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Tuesday, April 2, 2014 marked another in a long line of Chilean earthquakes. The recent earthquake reached an 8.2 magnitude on the Moment magnitude scale. But what is surprising is the ‘minimal damage’ as a result of the quake. As can be seen in the ‘Timeline of the Biggest Earthquakes in Recent History’ above, many of the larger earthquakes in recent history have had a tremendous cost in both human life and infrastructure. Chile has taken many steps since 1960 to improve their infrastructure and earthquake preparedness.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Bhuj, Gujarat 7.9 magnitude, about 20,000 dead |
January 26, 2001 |
| Bam, Iran 26,000+ dead |
December 26, 2003 |
| Indian Ocean quake triggers Tsunami 9.2 magnitude, 220,000 dead |
December 26, 2004 |
| Pakistan occupied Kashmir 7.6 magnitude, 73,000 dead |
October 08, 2005 |
| Java, Indonesia 6.2 magnitude, 5,700+ dead |
May 27, 2006 |
| Lima, Peru Epicenter under seabed, 519 dead |
August 15, 2007 |
| Sichuan Province in China 8.0 magnitude, 87,000 dead or missing |
May 12, 2008 |
| Quetta, Pakistan 6.4 magnitude, 300 dead |
October 29, 2008 |
| La’Aquila, Italy 6.3 magnitude, 300 dead |
April 06, 2009 |
| Port-au-Prince, Haiti 7.0 magnitude, about 230,000 dead |
January 12, 2010 |
| Chile 8.8 magnitude, 450+ dead |
February 27, 2010 |
| Qinghai Province in China 6.9 magnitude, 400+ dead |
April 14, 2010 |
| Sumatra, Indonesia 7.9 magnitude, 1,000 dead |
September 29, 2010 |
| Christchurch, New Zealand 6.3 magnitude, 185 dead |
February 22, 2011 |
| Japan, Tsunami triggered by earthquake 9.0 magnitude, 19,000 dead or missing |
March 11, 2011 |
| Van, Turkey 7.2 magnitude, 604 dead |
October 23, 2011 |
| East Azerbaijan and Iran 6.4 magnitude, 306 dead |
August 11, 2012 |
| Guatemala and Mexico 7.4 magnitude, 139 dead |
November 07, 2012 |
| Chile 8.2 magnitude, 6 dead and over a million displaced |
April 01, 2014 |
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