Coastal uplift and tsunami effects associated to the 2010 Mw8.8 Maule earthquake in Central Chile Levantamiento cosísmico e impacto del tsunami a lo largo de la costa de Chile central asociado al terremoto del Maule Mw8.8 de 2010

On February 27, 2010 at 03:34:08 AM an Mw8.8 earthquake, with epicenter located off Cobquecura (73.24°W; 36.29°S), severely hit Central Chile. The tsunami waves that followed this event affected the coastal regions between the cities of Valparaíso and Valdivia, with minor effects as far as Coquimbo....

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Main Authors: Gabriel Vargas, Marcelo Farías, Sébastien Carretier, Andrés Tassara, Stéphane Baize, Daniel Melnick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN) 2011-01-01
Series:Andean Geology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-71062011000100011