Western Waters In Chile Occurred 8.3 Earthquake Could Trigger Tsunami Danger

According to the US Geological Survey news, Beijing time at 6:54 on the 17th or so, the west coast of Chile 8.3 earthquake occurred, or will lead to the risk of a tsunami. Chilean capital felt strongly, people ran to the street to avoid.

The earthquake focal depth of 12.5 km, the epicenter about 55 kilometers from Fujairah Pell. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami warning, saying that might occur "widespread and dangerous," the tsunami.

Previously, the Geological Survey has reported that two strong earthquakes in western Chile bursts.

Reuters, Illapel mayor Chile 8.3 earthquake near the epicenter said at least one person was killed by the collapse of the wall, and another 15 people were injured. Address Exploration Bureau expects the coast of Chile in the 21:30 local time (8:30 GMT this morning) around began to usher in waves. Currently, Chile, Peru and Hawaii have issued a tsunami warning.

21% of the world's earthquake occurred in Chile

Chilean Andes East Hill, west of the Pacific trench, meandering coastline over 4000 km, is shaped like a long and narrow country like chili.

As it happens, in the Pacific volcanic seismic belt, Chile has become one of the world's most seismically active volcanic region: more than 9,000 earthquakes recorded each year worldwide average, 21 per cent took place here.

Ph.D., director of research, University of Chile Seismological Service Center, Sergio Barrientos explained in 2011: According to the theory of plate movements, Chile along the western side of the Pacific is in the Nazca Plate and the South American plate boundary. In the sedimentation magma, two plates move toward each other, collide with each other, squeezing. Nazca oceanic plate of the proportion of the plate belongs to a larger settlement beneath the South American plate, and continue to squeeze into the South American plate.

Since the Nazca plate moving faster, it is also very active seismic South American plate collision formed tend to be more intense. In addition, the Nazca plate subduction Games settlement produced a strong longitudinal fluctuations at sea, followed by a tsunami.

Seismic analysis expert at the University of San Diego Lena Paula Gonzalez noted Iquique area 130 years there has not been a major earthquake, so the accumulation of a large amount of energy.