View source for 2010 Chile earthquake

{{For|other earthquakes in and about Chile during 2010|2010 Chile earthquake (disambiguation)}}
{{Copy edit|date=June 2010}}
{{Infobox earthquake
| title = 2010 Chile earthquake
| date = {{Start date|2010|02|27|03|34|14|[[UTC-3]]|df=yes}}
| image = 2010 Chile earthquake - Building destroyed in Concepción.jpg
| image alt = Collapsed building in Concepción
| map2 = [[File:2010 Chile earthquake epicenter.png|240px|border|alt=]]
| caption = Epicenter of the 2010 Chile earthquake
| magnitude = 8.8 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]]
| intensity = [[Modified Mercalli intensity|MM]] IX<ref name =pager/>
| depth = {{convert|35|km|mi|0}}
| location = {{Coord|35.909|S|72.733|W|display =inline,title}}
| countries affected = [[Chile]], [[Maule Region]], [[Biobío Region]]
| tsunami = Widespread warnings for most of the Pacific coasts.<ref name="PTWC-index"/>
| casualties = 521 identified fatalities, 56 missing.<ref name="victims"/>
}}
{{wikinews|NASA scientist: Chile earthquake may have shifted Earth's axis, shortened day}}
The '''2010 Chile earthquake''' occurred off the coast of the [[Maule Region]] of [[Chile]]<ref name="reuters 1">{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61Q0S920100227|title=Reuters earthquake report|work=[[Reuters]]|accessdate=February 27, 2010 | date=June 10, 2010}}</ref><!---<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/|title=Japan Meteorological Agency report|work=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]|accessdate=February 27, 2010}} Information of this link almost changes</ref>---> on February 27, 2010, at 03:34 [[Time in Chile|local time]] (06:34 [[UTC]]), rating a magnitude of 8.8 on the [[moment magnitude scale]], and lasting up to 3 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2010/us2010tfan/|title=USGS Earthquake Details|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/chile/7329357/Huge-earthquake-hits-Chile.html|title=Huge earthquake hits Chile|last=Patrick Sawer|date=February 27, 2010|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=February 27, 2010 | location=London}}</ref> It was felt strongly in six [[Regions of Chile|Chilean regions]] (from [[Valparaíso Region|Valparaíso]] in the north to [[Araucanía Region|Araucanía]] in the south), that together make up 80 percent of the country's population. The cities experiencing the strongest shaking—IX (Ruinous) on the [[Mercalli intensity scale]]—were [[Arauco, Chile|Arauco]] and [[Coronel, Chile]]. The earthquake was felt in the capital [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]] at Mercalli intensity scale VIII (Destructive).<ref name = pager >{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/pager/events/us/2010tfan/index.html |title=PAGER–M 8.8–OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE |publisher=Earthquake.usgs.gov |date= |accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref> Tremors were felt in many [[Argentina|Argentine]] cities, including [[Buenos Aires]], [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]], [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]] and [[La Rioja, Argentina|La Rioja]].<ref name="Infobae">{{cite web|url=http://www.infobae.com/general/502937-101275-0-Confirman-que-el-sismo-Chile-se-sinti%C3%B3-Buenos-Aires|title=Confirman que el sismo de Chile se sintió en Buenos Aires|date=February 27, 2010|publisher=Infobae |language=Spanish|accessdate=27 February 2010}}</ref><ref name="infobae news 2">{{cite news|url=http://www.infobae.com/general/502942-101275-0-En-la-regi%C3%B3n-Cuyo-se-sinti%C3%B3-muy-fuerte-el-temblor-Chile|title=En la región de Cuyo "se sintió muy fuerte" el temblor de Chile|date=February 27, 2010|work=Infobae.com|accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref> Tremors were felt as far north as the city of [[Ica (city)|Ica]] in southern [[Peru]] (approx. 2400&nbsp;km).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.peru.com/noticias/portada20100227/83441/Temblor-sacude-Ica-y-causa-temor-en-pobladores-tras-terremoto-en-Chile-|date=February 27, 2010|work=[[Peru.com]]|accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref> The earthquake triggered a [[tsunami]] which devastated several coastal towns in south-central Chile and damaged the port at [[Talcahuano]]. Tsunami warnings were issued in 53 countries,<ref name="sky news 1">{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Chile-Earthquake-Measuring-83-On-The-Richter-Scale-Hits-Concepcion-And-Capital-Santiago/Article/201002415561008?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15561008_Chile%3A_Earthquake_Measuring_8.3_On_The_Richter_Scale%2C_Hits_Concepcion_And_Capital_Santiago|title=Tsunami After Major Earthquake Hits Chile|date=February 27, 2010|work=[[Sky News]]|accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref> causing minor damage in the [[San Diego]] area of [[California]]<ref>[http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tfan.php#summary]</ref> and in the [[Tōhoku region]] of [[Japan]], where damage to the fisheries business was estimated at [[¥]]6.26 billion ([[US dollar|USD]]$66.7 million).<ref>[http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100328b1.html Fisheries took ¥6 billion hit from Chile tsunami], ''[[Japan Times]]'. March 28, 2010.</ref> The earthquake also generated a [[blackout]] that affected 93 percent of the country's population and which went on for several days in some locations.<ref>[https://www.cdec-sic.cl/noticia_en.php?noticia_id=842]</ref> [[President of Chile|President]] [[Michelle Bachelet]] declared a "[[State of Emergency|state of catastrophe]]" and sent military troops to take control of the most affected areas. The latest death toll as of May 15, 2010 is 521 victims<ref name="victims">[http://www.cooperativa.cl/prontus_nots/site/artic/20100515/pags/20100515121228.html A 521 aumentaron los fallecidos por catástrofe en Chile], ''[[Radio Cooperativa]]'', May 15, 2010.</ref> (down from early reports on March 3 of 802).<ref>[http://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/pais/2010/03/03/ya-suman-802-los-fallecidos-por-el-terremoto-y-tsunami/ Ya suman 802 los fallecidos por el terremoto y tsunami]</ref>

The [[epicenter]] of the earthquake was at 35.909°S, 72.733°W<ref>^ "USGS Earthquake Details". United States Geological Survey. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2010/us2010tfan/. Retrieved February 27, 2010</ref> just offshore from the Maule Region, approximately {{convert|11|km|mi|abbr=in}} southwest of [[Curanipe]] and 100&nbsp;km (71&nbsp;mi) north-northeast of Chile's second largest city, [[Concepción, Chile|Concepción]].<ref name=USGS1>{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tfan.php|title=Magnitude 8.8–Offshore Maule, Chile|date=February 27, 2010|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/events/us/2010tfan/us/index.html |title=Intensity of shaking in cities around the 2010 Chilean earthquake from USGS |publisher=Earthquake.usgs.gov |date=2009-10-27 |accessdate=2010-03-01}}</ref>

== Geology ==
{{Main|Nazca Plate|geology of Chile}}
The earthquake took place along the boundary between the [[Nazca Plate|Nazca]] and [[South American Plate|South American]] [[tectonic plates]], at a location where they [[convergent boundary|converge]] at a rate of eighty millimeters (about three inches) a year. This earthquake was characterized by a [[thrust fault|thrust-faulting]] [[focal mechanism]], caused by the [[subduction]] of the Nazca plate beneath the South American.<ref name="USGS1" />

Chile has been at a convergent plate boundary that generates [[megathrust earthquake]]s since the [[Paleozoic]] era (500 million years ago). In historical times the Chilean coast has suffered many megathrust earthquakes along this plate boundary, including the strongest earthquake ever measured, which is the [[1960 Valdivia earthquake]]. Most recently, the boundary ruptured in 2007 causing the [[2007 Antofagasta earthquake]] in northern Chile.

The segment of the fault zone which ruptured in this earthquake was estimated to be over {{Convert|700|km|abbr=on}} long with a displacement of almost 10 meters.<ref>http://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/highlights/chileearthquakeFeb2010.html</ref> It lay immediately north of the {{Convert|1000|km|abbr=on}} segment which ruptured in the great earthquake of 1960.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Fountain|first=Henry|title=Underwater Plate Cuts 400-Mile Gash|work=The New York Times|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/world/americas/28quake.html|date=February 27, 2010|accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref> Preliminary measurements show that the entire South American Plate moved abruptly westward during the quake.<ref>[http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/chilemoves.htm Researchers show how far South American cities moved in quake, Research News, Ohio State University, March 8, 2010]
</ref> A research collaborative of Ohio State and other institutions have found, using [[GPS]], that the earthquake shifted Santiago 11&nbsp;inches (28&nbsp;cm) to the west-southwest and moved Concepción at least 10 feet (at least 3 meters) to the west. The earthquake also shifted other parts of South America from the [[Falkland Islands]] to [[Fortaleza]], Brazil. For example, it moved Argentina’s capital of Buenos Aires about one inch (2.5&nbsp;cm) to the west.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/chile/7403578/Chile-earthquake-moved-city-of-Concepcion-10ft-to-the-west.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Chile earthquake moved city of Concepcion 10ft to the west | date=March 9, 2010}}</ref> Several cities south of Cobquecura were also raised, by up to 3 meters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.santiagotimes.cl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18655|title=Satellite Images Show That Talcahuano “Grew” 1.5 Meters Higher As A Result Of Earthquake |last=van der Horst|first=Loretta|date=21 April 2010|publisher=Santiago Times|accessdate=1 May 2010}}</ref>
[[File:2010 Maule earthquake intensity USGS.jpg|thumb|USGS shake map of the earthquake]]

=== Compared with past earthquakes ===
{{see also|Earthquakes in 2010}}
This was the strongest [[earthquake]] affecting Chile since the magnitude 9.5 [[1960 Valdivia earthquake]] (the most energetic earthquake ever measured in the world), and it is the strongest earthquake worldwide since the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]].<ref name="usgs-strongest">{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/historical_mag.php |title=Historic World Earthquakes |work=Earthquake.usgs.gov | publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |date=November 23, 2009 |accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref> It is tied with the [[1906 Ecuador-Colombia earthquake|1906 Ecuador-Colombia]] and [[1833 Sumatra earthquake|1833 Sumatra]] earthquakes as the [[List of earthquakes#Largest earthquakes by magnitude|seventh strongest earthquake]] ever measured, five hundred times more forceful than the 7.0 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]] earthquake in Haiti [[2010 Haiti earthquake|in January of 2010]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/world/story/7130092/|title=Huge quake hits Chile; tsunami threatens Pacific|date=February 26, 2010|accessdate=February 26, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

