Local Expert Breaks Down Recent Seismic Activity
By: Kristin Mazur
Updated: March 2, 2010
Two massive earthquakes strike in just two months, first Haiti , now Chile The 8.8 magnitude quake hit Chile FOX Fort Wayne spoke with local seismic expert Dipak Chowdhury to find the answer. “This happens to just be coincidental” says Chowdhury Chile ’s quake was much more massive than the Haiti Chowdhury says the number of earthquakes we've seen this year isn't out of the ordinary. “We see between 15 and 20 earthquakes with a magnitude of 7 and above anywhere in the world per year” says Chowdhury. Chile Chile Currently the Haiti death toll is over 230,000, which is 300-times more than the current death toll in Chile Chowdhury says Chile 's buildings are built to better withstand the quakes, and are up to code with seismic standards, unlike Haiti Chowdhury says that on average we can expect one earthquake per year above an-8.0 magnitude, so although it's highly likely that we'll see more large earthquakes in 2010, it's unlikely that we will see any more the size of this recent earthquake in Chile.
