fortaleza, Brazil.These preliminary measurements, produced from data gathered by researchers from four universities and several agencies, including geophysicists on the ground in Chile, paint a much clearer picture of the power behind this temblor, believed to be the fifth-most-powerful since instruments have been available to measure seismic shifts.Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina and across the continent from the quake?s epicenter, moved about 1 inch to the west. And Chile?s capital, Santiago, moved about 11 inches to the west-southwest. The cities of Valparaiso and Mendoza, Argentina, northeast of Concepcion, also moved significantly.The quake?s epicenter was in a region of South America that?s part of the so-called ?ring of fire,? an area of major seismic stresses whic
As Chile shook, cities rolled to the west a bit
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Earth really did move during the massive Chile quake: Researchers say cities and islands physically shifted west a bit....
Tue 9 Mar 10 from AP
Concepci?oved 10ft West By Chile Earthquake
Preliminary measurements indicate that the massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the west coast of Chile in February moved the entire city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west, ...
Mon 8 Mar 10 from Scientific Blogging
Chilean earthquake moved entire city 10 feet west, shifted other parts of South America
The massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the west coast of Chile last month moved the entire city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west, and shifted other parts of South America ...
Mon 8 Mar 10 from ScienceDaily
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