=== Aftershocks ===
An [[aftershock]] of 6.2 was recorded 20&nbsp;minutes after the initial quake.<ref name="bbc 1">{{Citation |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/8540289.stm |title=Massive earthquake strikes Chile |work=[[BBC News]] |date=28 February 2010 }}</ref><ref name="usgs-list">[http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_big.php Latest Earthquakes M5.0+ in the World], by [[USGS]].</ref> Two more aftershocks of magnitudes 5.4 and 5.6 followed within an hour of the initial quake.<ref name="usgs-list"/> The [[USGS]] said that "a large vigorous aftershock sequence can be expected from this earthquake".<ref name=USGS1/> By March 6 [[UTC]], more than 130 aftershocks had been registered, including thirteen above magnitude 6.0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/285_-35.php|title=10-degree Map Centered at 35°S,75°W|last=USGS|first=Earthquake Hazards Program|date=March 6, 2010|publisher=United States Geological Survey|accessdate=6 March 2010}}</ref>

A 6.9-magnitude offshore earthquake struck approximately 300 kilometers southwest of, and less than 90 minutes after, the initial shock; however, it is not clear if that quake is related to the main shock.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tfa7.php|title=Magnitude 6.9 - Off the coast of Bio-Bio, Chile|last=USGS|first=Earthquake Hazards Program|date=February 27, 2010|publisher=United States Geological Survey|accessdate=February 27, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> A separate [[2010 Salta earthquake|earthquake]] of magnitude 6.3 occurred in [[Salta]], Argentina, at 15:45 [[UTC]] on February 27, at a depth of {{Convert|38.2|km|abbr=on}};<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tfc3.php|title=Magnitude 6.3–SALTA, Argentina|last=USGS|first=Earthquake Hazards Program|date=February 27|publisher=United States Geological Survey|accessdate=27 February 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> two people were injured and one died in Salta.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-02/28/c_13191160.htm |title=Chile's earthquake death toll rises to 214 |publisher=News.xinhuanet.com |date= |accessdate=2010-03-01}}</ref> This earthquake was followed on March 1, at 06:32 [[UTC]] by a magnitude 4.9 aftershock.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010thaz.php|title=Magnitude 4.9–SALTA, Argentina|last=USGS|first=Earthquake Hazards Program|date=March 1|publisher=United States Geological Survey|accessdate=6 March 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Four other earthquakes above M5.0, some possible aftershocks, also occurred near the border in Argentina following the Chile earthquake; a magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred in [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]] on February 28, a M5.3 earthquake in [[Neuquen]] and a M5.2 in [[San Juan (Argentina)|San Juan]] on March 2, and a M5.1 quake in Mendoza on March 4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tgbr.php|title=Magnitude 5.0–MENDOZA, Argentina|last=USGS|first=Earthquake Hazards Program|date=February 28|publisher=United States Geological Survey|accessdate=6 March 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tkbp.php|title=Magnitude 5.3–NEQUEN, Argentina|last=USGS|first=Earthquake Hazards Program|date=March 2|publisher=United States Geological Survey|accessdate=6 March 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tick.php|title=Magnitude 5.2–SAN JUAN, Argentina|last=USGS|first=Earthquake Hazards Program|date=March 2|publisher=United States Geological Survey|accessdate=6 March 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tkbp.php|title=Magnitude 5.1–MENDOZA, Argentina|last=USGS|first=Earthquake Hazards Program|date=March 4|publisher=United States Geological Survey|accessdate=6 March 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Another strong earthquake occurred on March 4, at 22:39&nbsp;UTC in [[Antofagasta]] in northern Chile, with a magnitude of 6.3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tkcs.php|title=Magnitude 6.3 - ANTOFAGASTA, Chile|last=USGS|first=Earthquake Hazards Program|date=March 4, 2010|publisher=United States Geological Survey|accessdate=6 March 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

Minor quakes generated by the main one could be felt as far away as [[São Paulo]], Brazil,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/cotidiano/ult95u699876.shtml|title=Estado de SP sente reflexo do terremoto de 8,8 graus registrado no Chile|date=February 27, 2010|publisher=[[Folha de S. Paulo|Folha Online]]|language=Portuguese|accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref> located about {{Convert|3000|km|abbr=on}} away from [[Concepción, Chile|Concepción]]. Since the major earthquake, and as of March 15, at least four to forty >M5.0 earthquakes have been recorded daily in the vicinity of the main earthquake,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php|title=Latest Earthquakes in the World - Past 7 days|accessdate=Mar 5, 2010}}</ref> including four above magnitude 6.0 between March 3 and 00:00 UTC March 6.<ref name="usgs-list"/>

On March 5, two aftershocks above M6.0 were reported. The first was a 6.3-magnitude off the coast of the [[Biobío Region]]. The second was near the epicenter of the original quake at 08:47 local time with a magnitude of 6.6.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/03/05/chile.earthquake/index.html |title=Strong aftershocks rattle Chile |publisher=CNN.com |date= February 28, 2010|accessdate=2010-03-05}}</ref>

On March 11, the [[March 2010 Chile earthquake]] (strength 6.9, treated by some as an aftershock of the February 2010 earthquake) was reported, followed quickly by further aftershocks measuring 6.7 and 6.0. The epicenter of the 6.9 quake was in [[Pichilemu]], [[O'Higgins]] Region.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/11/AR2010031104761.html | work=The Washington Post | first=Juan | last=Forero | title=Aftershocks a reality check for Chilean President Sebastián Piñera | date=March 12, 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tsa6.php#details Magnitude 6.9 LIBERTADOR O HIGGINS, CHILE], U.S. Geological Survey, Thurs., March 11, 2010, 11:39:44 at epicenter. This 6.9 aftershock/new earthquake (depending on how one looks at it) had an epicenter at 34.259 S, 71.929 W.</ref>

On March 15, two aftershocks of the February 2010 earthquake were reported, one at magnitude 6.1 at 08:08:28 local time offshore [[Maule Region|Maule]],<ref>[http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010twam.php <Magnitude 6.1 - OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE]{{Dead link|date=November 2010}}</ref> and another at magnitude 6.7 with the epicenter located offshore the Biobío Region, near [[Cobquecura]], at 23:21:58 local time.<ref>[http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/neic_txai_esp.html#details Magnitude 6.7 BÍO-BÍO, CHILE], U.S. Geological Survey, Tuesday, Monday, March 15, 2010 at 23:21:59 at epicenter (36.124S 73.147W, 18.0 kilometers depth).</ref> This tremor was followed by two minor aftershock, one occurring 45 minutes later, measuring M5.5. No tsunami was reported and there were no tsunami warnings issued.

On March 17, at 14:38:37 local time, an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 was recorded in [[Aisén Region|Aisén]], in Southern Chile.<ref>[http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010tybd.php Magnitude 5.2 - AISEN, CHILE]</ref> Another magnitude 5.2 earthquake was recorded in [[Los Lagos Region|Los Lagos]] the next day. On March 26, at 10:52:06 local time, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit the [[Atacama Region|Atacama]] region, in Northern Chile.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010uhay.php|title=Magnitude 6.2 - ATACAMA, CHILE|last=Earthquakes|first=USGS|date=March 26, 2010|work=Earthquake Hazards Program|publisher=United States Geological Survey|accessdate=26 March 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

{{wikinews|6.5 magnitude aftershock hits Bío Bío, Chile}}

The [[Biobio Region]] of Chile has had strong aftershocks of this earthquake. The first one was a magnitude 6.7 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>W</sub>]] [[earthquake]] that struck off the coast of [[Biobío Region|Biobío]], [[Chile]], at 23:21 on [[March 15]], [[2010]] at the [[epicenter]], at a depth of {{convert|18|km|mi|0}}. The second earthquake struck on land in the region at 22:58 ([[UTC]]) on [[April 2]], [[2010]] at 5.9 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>W</sub>]] and at a depth of 39&nbsp;km. The third struck on 10:03 ([[UTC]]) on [[April 23]], [[2010]] at 6.2 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>W</sub>]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2010/us2010txai/#details|title=Magnitude 6.7 - OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE|publisher=USGS|date=2010-03-26|accessdate=2010-03-27}}</ref> The [[Pacific Tsunami Warning Center]] said that historical data indicates that this quake will not generate a tsunami but still advised of the possibility.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62F0DC20100316|title=Aftershock hits off coast of Chile, no damage|publisher=Reuters|date=2010-03-15|accessdate=2010-03-27}}</ref> On May 3, at 19:09 an earthquake magnitude 6.4 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>W</sub>]] struck off [[Biobío Region|Biobío]], [[Chile]], at the [[epicenter]], at a depth of {{convert|20|km|mi|0}}. The epicenter was {{convert|55|km|mi|0}} south of [[Lebu, Chile|Lebu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010vvcg.php|title=Magnitude 6.4 - OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE|publisher=USGS|date=2010-05-03|accessdate=2010-05-03}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> On July 14, 2010, another 6.5 magnitude earthquake occurred in the area.

On January 2, 2011 at 20:20:18 (17:20:18 at epicenter), a 7.1 magnitude aftershock occurred 70 kilometers northwest of [[Temuco]], [[Chile]].<ref>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0000y49.php#details</ref> On [[Lautaro, Chile|Lautaro]], [[Cañete]], [[Nueva Imperial]], [[Traiguén]] and [[Carahue]] the quake was felt at intensity VI (strong) of the [[Mercalli scale]]. In Temuco it was perceived at intensity V (moderate). In [[Talcahuano]], [[Concepción, Chile|Concepción]], [[Chillán]], [[Osorno, Chile|Osorno]] and [[Valdivia]] it shook at intensity IV (light).<ref>http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/pager/events/us/c0000y49/index.html</ref> According to the [[USGS]] the earthquake's epicenter was located on the ground, east of the coastal town of [[Tirúa]] in the [[Araucanía Region]]. However, according the [[University of Chile]]'s Seismological Service, the seismic event was located 134 kilometers off the coast of Tirúa, measuring a magnitude 6.9 [[Richter magnitude scale|M<sub>L</sub>]]. The University of Chile also reported that the localities who received the strongest shaking (VI) were [[Curanilahue]], [[Lebu]] and [[Tirúa]]. In Concepción, Talcahuano and Temuco it was felt at intensity V, and in Chillán and Valdivia at intensity IV.<ref>http://www.sismologia.cl/events/sensibles/2011/01/20110102201957.html</ref>

