MAGNITUDE 8.8 EARTHQUAKE HITS CHILE

Map of South America, showing the more of 80 aftershocks following the massive 8.8 earthquake hitting Chile on Saturday at 3:34 am

The Pan American Highway, photo taken by my daughter Pascale Baron

Dear Friends,

With great sorrow I share with all of you, photos from the horrible earthquake magnitude 8.8.that hit Chile this past Saturday at 3:34 am.

This was the last weekend of Summer, and most young people were out at Pubs and Discos.

Some of the photos were taken by my daughter Pascale who survived the terrible earthquake along her fiance Willy in their 7 floor apartment.

Thank God, they are safe, and our families are too.

The death toll stands at 700

Magnitude
8.8
Date-Time
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 06:34:14 UTC
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 03:34:14 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
35.846°S, 72.719°W
Depth
35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region
OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
Distances
100 km (60 miles) NNW of Chillan, Chile105 km (65 miles) WSW of Talca, Chile115 km (70 miles) NNE of Concepcion, Chile325 km (200 miles) SW of SANTIAGO, Chile
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 7.2 km (4.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST=255, Nph=255, Dmin=988 km, Rmss=1.12 sec, Gp= 36°,M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
us2010tfan