Ally Hakeem, Kelsey Hill, Katelin Mitchell, Lauren Ingham
Llaima Volcano: Chile
The Llaima Volcano erupted on April 4, 2009 in Chile. This is one of the largest active volcanoes in Chile. There was no volcanic activity until April 2, when water vapor emissions were released. By April 4, fast explosive bursts happened with pyroclastic (defined as: "composed chiefly of rock fragments of explosive origin,especially those associated with explosive volcanic eruptions") flows of ash and lava. Ash was sent 7,000 meters into the air and drifted in Argentina up to 100 kilometers south east. This volcanic eruption lasted for 37 hours. 71 people were evacuated in Argentina due to the incredible ash fall.
Llaima Volcano: Chile
The Llaima Volcano erupted on April 4, 2009 in Chile. This is one of the largest active volcanoes in Chile. There was no volcanic activity until April 2, when water vapor emissions were released. By April 4, fast explosive bursts happened with pyroclastic (defined as: "composed chiefly of rock fragments of explosive origin,especially those associated with explosive volcanic eruptions") flows of ash and lava. Ash was sent 7,000 meters into the air and drifted in Argentina up to 100 kilometers south east. This volcanic eruption lasted for 37 hours. 71 people were evacuated in Argentina due to the incredible ash fall.
All of these pictures are action pictures during the Llaima Volcano eruption on April 4 2009. There are different shots to express how intense this eruption was.
These two videos were taking when the volcano was exploding. We put these in just to show how big this volcanic eruption was.
Largest earthquake in world: Chile
May 22, 1960, the largest earthquake in the world occurred in Chile with a magnitude of 9.5. 1, 655 people were killed, 3,000 people were injured, and 2,000,000 people were homeless. This was an outrageous earthquake!!!! This earthquake also caused a tsunami that killed 61 people. The money damage was costly! There was 550 million dollars worth of damage in Chile, but what's most surprising is that there was 75 million dollars of damage in Hawaii and 50 million dollars worth of damage in Japan! There was severe shaking in Valdivia- Puerto Montt area, which is where the earthquake happened. Tsunami waves reached about 38 feet high and swept out houses as far as 2 miles away. The Tsunami that reached Hawaii wiped out 1600 homes and killed 185 people. This wave was as high as 18 feet tall.
These pictures are the aftermath of the earthquake in Chile. These just show how bad the destruction was, and how many homes and cities were affected. There is also a map with a star of where the earthquake happened.
This is a video animation of how far the effects of the earthquake was. It caused a tsunami that reached all the way to Japan!
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