===Geophysical impact===
[[Seismologists]] estimate that the earthquake was so powerful that it may have shortened the length of the day by 1.26 microseconds and moved the Earth's figure axis by 8&nbsp;cm or 2.7 milliarcseconds.<ref>http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/earth-20100301.html</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/features/earth-days-could-be-shorter-after-chilean-earthquake/story-e6frflor-1225836120460 |title=Earth days could be shorter after Chilean earthquake |publisher=News.com.au |date=2009-07-22 |accessdate=2010-03-02}}</ref> Precise [[GPS]] measurement indicated the telluric movement moved the entire city of Concepción 3.04 meters (10&nbsp;ft) to the west. The capital [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]] experienced a displacement of almost 24 centimeters (10&nbsp;in) west, and even [[Buenos Aires]], about {{convert|1350|km|mi}} from Concepción,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distances.html?n=51 |title=Cities located close to Buenos Aires|publisher=timeanddate.com |accessdate=13 March 2010}}</ref> shifted 3.9 centimeters (1.5&nbsp;in).<ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2010/03/08/chile-earthquake-moved-entire-city-10-feet-to-the-west/ Chile earthquake moved entire city 10 feet to the west]</ref><ref>[http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/chilequakemap.htm Researchers Show How Far South American Cities Moved In Quake]. Retrieved March 9, 2010.</ref> It is estimated that Chile's territory could have expanded 1.2&nbsp;km² as a result.<ref>[http://www.santiagotimes.cl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18830:chile-ugrows-12-square-kilometers-as-a-result-of-february-27-earthquake&catid=1:other&Itemid=38 Chile ¨Grows” 1.2 Square Kilometers As A Result Of February 27 Earthquake], The Santiago Times, May 12, 2010.</ref>

The earthquake also caused [[seiche]]s to occur in [[Lake Pontchartrain]] to the north of [[New Orleans]], United States, located nearly {{convert|7500|km|mi}} from the epicenter of the quake.<ref name="WeatherChannel">{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/0227-quake-perspective_2010-02-27|title=How strong & rare was quake?|last=Erdman|first=Jonathan |date=February 27, 2010|publisher=The Weather Channel|accessdate=27 February 2010}}</ref>

== Damage and casualties ==
{{wikinewspar2|Chilean earthquakes: in pictures|Chilean earthquakes in the O'Higgins Region: a photoessay}}
People were found dead after the earthquake struck , mostly under buildings and inside cars. Many people were also seriously injured. Most injuries were reported in Santiago and Maule.

According to an [[Associated Press Television News]] cameraman, some buildings collapsed in [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]] and there were power outages in parts of the city.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100227/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_chile_earthquake_9 |first=Eva |last=Vergara |work=[[Associated Press]] |title=8.8-magnitude earthquake hits central Chile |accessdate=27 February 2010 }} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> A fire was reported in a chemical plant on the outskirts of Santiago and caused the evacuation of the neighborhood.<ref name="bbc 1" /> Santiago's [[Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport|International Airport]] seems to have been damaged and the airport authority has closed off all flight operations for the next 24&nbsp;hours from around 12:00 UTC.<ref name="reuters 1" /> On Sunday, February 28, Ricardo Ortega, head of the [[Chilean Air Force]], said commercial airline services had been partially re-established and aircraft were being allowed to land in Santiago.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/01/chile-military-earthquake-cities-looting | location=London | work=The Guardian | first1=Jonathan | last1=Franklin | first2=Adam | last2=Gabbatt | title=Chilean military takes control of quake-hit cities | date=March 1, 2010}}</ref>

Santiago's national Fine Arts Museum was badly damaged and did not reopen until 9 March 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dibam.cl/bellas_artes/contenido.asp?id_contenido=798&id_submenu=1241&id_menu=18|language=Spanish|title=Información al visitante|accessdate=10 March 2010|quote=Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes agradece las expresiones de apoyo y comprensión luego del terremoto que afectó su funcionamiento durante la semana pasada. Nos complace informar que reabriremos nuestras puertas el martes 9 de marzo en horario habitual.}}</ref> An apartment building's two-story parking lot collapsed, wrecking 68 cars. According to one health official, three hospitals in Santiago collapsed, and a dozen more south of the capital also suffered significant damage.<ref name="MSNBC">{{cite news |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35615455/ns/world_news-chile_earthquake/ |title=Massive quake hits Chile, triggers tsunami |date=27 February 2010 |work=[[MSNBC]] |accessdate=27 February 2010 }}</ref>
<gallery>
File:Casa Pelluhue tras terremoto 2010.jpg|House uprooted to the streets of Pelluhue after the tsunami.
File:Chile Earthquake 2010 - Maipú 1.JPG|A severely damaged building in [[Maipú, Chile|Maipú]], Santiago.
File:Vespucio Norte Highway after 2010 earthquake.jpg|Collapsed Vespucio Norte Express Highway in Santiago.
File:2010 Chile earthquake - Carretera de la fruta.jpg|Fruit Road, [[O'Higgins Region]].
</gallery>
In Valparaíso, a tsunami wave of 1.29 m was reported. The port of Valparaíso was ordered to be closed due to the damage caused by the earthquake. The port started to resume limited operations on February 28.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKN01241664._CH_.2420 |title=Chile ports resume operations after quake--union |work=Reuters |date=March 1, 2010 | first=Alonso | last=Soto}}.</ref> In [[Viña del Mar]], a touristic city and part of [[Greater Valparaíso]], several buildings were structurally damaged, principally in the district Plan de Viña.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://diarioelobservador.cl/1951-Esperan_entrega_de_estudios_estructurales_de_departamentos_da_ntilde_ados_en_Vi_ntilde_a.html |title=Esperan entrega de estudios estructurales de departamentos dañados en Viña |newspaper=El Observador |date=March 4, 2010 }} {{es icon}}.</ref>

Many cities in Maule region were seriously affected by the earthquake. Curanipe, only 8&nbsp;km (5&nbsp;mi) from the epicenter, was hit by a [[tsunami]] after the earthquake and still remained isolated from outside as of February 28.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lasegunda.com/ediciononline/cronica/detalle/index.asp?idnoticia=541275 |title=index |publisher=Lasegunda.com |date=2006-09-29 |accessdate=2010-03-01}}</ref> A surfer said the tsunami "...was like the one in Thailand, a sudden rise of water. One could not estimate the dimension of the wave, because it was advancing foam. There were 10 to 15 rises, the last one being at 08:30 in the morning."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cooperativa.cl/surfista-que-sobrevivio-en-curanipe--el-maremoto-se-parecio-al-que-hubo-en-tailandia/prontus_nots/2010-02-28/205555.html |title=Surfista que sobrevivió en Curanipe: El maremoto se pareció al que hubo en Tailandia |publisher=Cooperativa.cl |date= |accessdate=2010-03-01}}</ref> In [[Talca]], the capital of Maule region, many dead were trapped in the rubble. The administrative building was uninhabitable, and the authorities had to be set up in the parade ground.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ansa.it/ansalatina/notizie/notiziari/chile/20100227145035036363.html |title=Ansalatina - CHILE: MAS DE 30 MUERTOS EN TALCA |publisher=ansa.it |date= |accessdate=2010-03-01}}</ref> All but two of the local hospital’s thirteen wings were in ruins. Dr. Claudio Martínez was quoted as saying, “We’re only keeping the people in danger of dying.” Hospital staff attempted to transport some patients to Santiago on Sunday morning, but roads were blocked.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/world/americas/01chile.html?pagewanted=2 | work=The New York Times | first=Marc | last=Lacey | title=Frantic Rescue Efforts in Chile as Troops Seek to Keep Order | date=February 28, 2010}}</ref>

Damaged buildings and fires were reported in Concepción.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniverso.com/2010/02/27/1/1361/terremoto-85-grados-deja-muertos-chile.html?p=1354&m=1835 |title=Terremoto de 8,8 grados deja unos 214 muertos en Chile |publisher=El Universo |date=2001-02-27 |accessdate=2010-02-28}}</ref> Rescue teams had difficulty accessing Concepción because of the damaged infrastructure.<ref name="bbc 1" /> The fifteen-story residential building "Alto Río" fell backwards, horizontally lay on the ground, and trapped many of the residents. As the building was newly completed, 19 of the apartments were occupied and 36 were unknown if there were residents therein.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.larepublica.pe/internacionales/01/03/2010/destruccion-de-flamantes-condominios-en-chile-despierta-suspicacias |title=DestrucciĂłn de flamantes condominios en Chile despierta suspicacias |publisher=LaRepublica.pe |date=2009-01-23 |accessdate=2010-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elinmobiliario.cl/proyecto/ficha.aspx?qs=18148&validacion=1 |title=Ficha Condominio Alto Río - Departamentos en Concepción |publisher=elinmobiliario.cl |date= |accessdate=2010-03-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=123.cl - ENTEL. |url=http://noticias.123.cl/entel123/html/Tele13/Noticias/Regiones/Concepcion/397990.html |title=El sitio de Noticias del 123.cl |publisher=NOTICIAS.123.CL |date= |accessdate=2010-03-02}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> A 2.34&nbsp;m (7.68&nbsp;ft) tsunami wave hit [[Talcahuano]], a port city and part of the [[Greater Concepción|Concepción conurbation]]. The tsunami caused serious damage to port facilities and lifted boats out of the water.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N27115230.htm |work=Reuters AlertNet |title=Chile port town badly damaged by tsunami |date=27 February 2010 }}</ref> In the fishing town of [[Dichato]], which has 7,000 residents, it was the third tsunami wave that ended up being the most damaging.<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2010/0302/1224265432904.html 'The last wave almost wiped the village off the map'], The Irish Times - Tuesday, March 2, 2010.</ref>

Dilapidated buildings could be seen on the streets of [[Temuco]], about 400&nbsp;km (250&nbsp;mi) from the epicenter. The adobe of some buildings fell. Façades fell in pieces and crushed cars. Two people were reported dead because of not having been able to escape from a nightclub. On February 27, it was reported that "to find an open business is almost impossible" ("Encontrar un negocio abierto es casi imposible").<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.cronicalibre.cl/index.php/nacionales/2448-sin-agua-ni-luz-se-mantiene-temuco-bajo-constantes-movimientos-teluricos |title=Sin agua ni luz se mantiene Temuco bajo constantes movimientos telúricos |work=CronicaLibre.cl |date=27 February 2010 }} {{es icon}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Carmen De Carlos |url=http://www.abc.es/20100228/internacional-iberoamerica/temuco-sombra-luna-201002281135.html |title=Temuco, a la sombra de la luna - Internacional_Iberoamerica - Internacional |publisher=ABC.es |date= |accessdate=2010-03-02}}</ref>

In Chile, 370,000 homes were damaged.<ref>[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/rescue-efforts-ramp-up-in-chile-mines-affected-2010-02-28?reflink=MW_news_stmp Rescue efforts continue in Chile, mining industry impacted], Market Watch, Feb. 28, 2010, 12:52 p.m. EST.</ref> At least 723 people were reported killed, although later reports from Chilean officials indicated that the death toll was significantly overestimated, with the actual identified death toll being 486 as of March 8, 2010.<ref name="victims"/>

The Chilean National Emergency Office (''[[ONEMI|Oficina Nacional de Emergencia]]'') estimated that the intensity of the earthquake was 9 on the [[Mercalli scale]] in the [[Biobío Region]] and 8 in Santiago.<ref name="bbc 1"/><ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.mdzol.com/mdz/nota/193225-Bachellet-confirm%C3%B3-que-hay-cinco-muertos-por-el-sismo-en-Chile/ |title=Bachellet confirmó que hay cinco muertos por el sismo en Chile |work=mdz online |accessdate=27 February 2010 }}. {{es icon}}</ref> USGS put the intensity in [[Talcahuano]] at [[Mercalli scale|MM]] VIII, in Santiago and Concepción at MM VII and in Valparaíso at MM VI.<ref name = pager/>

