Laser scans of Earth's land surface taken from aircraft have now yielded the most comprehensive before-and-after picture of an earthquake yet, scientists revealed today (Feb. 9). These kinds of ...

It’s difficult to tell how powerful an earthquake was before human records began ... A “megathrust” 9.5 magnitude earthquake rocked through Valdivia, Chile that day as the Nazca plate ...

Known as the Valdivia ... The earthquake generated massive tsunami waves that traveled across the Pacific Ocean. Waves ...

On May 22, 1960, the strongest earthquake ... 80 feetOne day before the 9.5 quake there was a very strong 7.9 quake near Concepcion.The 9.5 quake left half the buildings in Valdivia uninhabitable..

Pancho Ballesteros (@Pancho_B) writes: Si hace 50 años nuestra patria se puso de pie despues de lo de Valdivia, hoy es el momento de volver a hacerlo… If our country got up on our feet after the ...