Central South Chile Earthquake: Emerging Research Needs and Opportunities. Report from Workshop. Held in Arlington, Virginia on August 19, 2010
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On Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 03:34 am local time (06:34:14 UTC) a Mw 8.8 earthquake struck the central south region of Chile, affecting an area with a population exceeding eight million people, including 5.4 million, 0.8 million, and 0.9 million in the urban areas around Santiago, Valparaiso/Vina del Mar, and Concepcion, respectively. In the region of strongest ground shaking, ground accelerations exceeded 0.05g for over 120 seconds. As of May 2010, the number of confirmed deaths stood at 521, with 56 persons still missing. The earthquake caused damage to buildings, highways, bridges, railroads, ports, airports and other facilities and systems due to ground shaking, ground failure, and tsunami. Estimates of economic damage are around $30 billion.