On March 10, Swiss Reinsurance Co. estimated that the Chilean quake would cost the insurance industry between 4 and 7 billion dollars. And this is the same estimate made by the rival German-based Munich Re AG.<ref>[http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iQtfxvAhjz9-rxM-0uLsIfV3NuswD9EBPFNO0 Swiss Re puts Chile quake insurance cost at $4-7BN], Associated Press, March 10, 2010.</ref>
<gallery align="center">
File:Obama briefed on Chile earthquake.jpg|President [[Barack Obama]] holds conference call from the [[White House Situation Room|Situation Room]] of the [[White House]] concerning the earthquake in [[Chile]].
File:Terremoto Chile 2010-Incendio fabrica plastico.jpg|Fire at a plastics plant, [[Santiago, Chile]].
File:2010 Chile earthquake - Hospital of Temuco.jpg|''Hernán Henríquez Hospital'' of Temuco had to be evacuated after the earthquake.
File:2010 Chile earthquake - Car destroyed in Temuco.jpg|A car crushed by the rubble of a collapsed building in [[Temuco]].
</gallery>

===Identified fatalities===
<center>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Deaths caused by the earthquake and tsunami by region<ref group="nota">The numbers were given by Chilean National Emergency Office (ONEMI) until 3. March. Up 14. March the [[Ministry of the Interior (Chile)]].</ref>
|- bgcolor="#EAEAEA"
! Región
! 27. February<ref name="onemi27-2">{{cite web|publisher=Oficina Nacional de Emergencia|url=http://www.onemi.cl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3807&Itemid=1919|title=Sismo mayor intensidad (Actualización)|date=27 February 2010|accessdate=02/03/2010}}</ref>
! 28. February<ref name="onemi28">{{cite web|publisher=Oficina Nacional de Emergencia|url=http://www.onemi.cl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3809&Itemid=1919|title=Situación regional. (Actualiza información)|date=28 February 2010|accessdate=02/03/2010}}</ref>
! 1. March<ref name="onemi01">{{cite web|publisher=Oficina Nacional de Emergencia|url=http://www.onemi.cl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3810&Itemid=1919|title=Situación terremoto zona centro sur (Actualiza reporte)|date=1 March 2010|accessdate=02/03/2010}}</ref>
! 2. March<ref name="onemi02">{{cite web|publisher=Oficina Nacional de Emergencia|url=http://www.onemi.cl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3815&Itemid=1919|title=Gestión ONEMI en terreno|date=2 March 2010|accessdate=02/03/2010}}</ref>
! 3. March<ref name="onemi03">{{cite web|publisher=Oficina Nacional de Emergencia|url=http://www.onemi.cl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3816&Itemid=1969|title=Cursos de acción en atención a zonas afectadas|date=3 March 2010|accessdate=03/03/2010}}</ref>
! style="border-left: 2px #aaa solid;" | 4. March<ref name="lista1">[http://olivia.canal13.cl/medios/data/Tele13/primer_listado_de_fallecidos_1.pdf Primer listado de víctimas identificadas],Subsecretaría del Interior, 4 de marzo de 2010, retrieved 04/March/2010</ref>
! 5. March<ref name="tercera05">[http://www.tercera.com/contenido/680_231534_9.shtml Víctimas fatales identificadas se elevan a las 452 personas] on 5 de marzo de 2010, retrieved 06/March/2010</ref>
! 8. March<ref name="lista2">[http://www.interior.gov.cl/filesapp/lista_oficial_fallecidos.pdf Lista oficial de fallecidos, fecha=8 de marzo de 2010], Subsecretaría del Interior, retrieved 08/March/2010</ref>
|-
|<span style="display:none">050</span>[[Valparaíso Region|Valparaíso]]
| align="right" | 4
| align="right" | 16
| align="right" | 16
| align="right" | 18
| align="right" | 20
| style="border-left: 2px #aaa solid;" align="right" | 16
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 24
|-
|<span style="display:none">055</span>[[Región Metropolitana de Santiago|Metropolitana]]
| align="right" | 13
| align="right" | 36
| align="right" | 38
| align="right" | 38
| align="right" | 38
| style="border-left: 2px #aaa solid;" align="right" | 21
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 23
|-
|<span style="display:none">060</span>[[O'Higgins Region|O'Higgins]]
| align="right" | 12
| align="right" | 46
| align="right" | 48
| align="right" | 48
| align="right" | 48
| style="border-left: 2px #aaa solid;" align="right" | 3
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 46
|-
|<span style="display:none">070</span>[[Maule Region|Maule]]
| align="right" | 34
| align="right" | 541
| align="right" | 544
| align="right" | 587
| align="right" | 587
| style="border-left: 2px #aaa solid;" align="right" | 177
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 269
|-
|<span style="display:none">080</span>[[Biobio Region|Biobio]]
| align="right" | 10
| align="right" | 64
| align="right" | 64
| align="right" | 92
| align="right" | 92
| style="border-left: 2px #aaa solid;" align="right" | 56
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 120
|-
|<span style="display:none">090</span>[[Araucanía Region|Araucanía]]
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 13
| align="right" | 13
| align="right" | 14
| style="border-left: 2px #aaa solid;" align="right" | 6
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 15
|- class="sortbottom" bgcolor="#EAEAEA"
| '''Total nacional'''
| align="right" | 78
| align="right" | 708
| align="right" | 723
| align="right" | 796
| align="right" | 799
| style="border-left: 2px #aaa solid;" align="right" | 279
| align="right" | 452
| align="right" | 497
|}</center>[[Image:Víctimas del terremoto de Chile de 2010.svg|center|500px|Distribución geográfica de las víctimas identificadas del terremoto (al 4 de marzo).]]

=== Humanitarian response ===
{{Main|Humanitarian response to the 2010 Chile earthquake|Timeline of relief efforts after the 2010 Chile earthquake}}
Despite President [[Michelle Bachelet]]'s earlier statement that Chile would only ask for international aid once it had assessed the extent of the damage,<ref name="Impulsobaires"/> leaders of many countries and intergovernmental organizations, including the [[United Nations]] and [[European Union]], responded to the earthquake and sent messages of condolence to the government and people of Chile over the loss of lives and property. [[Argentina]], [[Mexico]], the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]], [[People's Republic of China]], [[Singapore]], [[Haiti]], and [[Pakistan]] were among the countries that responded earliest following the quake.<ref name="xinhuanet1">{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-02/28/c_13191071.htm|title=Int'l community offers sympathy, aid to quake-stricken Chile |date=February 28, 2010|publisher=Xinhua News Agency|accessdate=27 February 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=97466&Itemid=2 Associated Press of Pakistan: ''President Saddened by Chile Earthquake; Conveys Solidarity to Govt, People of Chile'']. Retrieved 27 February 2010.</ref> Appeals for [[humanitarian aid]] were issued by the UK-based [[Oxfam]], [[Save the Children]] and others.

Chilean television host [[Don Francisco (television host)|Don Francisco]] led a [[telethon]] called ''[[Chile helps Chile]]'' with the goal of raising 15 billion [[Chilean peso|pesos]] (about US$29 million) needed to build 30,000 emergency houses. The charity event, which ran for 24 hours in Santiago starting on Friday March 5 at 22:00, was summoned by the government and organized by several Chilean NGOs. At 23:00 on Saturday the goal was doubled, collecting 30.2 billion pesos (about US$58 million).<ref name="details">{{es icon}} {{cite web |url=http://www.latercera.com/contenido/661_230917_9.shtml|date=March 4, 2010|publisher=[[La Tercera]] |title=Así será el programa de televisión Chile Ayuda a Chile. |accessdate=2010-03-04}}</ref>

== Conditions in the aftermath ==
=== Chaos and disorder ===
{{wikinews|Wikinews investigates the reconstruction of Pichilemu, Chile after February earthquake}}
Nearly half the places in the country were declared "catastrophe zones", and curfews were imposed in some areas of looting and public disorder.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cooperativa.cl/centenares-de-personas-saquearon-supermercado-en-concepcion/prontus_nots/2010-02-28/093816.html|title=Centenares de personas saquearon supermercado en Concepción|date=February 28, 2010|publisher=www.cooperativa.cl|accessdate=28 February 2010}}</ref> On February 28, 2010, a day after the earthquake, some affected cities were chaotic, with extensive looting of [[supermarkets]] in [[Concepción, Chile|Concepción]]. Items stolen included not only food and other necessities, but also electronic goods and other durable merchandise. To control vandalism, a special force of [[Carabineros de Chile|''carabineros'']] was sent to disperse rioters with [[tear gas]] and water cannons.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.peru.com/noticias/portada20100228/83563/Turba-saquea-varios-supermercados-en-Chile-tras-caos-generado-por-el-sismo-de-88-grados-de-magnitud|title=Turba saquea varios supermercados en Chile tras caos generado por el sismo de 8.8 grados de magnitud|date=February 28, 2010|publisher=Peru.com|accessdate=28 February 2010}}</ref> However, despite these and other government acts (including the [[curfew]]s), pillaging continued in both urban and rural areas of the affected zones.<ref name="Ya son 723">{{cite news|url=http://www.peru.com/noticias/portada20100301/83678/Ya-son-723-los-muertos-por-el-fuerte-terremoto-de-88-grados-que-destruyo-gran-parte-de-Chile|title=Ya son 723 los muertos por el fuerte terremoto de 8.8 grados que destruyó gran parte de Chile|date=March 1, 2010|publisher=Peru.com|accessdate=1 March 2010}}</ref> Reportedly, military police arrested 160 in Concepción on March 1 and 2.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8542789.stm | work=BBC News | title=Chile troops tackle quake looters | date=March 1, 2010}}</ref>

[[Image:Chile-earthquacke.jpg|thumb|left|Kiosks destroyed by the tsunami in [[Pichilemu]].]]

