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Tsunami magnitude 6.6 near offshore Bio-Bio

Tsunami event

 Locationoffshore Bio-Bio
 Magnitude (Richter)6.6
 Lat/Lon -36.6, -73.4
 Event dateFri, 5 Mar 2010 11:51 UTC

Calculation details

Initial conditions, fault geometry and calculation time.

 Fault Lenght31 km
 Fault Width8 km
 Fault Height0.62 m
 Fault Angle66.38 km
 Bathymetry cell size0.484 min
 CPU Time104 min

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Calculation status

Calculation completed. Computing time for 1.6h simulation time: 102.9 min Time are considered from time of event

Grid scenario calculation

The requested point is close to an existing grid point. (confidence level of 1.2, based on the difference between the requested and the available initial conditions; a low value indicates an accurate calculation.)

 Locationoffshore Bio-Bio
 Magnitude (Richter)6.5
 Lat/Lon-36.5, -73.5

To access the grid calculation click here: Grid Calculation

Animation and maximum wave height

Wave heights and arrival times

Legend
 0-1 m
 1-2 m
 2-3 m
 3-4 m
 4-5 m
 >5 m
Time Actual Time Location Country Height (m)Pop. estimate Class Cpu (min)
00:16 05/03/2010 12:07:01 La Boca Chile  0.2  613
00:16 05/03/2010 12:07:01 Quiapo Chile  0.2  613
00:18 05/03/2010 12:09:01 Coronel Chile  0.1 94127 316
00:21 05/03/2010 12:12:01 Talcahuano Chile  0.6 247951 416
00:21 05/03/2010 12:12:01 El Port=n Chile  0.6  616
00:21 05/03/2010 12:12:01 San Vicente Chile  0.6  616
00:22 05/03/2010 12:13:01 Quiriguina I Chile  0.6  517
00:22 05/03/2010 12:13:01 Dichato Chile  0.2  518
00:23 05/03/2010 12:14:01 Los Morros Chile  0.2  518
00:23 05/03/2010 12:14:01 TomT Chile  0.2 51418 419
00:24 05/03/2010 12:15:01 Lota Alto Chile  0.1  620
00:24 05/03/2010 12:15:01 Llico Chile  0.2  620
00:24 05/03/2010 12:15:01 Lota Chile  0.1 48540 320
00:27 05/03/2010 12:18:01 Vegos de Itata Chile  0.2  523
00:27 05/03/2010 12:18:01 Rumena Chile  0.1  625
00:28 05/03/2010 12:19:01 Hualpencillo Chile  0.5  613
00:31 05/03/2010 12:22:01 Arinia Chile  0.1  631
00:31 05/03/2010 12:22:01 Las Quilas Chile  0.1  631
00:33 05/03/2010 12:24:01 Chaħihue Chile  0.2  628
00:33 05/03/2010 12:24:01 Caj=n de Mela Chile  0.1  631
00:33 05/03/2010 12:24:01 Colmuyao Chile  0.1  631
00:33 05/03/2010 12:24:01 Mellinto Chile  0.1  631
00:33 05/03/2010 12:24:01 Frutillar Chile  0.1  631
00:33 05/03/2010 12:24:01 Cielo Chile  0.1  532
00:33 05/03/2010 12:24:01 Boca de Itata Chile  0.2  523
00:45 05/03/2010 12:36:02 Pua·n Chile  0.2  633
01:36 05/03/2010 13:27:00 Loanco Chile  0.2  5101

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