In light of the terrible earthquake (8.8 magnitude) that shook central Chile this morning, I thought I’d write a post to let everyone know that we are fine. We did not feel the earthquake here because we are about 1200 miles away in Punta Arenas. Punta Arenas is located on the Strait of Magellan between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, on the southern tip of mainland Chile. Our hostel is inland and up a hill. We don’t think we are in danger of the tsunami here, but we’ll be sure to pay attention to the news.
The earthquake and aftershocks were really scary to hear about. Since we are relatively close, it feels more personal. Concepcion and nearby Santiago are the two largest cities in Chile, with more than 10 million people in the earthquake-affected areas. Everyone here has friends or family in these areas. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Chile affected by this quake.
February 27, 2010
Hi. I googled and found your post. Thanks! I am in California and my brother is on a boat down there in the South Shetland Islands on a NOAA contract. We haven’t heard anything from him, so now that I’ve read your post I’m going to assume he and his shipmates are safe.
Most of the news here is centered around the Tsunami warning in the Pacific, mostly around Hawaii.
Thanks again for posting. Glad you’re unaffected.
–Adrienne
March 1, 2010
Glad to hear that you are OK. We have been thinking about you a lot the last couple of days.
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