In Concepción, despite the militarization of the zone, mobs continued to steal from supermarkets and went as far as to set one store ablaze.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.peru.com/noticias/portada20100301/83810/Saqueos-y-violencia-azotan-Chile-tras-terremoto-de-88-grados-|title=Saqueos y violencia azotan Chile tras terremoto de 8.8 grados|date=March 1, 2010|publisher=Peru.com|accessdate=1 March 2010}}</ref> The government warned looters they would face the full weight of the law, as penalties for stealing are increased under a state of catastrophe. A week after the quake the police —tipped by neighbors— arrested three people with massive quantities of looted goods stashed in their homes. Other looted goods such as mattresses, furniture, television sets and other electronic appliances were abandoned in the streets of Concepción during the following days.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/chile/7397527/Chile-earthquake-looters-return-1.3-million-of-stolen-goods.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Chile earthquake: looters return £1.3 million of stolen goods | date=March 8, 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Earthquake in Chile.jpg|right|thumb|The damaged Museum of Contemporary Art|200px]]

According to the [[BBC]] on March 5, the city and fishing port of [[Talcahuano]], which lies but a few kilometers down the coast from Concepción, has been left largely to fend for itself. Neighborhood vigilante groups, including one led by a public works employee with a gun license, and the few police present allow such behavior as residents' siphoning fuel from tanks at a petrol station, but step in if someone starts to attack a cash machine. One man stated, "I've personally saved dozens of people from attack in this apartment block."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8550960.stm|title=Lawlessness after quake in Chile fishing village|publisher=BBC|author=Will Grant|date=March 5, 2010|accessdate=March 5, 2010}}</ref>

Chileans living in regions not affected by the earthquake (including those living abroad) also grieved, as they sought to learn more regarding kinsmen and friends affected by the earthquake. In the hardest-hit zones there was no communication with the exterior because of the failure of electricity and the destruction of telephone lines.<ref name="Ya son 723"/>

===Prison escape===
In the prison of [[El Manzano (prison)|El Manzano]] in Concepción, a [[prison riot]] began after a failed escape attempt by the inmates. Different parts of the prison were set afire and the riot was brought under control only after the guards shot into the air and received help from military units.<ref name=elmerc>[[El Mercurio]], March 1. Cuerpo C, page C13</ref>

By March 1, prison guards in Chillán had recaptured 36 of 203 prisoners who had escaped following the earthquake. During their escape, prisoners burned seven houses close to the prison. A witness in [[Chillán]] asserted that he had been robbed by prisoners with a [[machine gun]] who had also forced his [[girlfriend]] to kiss them. Another witness alleged [[sexual abuse|sexual molestation]] by around twenty men who were believed to be escaped prisoners. The leading Chilean newspaper ''[[El Mercurio]]'' described the situation in Chillán as reminiscent of the "[[Wild West]]".<ref name=elmerc/>

=== Government response ===
Four hours after the earthquake, when the death count was still low, President Bachelet gave a press conference in which she informed the population of the situation and stated that Chile did not yet need international aid.<ref name="Impulsobaires">{{cite news|url=http://www.impulsobaires.com.ar/nota.php?id=86211|title=Turba Terremoto en Chile: Aumenta el número de fallecidos. Bachelet descartó tsunami, y dijo que no necesita ayuda internacional|date=February 27, 2010|publisher=Impulsobaires.com|accessdate=28 February 2010}}</ref>
However, about two million people were affected by the quake with more than 500,000 houses uninhabitable. In many cities, people slept in tents, in parks or simply on the streets for fear of aftershocks. The government began distributing food and other vital aid around the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/01/2832608.htm?section=justin|date=28 February 2010}}</ref>

On February 28, President Bachelet said that her government had reached an agreement with the major supermarkets which would allow them to give away basic foodstuffs in stock to people affected by the earthquake.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/02/28/chile.quake/ | work=CNN | title=Security concerns spread as Chile quake death toll rises | date=February 28, 2010}}</ref>
By February 28, the [[Santiago Metro]] rapid-transit network was already partially up and running and expected to be fully operative on the following day, March 1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cooperativa.cl/metro-comprometio-para-el-lunes-restablecimiento-total-del-servicio/prontus_nots/2010-02-28/121510.html |title=Balance: 160 personas fueron detenidas durante la noche |publisher=Cooperativa.cl |date= |accessdate=2010-03-01}}</ref>

On March 4, President-elect [[Sebastián Piñera]], who assumed office on March 11, was quoted as saying that his goals were "to cope with the emergency needs of citizens, find people who are still missing, provide prompt and timely assistance to the sick and wounded, and restore law and order so that people can return to peace."<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8550140.stm | work=BBC News | title=Rebuilding Chile 'to take years' | date=March 4, 2010}}</ref>

=== Economic recovery ===
Authorities of the central port city of San Antonio speaking on March 3, 2010, stated that the port had returned to eighty percent of capacity. On the same date, Raul Maturana, a spokesman for the Federation of Port Workers' union, stated that the port of Valparaíso was operating normally. However, ports in southern Chile, which were closer to the epicenter, remained closed.<ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=aW.tGFQaicJs Chile’s San Antonio Port Returns to 80% Capacity (Update1)], Bloomberg, Rodrigo Orihuela(Buenos Aires) and James Attwood, March 3, 2010.</ref>

On March 4, President Bachelet said that Chile would need international loans and three to four years to rebuild.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSN03127528._CH_.2400 | work=Reuters | first=Terry | last=Wade | title=Chile wants loans, focuses on aid for quake areas | date=March 5, 2010}}</ref>

== Tsunami ==
A [[Tsunami warning system|tsunami warning]] was first declared for [[Chile]] and [[Peru]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/1018157/australia-on-tsunami-watch-after-quake|title=Australia on tsunami watch after quake|publisher=News.ninemsn.com.au|date=February 27, 2010|accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref> and a tsunami watch for [[Ecuador]], [[Colombia]], [[Antarctica]], [[Panama]] and [[Costa Rica]].<ref name="cnn">{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/02/27/chile.quake/index.html|title=Massive earthquake, aftershocks rattle Chile tsunami warning issued|newspaper=[[CNN]]|publisher=[[Time Warner]]|date=February 27, 2010|accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.peoplestar.co.uk/index.html?watch=69 « Strong earthquake hits Chile, Tsunami warning issued in region »], ''peoplestar.co.uk'', Retrieved on February 27, 2010.</ref> The warning was later extended to a Pacific Ocean-wide warning, covering all coastal areas on the Pacific Ocean except the west coast of the United States, British Columbia, and Alaska.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/pacific/2010/pacific.2010.02.27.104329.txt|title=Pacific Tsunami Warning Center|date=February 27, 2010|work=[[Pacific Tsunami Warning Center]]|accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref> Hawaiian media reported that tsunami warning sirens first sounded at 06:00 local time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=12055046|title=Tsunami warning in effect for Hawaii|date=February 27, 2010|work=[[KFVE|Hawaii News Now]]|accessdate=February 27, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center issued advisories about potential tidal waves of less than {{Convert|1|m|abbr=on}} striking the Pacific Ocean coastline between California and most of Alaska late in the afternoon or through the evening 12 or more hours after the initial earthquake.<ref>[http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/index.html West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Information]{{Dead link|date=March 2010}}</ref>
Although the earthquake killed far fewer people than the Haitian earthquake less than 7 weeks prior, it was still devastating.
The tsunami warning was cancelled for all countries except Japan and Russia in PTWC Bulletin 18 of 00:12 UTC on 28 February 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/pacific/2010/pacific.2010.02.27.234803.txt |title=PTWC Bulletin 18: cancelling warning for all countries except Japan and Russia |date= |accessdate=2010-03-01}}</ref>

In general, tsunamis tend to come in several waves, of which the first may not be the highest.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/tsunami-threatens-australia-new-zealand-hawaii-pacific-rim/story-e6frfku9-1225835190018 | work=news.com.au | title=Tsunami threatens Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Pacific Rim | date=February 28, 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=111419&fm=newsmain,nrhl New Zealand is among 53 Pacific Ocean nations where tsunami alerts have been issued following an earthquake off Chile], NZCity, 28 February 2010.</ref>

[[File:2010 Chile earthquake - NOAA buoy 34142 - water column height short.png|frame|right|The tsunami's passage as recorded by [[National Data Buoy Center]] [[Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis]] (DART) buoy 34142, located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean 630 nautical miles (1170 km) southwest of [[Lima]], [[Peru]].]]

The U.S. [[National Weather Service]]'s [[Pacific Tsunami Warning Center]] issued a [[Tsunami warning system|tsunami warning]] throughout a huge swathe of the Pacific region, including [[Antarctica]].<ref name=npr>{{cite news|first=Mark|last=Memmott|title='Massive' Earthquake Hits Chile; Tsunami Warnings Up Across Pacific|url=http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/02/chile_earthquake_tsunami_hawai.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|publisher=|date=February 27, 2010|accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref> In the [[Americas]], the warning extended to [[Chile]] (including [[Easter Island]]), [[Colombia]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Ecuador]], [[El Salvador]], [[Guatemala]], [[Mexico]], and [[Panama]].<ref name=npr/> A warning was also issued for the [[Oceania]] and [[Pacific Islands]] nations and territories of [[American Samoa]], [[Australia]], the [[Cook Islands]], the [[Federated States of Micronesia]] (including the FSM states of [[Chuuk]], [[Kosrae]], [[Pohnpei]] and [[Yap]]), [[Fiji]], [[French Polynesia]], [[Guam]], [[Hawaii]], [[Jarvis Island]], [[Johnston Island]], the [[Kermadec Islands]], [[Kiribati]], [[Marcus Island]], the [[Marshall Islands]], [[Midway Island]], [[New Caledonia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Niue]], the [[Northern Mariana Islands]], [[Palau]], [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Pitcairn Islands]], [[Samoa]], the [[Solomon Islands]], [[Tokelau]], [[Tonga]], [[Tuvalu]], [[Wallis and Futuna]] and [[Wake Island]].<ref name=npr/> Tsunami warnings were also in effect as far away as [[East Asia|East]] and [[Southeast Asia]] including [[Japan]], [[Indonesia]], the [[Philippines]], [[Russia]] and [[Republic of China|Taiwan]].<ref name=npr/>

Coastal areas of [[Canada]]'s westernmost province [[British Columbia]] was under a tsunami advisory.<ref name=vancouversun/> No large wave was expected to strike British Columbia, but strong local [[ocean currents]] combined with a wave put low-lying coastal regions at risk of flooding.<ref name=vancouversun>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=Coastal B.C. under tsunami advisory|url=http://www.vancouversun.com/Coastal+under+tsunami+advisory/2622092/story.html|work=[[Vancouver Sun]]|publisher=|date=February 27, 2010|accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref> The first wave was expected to reach southern British Columbia at 15:11&nbsp; local time.<ref name=vancouversun/> Residents were advised to avoid [[beaches]], [[harbours]] and [[marinas]].<ref name=montrealgazette>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=Coastal B.C. under tsunami advisory after massive Chilean earthquake|url=http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/world/coast+under+tsunami+warning/2622118/story.html|work=[[Canwest News Service]]|publisher=[[Montreal Gazette]]|date=February 27, 2010|accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref>

A tsunami advisory was also issued for coastal areas of [[California]], [[Oregon]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]] and southern [[Alaska]] in the [[United States]].<ref name=mynorthwest>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=Tsunami advisory for Washington Coast|url=http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=290506|work=MyNorthwest.com|publisher=|date=February 27, 2010|accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref> This tsunami advisory was canceled as of 07:13
UTD on February 28.<ref>[http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/02/27/725245/25/message725245-25.htm Tsunami Advisory Cancellation #25 issued 02/27/2010 at 11:13PM PST], NOAA/NWS/West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center</ref>

Russian authorities lifted a tsunami alert for the [[Kamchatka]] coast, after the arrival of a 0.8&nbsp;m (2.6&nbsp;ft) surge that caused no damage.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61R0RO20100228 | work=Reuters | title=Tsunami waves hit Russia, no damage reported | date=February 28, 2010}}</ref> The tsunami was also reported to be small along the Japanese coast, and passed without incident. Many coastal areas in Japan had been evacuated as a precaution.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/world/asia/01tsunami.html | work=The New York Times | first=Martin | last=Fackler | title=Officials Breathe Sigh of Relief as Tsunami Passes | date=February 28, 2010}}</ref>

The projections use DART ([[Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis]]) gauges spread along the sea floor, which is a fairly new technology. Initial deep sea readings showed wave height of 25 centimeters, which is huge for deep water according to Gerard Fryer of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. He went on to say, “although it was huge, we didn't quite know what it meant because we haven't much experience with those. As we get more under our belts, we'll get better."<ref name=GordonPangFeb28/>

===Chile===
[[File:Augustin-balcony-after.jpg|thumb|right|[[Agustín Ross balcony]] destroyed after the earthquake and tsunami in [[Pichilemu]].]]

