What Makes Earthquakes so Deadly?
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Collapsed buildings, fallen balconies, facades of churches that collapsed in just seconds. Colombia has a long-standing seismic history, but the earthquake on Monday, which occurred at a depth of more than 100 kilometers underground, generated...
What makes earthquakes so deadly?
Colombia and Venezuela experienced deadly earthquakes due to tectonic plate friction. The Nazca plate sliding beneath the South American plate caused tremors. Earthquake magnitude and depth significantly influenced the destructive impact. Building codes and terrain also played crucial roles in the devastation. International data sharing is vital for mitigating future seismic risks.
Colombia has, since 1998, had a seismic-resistant construction regulation that meant a huge advance in disaster prevention and risk reduction. The...
Victor Andrés Quintero, a Colombian from Cali who lives in Miami seven years ago, learned about the earthquake in Colombia through the WhatsApp chat of his family. The first messages were sent by his uncles living in Spain, among these a video circulating on social networks where he sees several people running out of a clinic in Cali, when pieces of nearby buildings come off and fall on them. Quintero recognized among the women his aunt Myriam, …
Colombia is one of the most complex tectonic regions on the planet. Nazca, South America and the Caribbean interact in a country that records about 80 earthquakes a day.
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