Chile

Question 1

Mag

Answer 1

8.8

Question 2

Date and time

Answer 2

27th February at 03:34

Question 3

Focus

Answer 3

35km

Question 4

Epicenter

Answer 4

70 miles from Conception, 60 miles from Chillan and around 300km from Santiago.

Question 5

Santiago displacement

Answer 5

The capital Santiago experienced a displacement of almost 24cm.

Question 6

Tsunami

Answer 6

The earthquake produced a tsunami of 1.29m

Question 7

Homes damaged

Answer 7

370,000 homes were damaged and 500,000 were rendered uninhabitable.

Question 8

Death toll

Answer 8

525

Question 9

People affected

Answer 9

2 million

Question 10

Curfew

Answer 10

Curfews were imposed in some areas of looting and public disorder.

Question 11

Countries first to respond

Answer 11

Argentina, the UK, Haiti and Pakistan were amongst the first to respond.

Question 12

Government agreement

Answer 12

The government reached an agreement with supermarkets that allowed them to give away basic foodstuffs by the 28th February.

Question 13

TV campaign

Answer 13

Chilean TV hosts led a TV campaign to raise 15 billion pesos to build 30,000 emergency homes.

Question 14

Landslides

Answer 14

The country suffered landslides which may have made it difficult for the government to get aid in.

Question 15

Production of beer

Answer 15

The Cerveceria Chile factories have a 90% share of Chile’s beer market, and the earthquake caused price rises of between 35 and 100% in different regions.