Some 30 minutes after the first shock, consecutive tsunamis hit coastal towns, among which [[Constitución, Chile|Constitución]] suffered the hardest damage;<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35644365/ns/world_news-chile_earthquake/ « Pacific coastline devastated; 350 killed by tsunami that hit one small town »],''msnbc.msn.com'', Retrieved on March 1, 2010.</ref> subsequently, a tsunami amplitude of up to {{convert|2.6|m|abbr=on}} high was recorded in the sea at [[Valparaíso]].<ref name="bbc 1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/02/27/725245/04/message725245-04.htm |title=Tsunami message from WCATWC |publisher=Wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov |date= |accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref><ref name="PTWC3">[http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/pacific/2010/pacific.2010.02.27.094614.txt TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 004] by the [[NOAA]] [[Pacific Tsunami Warning Center]]</ref> A [[wave]] [[amplitude]] of {{convert|2.34|m|ft|abbr=on|2}} was recorded at [[Talcahuano]] in the [[Biobío Region]].<ref name="PTWC-index">

[http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/pacific/2010/ TSUNAMI BULLETINS–index] of frequently updated bulletins issued by the [[Pacific Tsunami Warning Center]], including the latest.</ref> [[Robinson Crusoe Island]], the largest of the [[Juan Fernández Islands]], was struck by a large wave led to the deaths of four people on the island, with eleven people reported as missing, according to Provincial Governor Ivan De La Maza. President Bachelet is reported to have sent an aid mission to the remote island.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/28/2832244.htm Tsunami kills 4 in Robinson Crusoe islands], Agence France-Presse/Reuters.</ref><ref name="CNN01">{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/02/27/chile.quake.hawaii/?hpt=Sbin|title=First waves of tsunami arrive at Hawaii|last=Gutierrez|first=Thelma|date=2010-02-27|publisher=CNN |accessdate=27 February 2010|location=Honolulu, Hawaii}}</ref>

As a precaution against the coming tsunami, partial evacuation was ordered in [[Easter Island]], about 3,510&nbsp;km (2,180&nbsp;mi) away from the coast of Chile. The tsunami wave arrived in Easter Island at 12:05 UTC, measuring 0.35&nbsp;m (1.15&nbsp;ft).<ref>http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/pacific/2010/pacific.2010.02.27.164746.txt</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/world/02/27/10/partial-evacuation-chiles-easter-island-ordered |title=Partial evacuation of Chile's Easter Island ordered &#124; ABS-CBN News Online Beta |publisher=Abs-cbnnews.com |date= |accessdate=2010-02-28}}</ref>

On 27 February, defense minister [[Francisco Vidal]] said that the [[Chilean Navy]] had made a mistake by not immediately issuing a tsunami warning after the earthquake, a step that could have helped coastal villagers flee to higher ground sooner. However, an alarm was later sounded by port captains and saved some lives.<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35637211/ns/world_news-chile_earthquake/</ref> The head of Chile's oceanographic service, which is part of the country's navy, was later fired for the organization's failure to provide clear warnings about the tsunami.<ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/natural-disasters/news/article.cfm?c_id=68&objectid=10630298 Chile sacks official over tsunami alert], ''New Zealand Herald'', 6 March 2010.</ref>

=== Oceania ===
;New Zealand
Initially, the [[New Zealand Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management]] (CDEM) said they did not expect a tsunami to reach New Zealand,<ref>[http://www.civildefence.govt.nz/memwebsite.nsf/Files/Media_releases_2010/$file/National%20advisory%20No1.doc National Advisory: Tsunami - No Threat to New Zealand], Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management, 20:34 on 27/02/2010.</ref> but later issued a warning stating that waves of up to {{Convert|1|m|abbr=on}} high were likely for the eastern<ref>[http://www.civildefence.govt.nz/memwebsite.nsf/Files/Media_releases_2010/$file/National%20warning%20No1.doc National Warning: Tsunami Threat to New Zealand], Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management, 23:18 on 27/02/2010.</ref> and later the entire [[New Zealand]] coast.<ref name="NZalert">[http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/3384741/NZ-on-tsunami-alert NZ on tsunami alert], The Press, 28 February 2010.</ref> By 19:55 [[UTC]] (08:40 local), CDEM reported wave activity of {{Convert|50|cm|ft|abbr=on}} in the [[Chatham Islands]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.civildefence.govt.nz/memwebsite.nsf |title=#ChileQuake National Warning:Tsunami Threat to NZ Update18 |publisher=Civildefence.govt.nz |date= |accessdate=2010-03-01}}</ref> and {{Convert|2|m|abbr=on|adj=on}} surges were reported there later in the morning.<ref>Edward Gay and Derek Cheng, [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10629052 1.5-meter tsunami wave hits Chathams, heading for mainland], New Zealand Herald, 28 February 2010.</ref> A surge {{Convert|2.2|m|abbr=on}} high hit the [[South Island]]'s [[Banks Peninsula]],<ref name="NZalert"/><ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/3387060/Lucky-low-tide-keeps-Chch-safe Lucky low tide keeps Chch safe], ''The Press'', 1 March 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.</ref> while surges up to {{Convert|1|m|abbr=on}} high were reported in the northern [[North Island]].<ref>Edward Gay, Derek Cheng and Michael Dickison, [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10629116&pnum=0 Tsunami fears over as alert downgraded], New Zealand Herald, 28 February 2010.</ref> By mid afternoon (local time), Civil Defence had downgraded the tsunami warning to an alert, while still advising that sea levels could change quickly for up to 24 hours from the initial surge.<ref>[http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3384728/Tsunami-alert-for-New-Zealand-after-massive-Chile-quake Tsunami alert for New Zealand after massive Chile quake], [[stuff.co.nz]], 28 February 2010.</ref>

;Antarctica
The [[U.S. Antarctic Program]]'s coastal station along the [[Antarctic Peninsula]], [[Palmer Station]], went on a tsunami alert shortly after the earthquake struck Chile. To prepare for a possible tsunami, station personnel removed all Zodiac boats from the water and moved any materials from low-lying areas that waves could have swept away. Personnel also retreated to the station’s highest building, GWR, while the tsunami warning was in effect, Ellis said. Palmer personnel developed a tsunami emergency plan following the 2004 earthquake in the Indian Ocean that created a tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people in 14 countries. While no noticeable tsunami occurred at Palmer, the station tide monitor displayed bumps of several centimeters, signifying that a small wave had indeed reached the shores of Anvers Island.<ref>{{cite web |title=Not shaken|url=http://antarcticsun.usap.gov/features/contentHandler.cfm?id=2045|publisher=[[The Antarctic Sun]] |date=2010-03-03 }}</ref>

;Australia
The [[Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Center]] (JATWC) sent out tsunami warnings for [[New South Wales]], [[Queensland]], [[Lord Howe Island]], [[Norfolk Island]], [[Tasmania]], and [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. The organization warned of the possibility of dangerous waves, strong ocean currents and foreshore flooding to occur on the east coast of Australia for several hours on Sunday.<ref>[http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/index.shtml Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre: ''Tsunami Warning is Current'']. Retrieved February 28, 2010.</ref>
As a result of the warnings, patrolled beaches in New South Wales and Queensland remained closed (red flags) and lifeguards ushered people to leave the water. However beach goers and surfers ignored the warnings. Numerous onlookers also crowded parts of the shore to view potential effects of the tsunami.<ref name=newscom>{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/national/tsunami-threatens-australia-new-zealand-hawaii-pacific-rim/story-e6frfkvr-1225835186186 | accessdate = February 28, 2010 | work=news.com.au | title=Tsunami beach ban cancelled in Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Pacific Rim | date=February 28, 2010}}</ref>
The beach ban was lifted by the end of the day and there was no reports of damage, flooding or other emergencies. Tsunami waves of between 10&nbsp;cm and 50&nbsp;cm were recorded and their surges were believed to have created strong currents. Increases in sea levels include: [[Norfolk Island]] 50&nbsp;cm, [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast (Qld)]] 20&nbsp;cm, [[Port Kembla|Port Kembla (NSW)]] 14&nbsp;cm, [[Southport Island|Southport (Tas)]] 17&nbsp;cm.<ref name=newscom/>

;French Polynesia
A wave measuring up to {{Convert|6|ft|abbr=on}} high struck portions of [[French Polynesia]] between 15:50 to 17:50 [[UTC]] with no reports of injuries {{As of|2010|02|28|lc=on|df=US}}.<ref name=sb>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Tsunami waves up to 6 feet hit French Polynesia|url=http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/85695562.html|newspaper=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]]|publisher=[[Black Press]]|date=February 27, 2010 |accessdate=February 27, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> A wave 4 meters high is reported to have struck [[Hiva Oa]] in the [[Marquesas Islands]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/tsunami-hits-french-polynesia-after-chile-earthquake/story-e6frfkui-1225835179883 | work=AFP | title=Tsunami hits French Polynesia after Chile earthquake | date=February 28, 2010}}</ref> The first waves were expected to hit the main island of [[Tahiti]] at approximately 16:50 [[UTC]] (07:50 local).<ref name=rnzi/> Cars and other automobiles were banned from roads closer than {{Convert|500|m|abbr=on}} from the Pacific Ocean.<ref name=rnzi/>

[[Réseau France Outre-mer]] in [[Papeete]] reported that a wave measuring less than {{Convert|1|m|abbr=on}} passed east of the [[Gambier Islands]] with no damage, according to [[Monique Richeton]], the mayor of [[Rikitea]].<ref name=sb/><ref name=rnzi/> Residents of the [[Tuamotus]], which are low-lying, were told to move to the highest points on the island.<ref name=rnzi/>

;American Samoa
The first wave was expected to reach [[American Samoa]], which is still recovering from the [[2009 Samoa earthquake|2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami]], at 08:51 local time.<ref name=rnzi>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Tsunami alert in Pacific after 8.8 quake in Chile |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=52179 |work=[[Radio New Zealand International]]|publisher=|date=February 27, 2010 |accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref> [[Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa|Lieutenant Governor]] [[Ipulasi Aitofele Sunia]] urged residents not to rush to [[A'oloau]], a high elevation area on [[Tutuila]], as it could cause traffic jams, putting safety at risk.<ref name=rnzi/> Many coastal towns, including the main city of [[Pago Pago]], had already been heavily damaged in the 2009 tsunami. The first wave arrived on Pago Plaza at 21:58 UTC.

