Orono seismograph record for the Chilean quake - School of Earth and Climate Sciences

On Saturday February 27th at 3:34 am local time (6:34 UTC) a magnitude 8.8 earthquake occurred offshore of the west coast of Chile. The primary earthquake was located 105 km (65 miles) WSW of the city of Talca, Chile, and has been followed by numerous aftershocks. US Geological Survey calculations indicate that the earthquake’s focus read more