7.2 Earthquake Hits Chile!

Question

Let's say some prayers for, or keep in our thoughts, our Chilean friends. in the hope that there are no deaths or serious injury in the lastest 7.2 Eartthquake to hit that country.

7.2 Earthquake hits Chile

Thank God no one has been injured or killed! But I will be praying for them. - 00cdfbd9, Mar 26, 2012

That's good news, I hope it continues that way. - 002262dd, Mar 26, 2012

Nuestros hermanos Chilenos necesitan un respiro de tanto desastre natural. Ojalá y no pase de un susto. - francobollo, Mar 26, 2012

So do I, Kat... - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 26, 2012

Wow! We will keep them in our prayers. - rac1, Apr 4, 2012

Answer 1

Thanks for your concern. Nothing serious happened. I'm Chilean, and I''ve always lived in Chile, and let me tell you that a magnitude 7.2 earthquake is really a medium one here.

We call "temblor" (lit. "tremor") any small earthquake, really anything smaller than 6.5. Over that, it's a "terremoto" only if there are severe damages or several deaths, if not, it's still a "temblor".

Over 7.5 or so, it's a candidate to "terremoto", but really deppends on the damage produced, and that deppends on the location of the epicenter and the depth of the hypocenter.

The umbrella term for this things is "sismo" ("seísmo" in Spain).

Answer 2

The people of Chile are in my thoughts and prayers , we just had one of the same

magnitude but like Chile it was out in the bush in a small community and

thankfully no casualties.

Are you Peruvian? - comunacho, Mar 26, 2012

Answer 3

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