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Tsunami magnitude 6.6 near OFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE

Tsunami event

 LocationOFFSHORE BIO-BIO, CHILE
 Magnitude (Richter)6.6
 Lat/Lon -36.49, -73.26
 Event dateFri, 5 Mar 2010 11:47 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 Time68 min

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Calculation status

Calculation completed. Computing time for 1h simulation time: 064.7 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, CHILE
 Magnitude (Richter)6.5
 Lat/Lon-36.5, -73.5

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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 12:03:50 Quiriguina I Chile  0.3  511
00:18 05/03/2010 12:05:02 Talcahuano Chile  0.4 247951 411
00:18 05/03/2010 12:05:02 El Port=n Chile  0.4  611
00:18 05/03/2010 12:05:02 Quiapo Chile  0.1  613
00:18 05/03/2010 12:05:02 San Vicente Chile  0.4  611
00:19 05/03/2010 12:06:14 Los Morros Chile  0.7  511
00:19 05/03/2010 12:06:14 La Boca Chile  0.1  613
00:19 05/03/2010 12:06:14 Dichato Chile  0.6  511
00:20 05/03/2010 12:07:26 Vegos de Itata Chile  0.3  514
00:20 05/03/2010 12:07:26 TomT Chile  0.4 51418 414
00:24 05/03/2010 12:11:03 Buchupureo Chile  0.1  519
00:24 05/03/2010 12:11:03 Colmuyao Chile  0.1  617
00:24 05/03/2010 12:11:03 Las Quilas Chile  0.1  617
00:24 05/03/2010 12:11:03 Arinia Chile  0.1  617
00:25 05/03/2010 12:12:15 Boca de Itata Chile  0.3  514
00:25 05/03/2010 12:12:15 Chaħihue Chile  0.3  617
00:25 05/03/2010 12:12:15 Mellinto Chile  0.1  618
00:25 05/03/2010 12:12:15 Frutillar Chile  0.1  618
00:25 05/03/2010 12:12:15 Cielo Chile  0.1  518
00:27 05/03/2010 12:14:39 Hualpencillo Chile  0.3  613
00:27 05/03/2010 12:14:39 Pua·n Chile  0.2  618
00:27 05/03/2010 12:14:39 Caj=n de Mela Chile  0.2  617
00:30 05/03/2010 12:17:01 Lota Alto Chile  0.2  623
00:30 05/03/2010 12:17:01 Coronel Chile  0.2 94127 318
00:30 05/03/2010 12:17:01 Lota Chile  0.2 48540 323
01:12 05/03/2010 12:59:04 Pullay Chile  0.1  664
01:12 05/03/2010 12:59:04 Trogualemo Chile  0.1  564

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