September 16, 2015, M 8.3 Earthquake

For the latest information about this earthquake, visit EERI’s Virtual Clearinghouse Website.

• View the preliminary EERI earthquake data map

EERI Reports

• EERI Preliminary Earthquake Notification
• Information about housing construction in Chile (World Housing Encyclopedia)

Media Reports

• Chile earthquake: 8.3-magnitude quake strikes off coast (CNN)
  

LINKS

• USGS PAGER Report
• Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Tsunami Warning

April 1, 2014, M 8.2 Earthquake

VIRTUAL EARTHQUAKE CLEARINGHOUSE

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REPORTS

• Learning From Eearthquakes: Preliminary Reconnaissance Observations

LINKS

• USGS PAGER Report
• AIR ALERT Event Summary

February 27, 2010, M8.8 Earthquake

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EERI REPORTS

• Newsletter Articles
  • March 2010 Newsetter[PDF]
• Reconnaissance Team Reports
  • EERI Newsletter insert (Chile Earthquake) [PDF]
• Workshop Reports
  • Chile Research Needs Workshop Report [PDF]

OTHER REPORTS

• Present Status of Earthquake Preparedness Activities in Chile by E. F. Cruz, 2009 [PDF]
• Geo-engineering Reconnaissance of the 2010 Maule, Chile Earthquake (GEER)
• Earthquake Reinforcement of Existing Adobe Housing in the Andean Region: Part 1 Part 2 (CERESIS 1999 video)
• Manual Técnico para el Reforzamiento de las Viviendas de Adobe: Part 1 Part 2 (CERESIS 1999 video)
• Open File Reports on the Chilean Earthquake of 1985 (USGS)
  • Preliminary report of investigations of the central Chile earthquake of March 3, 1985 by Sylvester Theodore Algermissen
  • Seismic site-response experiments following the March 3, 1985 central Chile earthquake (topographical and geological effects) edited by Mehmet Celebi
  • Processed Chile earthquake records of 3 March 1985 and aftershocks compiled by Mehmet Celebi

PHOTO GALLERY

• Pictures from BBC News website readers (BBC News)
• Photos of earthquake aftermath (Belfast Times)
• Photos of earthquake aftermath (CNN)
• Video: Tsunami destroys Chilean coastal resort (Guardian UK)
• Photos of earthquake aftermath (Guardian UK)

LINKS

• More than 2 Million Affected by Earthquake, Chile’s President Says (CNN)
• Chile Earthquake Rescue and Recovery (FOX)
• Wrecked Roads and Bridges in Chile Hinder Rescue Effort (New York Times)
• Maps of the Chile Earthquake (New York Times)
• Global Task Force on Building Codes (UNESCO)
• Map of Major Aftershocks (USGS)

November 14, 2007, M7.7 Earthquake

Report from a reconnaissance team from three Chilean universities that conducted site visits to approximately 20 towns in the earthquake zone shortly after the event. The focus was primarily on damage to dwellings and lifelines, geotechnical effects and the calculation of intensities.

EERI REPORTS

• Newsletter Articles
  • December 2007 Newsletter [PDF]
  • Article from October, 2008 Newsletter [PDF]
• Reconnaissance Team Reports
  
  • Intensity and Damage Assessment of the 2007 Tocopilla Earthquake, Chile [PDF]

OTHER REPORTS

• Preliminary overview report prepared by Christian Ledezma, UC Berkeley Ph.D. student – View report
• Preliminary report from the University of Chile’s Department of Civil Engineering – View report (in Spanish)

LINKS

• Officials scramble to help homeless in Chile earthquake (Herald Tribune)
• Wikipedia page on the event
• Informe sobre la Actividad Sismica II Region (Ultimos Sismos Sensibles)

June 13, 2005, M7.8 Earthquake

• Newsletter Articles
  • Article from October 2005 Newsletter [PDF]
• Reconnaissance Team Reports
  • Special Earthquake Report from November 2005 Newsletter [PDF]

OTHER REPORTS

• Summary report by Efraín A. Rondinel-Oviedo, Drexel University [PDF]
• Report on the Performance of Churches in the June 13 2005 earthquake [PDF]

August, 28 2004, M6.5 Earthquake

OTHER REPORTS

• Report from Ministry of the Interior, National Office of Emergencies (in Spanish)

LINKS

• http://www.onemi.cl

July 30, 1995, M7.8 Earthquake

• Newsletter Articles
  • Special Earthquake Report from the September 1995 Newsletter [PDF]

August 8, 1987, M6.6 Earthquake

EERI REPORTS

• Newsletter Articles
  • Article from the September 1987 Newsletter [PDF]

March 5, 1987, M7.2 Earthquake

• Newsletter Articles
  • Special Earthquake Insert from the August 1987 Newsletter [PDF]

March 3, 1985, M7.5 Earthquake

• Reconnaissance Team Reports
  • Special Insert from the May 1985 Newsletter [PDF]
• Earthquake Spectra Articles
  • The Chile Earthquake of March 3, 1985, Earthquake SpectraVol. 2, no. 2 (February 1985), pp. 249-508
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    • Complete Volume
  • Evaluations of ATC Requirements for Soil-Structure Interaction Using Data from the 3 March 1985 Chile Earthquake, Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 6, no. 3 (August 1990), pp. 593-611
  • Performance of Reinforced Concrete Buidings During the 1985 Chile Earthquake: Implications for the Design of Structural Walls, Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 7, no. 4 (November 1991), pp. 607-638
  • An Evaluation of Ductility and Detailing Requirements of Bearing Wall Buildings Using Data from the March 3, 1985, Chile Earthquake, Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 9, no. 1 (February 1993), pp. 137-156

OTHER REPORTS

• Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) Field Report – British earthquake engineers, architects and academics from the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)