Earthquake and tsunami in Chile
A massive magnitude-8.3 earthquake, followed by a tsunami, struck near Concepcion, Chile, early on Saturday 27 February 2010. Damage has been reported as far north as Santiago. The tsunami has caused serious damage: at least 3 km of coast line of Juan Fernandez archipelago have been completely wiped out by multiple waves that have now receded.
- Type of event
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- Location of event
- Chile
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2010-02-27
- Time of Charter Activation
- 11:00
- Time zone of Charter Activation
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- Charter Requestor
- UNOOSA on behalf of WFP, UNITAR/UNOSAT on behalf of UNEP/OCHA, CONAE, German Foreign Office Operation Center
- Activation ID
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- Project Management
- ONEMI
- Value Adding
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