Week 3: Seismicity What is Chile's seismicity? And what is the country doing to prevent an earthquake catastrophe? Hello all, this week we're going into a little bit more detail about one of the topics from the week 2 blog. As stated during that week's blog, Chile has a very high risk of earthquakes because of its close proximity to the Nazca fault line. This week's blog will be all about the seismicity of Chile and what the country does to prevent these frequent earthquakes from being more devastating than they could be. USGS.gov is a website that shows earthquakes across the world in real-time. According to that wedsite, Chile Experienced 2 minor earthquakes on the day of this blog post. One was a 5.2 Magnitude, the other a 4.7. Both of these are small comparatively and caused no disruption or harm and many people probably didn't even notice its happening. Because of all of these earthquakes, Chile has a very efficient and advanced system of protection. One o...
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Week 2: Plates and Boundaries Are there any plates and boundaries by Chile, and what dangers do they pose to the country? Hi everyone! this week's blog post will be dedicated to the fault lines that are near the country Chile and what threats they pose to the country. Chile happens to be very close to a Convergent Boundary called the Nazca Plate. With these, come both appeals and drawbacks. The great and beautiful Andes mountains are products of this subduction fault line, having been created over millions of years. A negative of being so close is all of the possible natural catastrophes that are likely to happen. According to "Earthquakes in Chile" Chile has an astounding "2 Million minor earthquakes every year, about 18 major earthquakes, and 1 earthquake of a magnitude of 8 or higher". Another tragic fact about Chile and its earthquakes is that the most powerful earthquake in history happened in Chile. It is called the Valdivian Earthquake, it registered ...
Week 1: Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes. What is the difference between Natural Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes? Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog about the great country Chile! This will be a weekly blog about my knowledge and understanding of Chile as a country and its geological information such as weather, tectonic plates, possible disasters and that sort of thing. This first post will be all about natural hazards, disasters, and catastrophes and the differences between the three. The main difference between natural Hazards, Disasters, and Catastrophes is the magnitude of these events. A Natural Hazard is defined as a "natural process/event that is a potential threat to human life and property". These are naturally occurring events and their severity is low compared to the other two. If there is no danger to human life or property then it isn't classified as a hazard. A Natural Disaster is a little bigger as the name would suggest. A Natural ...