;Philippines
The [[Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology]] (Phivolcs) issued an advisory that tsunami wave(s)
were expected to hit the eastern coast of the Philippines on Sunday between 05:00 and 06:30 [[UTC]] (13:00 and 14:30 local). Residents of 19 eastern provinces "are advised to prepare for possible evacuation."<ref>[http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20100228-255780/Brace-for-possible-tsunami-after-lunch-Sunday----Phivolcs Brace for possible tsunami after lunch Sunday–Phivolcs], By Alcuin Papa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, First Posted 02:54:00 02/28/2010</ref> However, at 15:15 on February 28, 2010, all warnings have been cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=342&Itemid=1----TSUNAMI |title=Alert Cancellation - Phivolcs |publisher=Phivolcs.dost.gov.ph |date= |accessdate=2010-03-01}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

;Hawaii
[[United States Senators]] [[Daniel Inouye]] and [[Daniel Akaka]] issued a joint [[press release]] announcing the first tsunami evacuation in Hawaii since 1994.<ref name=ha>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Inouye, Akaka urge calm |url=http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100227/BREAKING01/100227027/1352 |work=[[Honolulu Advertiser]]|publisher=|date=February 27, 2010 |accessdate=February 27, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref name=ha2>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Caldwell serving as acting mayor |url=http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?Dato=20100227&Kategori=BREAKING01&Lopenr=100227022&Ref=AR&Show=0 |work=[[Honolulu Advertiser]]|publisher=|date=February 27, 2010 |accessdate=February 27, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Warning sirens were sounded throughout the state, as hotels in [[Waikiki]] evacuated tourists at 6&nbsp;a.m. People in tall buildings were encouraged to move above the third floor. Waves measuring nine feet high were originally predicted to strike [[Hilo Bay]] on the [[Big Island of Hawai'i]] at 11:05 local time (21:05 GMT),<ref name=hsb>{{cite news |first=Allison |last=Schaefers |title=9-foot waves forecast for Hilo Bay at 11:05 |url=http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/9-foot_waves_forecast_for_Hilo_Bay_at_1105_am.html |work=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]]|publisher=|date=February 27, 2010 |accessdate=February 27, 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> but by 11:18, major receding and waves had not been reported on the shoreline. By 11:40, several waves hit the islands amounting to raising and lowering of the sea near the coast, and a fourth wave hit around 13:12. The tsunami warning for Hawaii was canceled in the early afternoon on Saturday, February 27.

Gerard Fryer, a geophysicist for the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center was quoted as saying: “We expected the waves to be bigger in Hawaii, maybe about 50 percent bigger than they actually were."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/apArticle/id/D9E5B2F80/|title=Tsunami that raced across Pacific delivers glancing blow to islands, Asian coasts|first=JAYMES|last=SONG|agency=Associated Press Writer|newspaper=Grand Forks Herald|date=February 28, 2010}}</ref> Early in the morning, the Center expected waves of 10 feet. In actuality, the highest tsunami waves ended up being about 5 to 6 feet peak to trough.<ref name=GordonPangFeb28>{{cite news|url=http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100228/NEWS01/2280361/1352|title=Warning center learns from miscalculation|first=Gordon Y.K.|last=Pang|newspaper=Honolulu Advertiser|date=February 28, 2010}}</ref>

=== North America ===
;British Columbia
At around 23:00 [[UTC]] (15:00 local), a tsunami warning was issued for coastal [[British Columbia]]. Extra precautions were already in place due to the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] being held in [[Vancouver]] at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2622152 |title=Olympic Games proceed despite tsunami warning |publisher=Nationalpost.com |date= |accessdate=2010-03-01}}</ref>

;California
Small waves were expected in [[Southern California]], and receding was reported at [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]. Minor damage was reported on some coastal areas. The tsunami damaged navigation buoys at [[Ventura, California|Ventura]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-signal.com/news/article/25296/|title=Tsunami damages buoys off Ventura, officials say|publisher=Santa Clarita Valley Signal|date=2010-02-27|accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref> Additionally, a boat was torn loose from its mooring and minor erosion occurred within Ventura Harbor. Damage to docks and pilings in the area was moderate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/feb/27/Ventura-county-gets-a-surge-but-no-damage/|title=Ventura County gets a surge from tsunami, but no injuries|publisher=Ventura County Star|date=2010-02-27|accessdate=2010-02-27}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

;Guerrero
In [[Guerrero]], surges of between 30&nbsp;cm and 1 meter and receding of up to 10 m were reported, and three small vessels were sunk at [[Tecpán de Galeana (municipality)|Tecpán de Galeana]]. The state tourism authorities announced they would be sending a letter to the CNN news network to protest the "alarming" way in which it had forecast a tsunami for the major tourist destination of [[Acapulco]].<ref>
{{cite news |title=Guerrero reporta daños mínimos por oleaje |first=Juan |last=Cervantes |url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/662271.html?TB_iframe=true&height=650&width=850 |newspaper= [[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]] |location=Mexico City |date=2010-02-28 |accessdate=2010-03-05 |language= Spanish}}</ref>

===Tsunami-related aid given===
{{Expand section|date=March 2010}}
[[Argentina]] has sent construction teams to [[Chiloé Island]] to help reconstruct some of the washed away coastal buildings. In July 2010, the government of Argentina released a statement that they would lend $300 million to Chile for reconstruction efforts using Argentine goods.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100722-713786.html | work=The Wall Street Journal | title=Argentina To Lend $300M To Chile For Rebuilding-Related Goods | date=July 22, 2010}}</ref>

=== Data ===
The following data, published by the [[Pacific Tsunami Warning Center]] and the [[West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center]], lists measured and reported values of the tsunami when it arrived at specific places. Some data is taken from the Chilean Army.

