Earthquakes are inevitable, but the devastation they cause does not have to be. With intention & forethought, we can build safer towns & cities, however hard the ground shakes. Let us honour the victims by investing in disaster resilience. #EarthquakePreparedness #DisasterResilience #SafetyFirst
Civil engineer Cristián Cortez analyzed the potential impacts of a major earthquake and subsequent tsunami on Viña del Mar, explaining that a quake of magnitude 8.5 could generate tsunami waves exceeding 5 to 10 meters, inundating coastal areas and stressing the need for immediate evacuation measures and preparedness in such high-risk locations. #EarthquakePreparedness #TsunamiRisk #CoastalEngineering
