The aftershocks we have felt since the big one are too numerous to count. Each day brings a couple of stronger ones - 6+ magnitude and several smaller ones (5+). The initial quake has been reported as an 8.8 magnitude that would make it one of the top ten in the last 100 years. For a complete list, see Latest Earthquakes in the World - Last 7 Days and its archives. Scientists estimate that it was 500 times stronger than the recent earthquake in Haiti. For those interested in why this quake happened where and when it did, see Chile’s Plate Tectonics.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Aftershocks & Chile's Plate Tectonics
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