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+Tsunami arrival data<ref name=PTWC-index/><ref name="PTWC-015">[http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/pacific/2010/pacific.2010.02.27.202736.txt TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 015] issued by the [[Pacific Tsunami Warning Center]].</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/02/27/725245/15/message725245-15.htm|title=West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center|publisher=NOAA|accessdate=2010-02-27}}</ref>
|-
! Station
! Country or territory
! Latitude
! Longitude
! Time (UTC)
! Height (m)
! Height (ft)
|-
|[[Pichilemu]] ||{{flag|Chile}}|| 34.23 S || 72.0 W || 06:48 || 3.02 || 10.0
|-
|[[Talcahuano]] ||{{flag|Chile}}|| 36.9 S || 75.4 W || 06:53 || 2.34 || 7.7
|-
|[[Valparaíso]] ||{{flag|Chile}}|| 33 S || 71.6 W || 07:08 || 1.29 || 4.2
|-
|[[Corral, Chile|Corral]] ||{{flag|Chile}}|| 39.9 S || 73.4 W || 07:39 || 0.90 || 2.9
|-
|[[Desventuradas Islands|San Felix]] ||{{flag|Chile}}|| 26.3 S || 80.1 W || 08:15 || 0.53 || 1.7
|-
| [[Caldera]] ||{{flag|Chile}}|| 27.1 S || 70.8 W || 08:34 || 0.45 || 1.5
|-
| [[Ancud]] ||{{flag|Chile}}|| 41.9 S || 73.8 W || 08:38 || 0.62 || 2.0
|-
| [[Coquimbo]] ||{{flag|Chile}}|| 30 S || 71.3 W || 08:52 || 1.32 || 4.3
|-
| [[Iquique]] ||{{flag|Chile}}|| 20.2 S || 70.1 W || 09:07 || 0.28 || 0.9
|-
| [[Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis|DART]] [[Lima]] || {{flag|Peru}} || 18 S || 86.4 W || 09:41 || 0.24 || 0.8
|-
| [[Antofagasta]] ||{{flag|Chile}}|| 23.2 S || 70.4 W || 09:41 || 0.49 || 1.6
|-
| [[Arica]] ||{{flag|Chile}}|| 18.5 S || 70.3 W || 10:08 || 0.94 || 3.1
|-
| [[Callao]] ||{{flag|Peru}}|| 12.1 S || 77.2 W || 10:29 || 0.36 || 1.2
|-
| [[Easter Island]] ||{{flag|Chile}}|| 27.2 S || 109.5 W || 12:05 || 0.35 || 1.1
|-
| [[Quepos]] ||{{flag|Costa Rica}}|| || || 14:16 || 0.24 || 0.8
|-
| [[Galapagos Islands]] ||{{flag|Ecuador}} || 0.4 S || 90.3 W || 14:52 || 0.35 || 1.2
|-
| [[Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis|DART]] [[Marquesas Islands]] || {{flag|French Polynesia}} || 8.5 S || 125 W || 15:31 || 0.18 || 0.6
|-
| [[Rikitea]] ||{{flag|French Polynesia}}|| 23.1 S || 134.9 W || 15:59 || 0.15 || 0.5
|-
| [[Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis|DART]] [[Manzanillo, Colima|Manzanillo]] || || 16.0 N || 107 W || 16:11 || 0.07 || 0.2
|-
| [[Manzanillo, Colima|Manzanillo]] ||{{flag|Mexico}}|| 19.1 N || 104.3 W || 17:05 || 0.32 || 1.0
|-
| [[Hiva Oa]] ||{{flag|French Polynesia}}|| 9.8 N || 139.0 W || 17:41 || 1.79 || 5.9
|-
| [[Nuku Hiva]] ||{{flag|French Polynesia}}|| 8.9 S || 140.1 W || 17:45 || 0.95 || 3.1
|-
| [[Papeete]] ||{{flag|French Polynesia}}|| 17.5 N || 149.6 W || 18:10 || 0.16 || 0.5
|-
| [[Cabo San Lucas]] ||{{flag|Mexico}}|| 22.9 N || 109.9 W || 18:33 || 0.36 || 1.2
|-
| [[Rarotonga]] ||{{flag|Cook Islands}}|| 21.2 S || 159.8 W || 19:07 || 0.15 || 0.5
|-
| [[Acapulco]] ||{{flag|Mexico}}|| 16.8 N || 99.9 W || 19:31 || 0.62 || 2.0
|-
|[[Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis|DART]] [[San Diego, California|San Diego]]|| ||32.2 N||120.7 W||19:31||0.06||0.2
|-
| Lottin Point ||{{flag|New Zealand}}|| 37.6 S || 178.2 E || 19:34 || 0.15 || 0.5
|-
| [[Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis|DART]] [[Tonga]] || || 23 S || 168.1 W || 20:03 || 0.04 || 0.1
|-
| [[Apia]] ||{{flag|Samoa}}|| 13.8 S || 171.8 W || 20:18 || 0.13 || 0.4
|-
|[[Nukualofa]]||{{flag|Tonga}}||21.1 S||175.2 W||20:24||0.1||0.3
|-
|[[Pago Pago]]||{{flag|American Samoa}}||14.3 S||170.7 W||20:27 ||0.22||0.7
|-
|[[Monterey, California]]||{{flag|United States}}||36.6 N||121.9 W||20:31 ||0.28||1.1
|-
|[[San Diego, California]]||{{flag|United States}}||32.7 N||117.2 W||20:36||0.13||0.4
|-
|[[San Francisco, California]]||{{flag|United States}}||37.8 N||122.5 W||21:20||0.26||0.8
|-
|[[Hilo, Hawaii]]||{{flag|United States}}||19.7 N||154.9 W||21:20||0.86||2.8
|-
|[[Lānaʻi|Kuamalapau, Hawaii]]||{{flag|United States}}||20.8 N||156.9 W||21:36||0.18||0.6
|-
|[[Kahului, Hawaii]]||{{flag|United States}}||20.9 N||156.5 W||21:47||0.98||3.2
|-
|[[Santa Barbara, California]]||{{flag|United States}}||34.4 N||119.7 W||21:50||0.53||1.7
|-
|[[Kalaeloa Airport|Barber's Point, Hawaii]]||{{flag|United States}}||21.3 N||158.1 W||21:57||0.12||0.4
|-
|[[Honolulu, Hawaii]]||{{flag|United States}}||21.3 N||150.4 W||22:00||0.25||0.8
|-
|[[Kawaihae, Hawaii]]||{{flag|United States}}||20 N||155.5 W||22:11||0.52||1.7
|-
|[[Crescent City, California]]||{{flag|United States}}||41.7 N||124.2 W||22:13||0.37||1.2
|-
|[[Vanuatu]]||{{flag|Vanuatu}}||17.8 S||168.3 E||22:46||0.15||0.5
|-
|[[Johnston Atoll]]||{{flag|United States}}||16.7 N||169.5 W||22:48||0.22||0.7
|-
|[[Nawiliwili Bay|Nawiliwili, Hawaii]]||{{flag|United States}}||22 N||159.4 W||23:23||0.37||1.2
|-
|[[Sitka, Alaska]]||{{flag|United States}}||57.1 N||135.3 W||00:11 28 Feb||0.08||0.3
|-
|[[Guam]]||{{flagicon|Guam}} [[Guam]]||13.4 N||144.7 E||03:07||0.16||0.5
|-
|[[Minamitorishima]]<ref>{{cite web|author=著者来店 |url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20100228-OYT1T00527.htm?from=top |title=小笠原諸島の南鳥島に津波第一波、１０ｃｍ |publisher=Yomiuri.co.jp |date= |accessdate=2010-03-01}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>||{{flag|Japan}}||24.1N||153.5E||03:43||0.1||0.3
|-
|[[Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis|DART]] [[Saipan]]|| ||19.1 N||155.8 E||03:55||0.08||0.3
|-
|[[Otsuchi, Iwate]]{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}||{{flag|Japan}}||39.21 N||141.54 E||06:43||1.45||4.35
|-
|[[Yamada, Iwate]]{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}||{{flag|Japan}}||39.47 N||141.95 E||08:14||1.61||4.85
|-
|[[Hachinohe, Aomori]]{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}||{{flag|Japan}}||40.30 N||141.29 E||08:44||0.9||2.7
|-
|[[Nemuro, Hokkaido]]{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}||{{flag|Japan}}||43.20 N||145.35 E||09:23||1.0||3.0
|-
|[[Kuji, Iwate]]{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}||{{flag|Japan}}||40.11 N||141.46 E||10:01||1.2||3.6
|-
|[[Susaki, Kochi]]{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}||{{flag|Japan}}||33.24 N||133.17 E||10:42||1.2||3.6
|-
|[[Shibushi, Kagoshima]]{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}||{{flag|Japan}}||31.30 N||131.03 E||10:56||1.0||3.0
|}

<div class="center">{{Gallery
|File:2010 Chile earthquake NOAA tsunami travel time projection 2010-02-27.jpg|Tsunami ETA [[NOAA]] (hour 0{{=}}06:34 UTC Feb 27)
|File:2010 Chile earthquake NOAA tsunami projection 2010-02-27.jpg|The energy model map of the tsunami.
|File:Chile_Quake_Warning_Area_2010.svg|Countries with coastal areas that were at risk (in pink).
}}</div>

== See also ==

* [[2010 Pichilemu earthquake]]
* ''[[03:34: Earthquake in Chile]]''
* [[March 2010 Chile blackout]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Chile]]
* [[List of 21st century earthquakes]]
* [[List of earthquakes#Largest earthquakes by magnitude|List of largest earthquakes by magnitude]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=nota}}

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

== External links ==
{{Wikinews|8.8 magnitude earthquake hits Chile; tsunami warnings issued throughout Pacific rim}}
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikinews category|2010 Chile earthquake}}
* [http://www.camara.cl/pdf.aspx?prmID=307&prmTIPO=INVESTIGAFIN Informe de la comisión especial] (de la cámara de diputados de Chile) sobre el estado de la institucionalidad en relación a su capacidad de respuesta frente a desastres naturales. (Report of a commission to the [[Chamber of Deputies of Chile]] about the institutional earthquake response, in Spanish language. The majority of the Chamber refused to aprobe the report.)
* [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc108?OpenForm&emid=EQ-2010-000034-CHL&rc=2 Chile Earthquake coverage on ReliefWeb]
* [http://www.iris.edu/seismon/zoom/events/?lon=-75.26&lat=-38.58 Aftershock survey]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/02/27/world/americas/0227-chile-quake-map.html Maps of the Chile Earthquake from NYT]
* [http://www.isc.ac.uk/doc/misc/headlines.html International Seismological Centre], Scientific compilation of data.
* [http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/chile20100227/ Tsunami Event page] for Feb 27, 2010 Chile tsunami - Maximum wave amplitude plot, Propagation animation, [http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/chile20100227/chile20100227-modeldata.html Model-data comparison plots]. From the [http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov NOAA Center for Tsunami Research].
* [http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Earth_Sciences/Natural_Disasters_and_Hazards/Earthquakes/Past_Earthquakes/Chile_2010/ Open Directory - Earthquakes: Past Earthquakes: Chile 2010] at [[Open Directory Project]]
* [http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Earth_Sciences/Geology_and_Geophysics/Seismology/Historic_Earthquakes/Chile_Earthquake_and_Tsunami___February_27__2010/ Chile Earthquake and Tsunami - February 27, 2010 in the Yahoo! Directory] at [[Yahoo! Directory]]
* [http://www.sightseebyspace.com/view_link.php?txt_link_autoid=689 Satellite Photography of Affected Region with Aftershock Map]
* [http://www.democracynow.org/2010/3/3/chile Chilean Earthquake Toll Passes 800; Aid Yet to Reach Many Devastated Areas] - video report by ''[[Democracy Now!]]''
* [http://cegrp.cga.harvard.edu/chile/ Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis GIS datasets]
* [http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/chile20100227/T1960_1-annotated.png 1960 Chile tsunami (earthquake magnitude Mw 9.5) Maximum amplitude plot] - for comparison with Feb 27, 2010 Chile tsunami event. From the [http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/chile20100227 NOAA Center for Tsunami Research].

{{Earthquakes in 2010}}
{{2010 Chile earthquake}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chile Earthquake}}
[[Category:2010 Chile earthquake| ]]
[[Category:Megathrust earthquakes|2010 Chile earthquake]]
[[Category:Tsunamis|2010 Chile earthquake]]
[[Category:2010 in French Polynesia]]
[[Category:History of Chile]]

[[ar:زلزال تشيلي 2010]]
[[zh-min-nan:2010 nî Chile tē-tāng]]
[[bg:Земетресение в Чили (2010)]]
[[ca:Terratrèmol de Xile del 2010]]
[[cy:Daeargryn Chile 2010]]
[[da:Jordskælvet i Chile 2010]]
[[de:Erdbeben in Chile 2010]]
[[et:2010. aasta Tšiili maavärin]]
[[es:Terremoto de Chile de 2010]]
[[eo:Tertremo en Ĉilio en 2010]]
[[eu:2010eko Txileko lurrikara]]
[[fa:زمین‌لرزه شیلی (۲۰۱۰)]]
[[fr:Séisme de 2010 au Chili]]
[[ko:2010년 칠레 지진]]
[[hr:Potres u Čileu 2010.]]
[[id:Gempa bumi Chili 2010]]
[[it:Terremoto del Cile del 2010]]
[[he:רעידת האדמה בצ'ילה (2010)]]
[[ka:ჩილეს მიწისძვრა (2010)]]
[[sw:Tetemeko la ardhi nchini Chile 2010]]
[[lt:2010 m. Čilės žemės drebėjimas]]
[[hu:2010-es chilei földrengés]]
[[ml:2010-ലെ ചിലി ഭൂകമ്പം]]
[[ms:Gempa bumi Chile 2010]]
[[nl:Aardbeving Chili februari 2010]]
[[ja:チリ地震 (2010年)]]
[[no:Jordskjelvet i Chile 2010]]
[[pl:Trzęsienie ziemi w Chile (2010)]]
[[pt:Sismo do Chile de 2010]]
[[ksh:Ärdbebe ä Chile am 27. Februar 2010]]
[[ro:Cutremurul din Chile (2010)]]
[[qu:Chilipi pacha kuyuy (2010)]]
[[ru:Землетрясение в Чили (2010)]]
[[sq:Tërmeti në Kili (2010)]]
[[simple:2010 Cauquenes earthquake]]
[[sk:Zemetrasenie v Čile 27. februára 2010]]
[[ckb:بوومەلەرزەی چیلی ٢٠١٠]]
[[sr:Земљотрес у Чилеу 2010.]]
[[sh:Zemljotres u Čileu 2010]]
[[fi:Chilen maanjäristys 2010]]
[[sv:Jordbävningen utanför Chile 2010]]
[[tl:Lindol sa Tsile noong 2010]]
[[th:แผ่นดินไหวในชิลี พ.ศ. 2553]]
[[tr:2010 Şili Depremi]]
[[uk:Землетрус у Чилі 2010 року]]
[[vi:Động đất Chile 2010]]
[[zh:2010年智利大地震]]