A well-engineered high rise apartment and two-story building in Talca, Chile suffered no evident damage, though much of the city was affected by the M 8.8 earthquake on Feb. 27, 2010. Many buildings in this city were constructed with adobe or masonry and suffered major collapse.
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A well-engineered high rise apartment and two-story building in Talca, Chile suffered no evident damage, though much of the city was affected by the M 8.8 earthquake on Feb. 27, 2010. Many buildings in this city were constructed with adobe or masonry and suffered major collapse.
A one hundred year old adobe building in Talca, Chile suffered near-total collapse during the M 8.8 earthquake on Feb. 27, 2010. Adobe, which is made of clay, sand and straw, is no longer used as a building material in Chile, but ancient structures are still common and can pose a hazard to their occupants.
A one hundred year old adobe building in Talca, Chile suffered near-total collapse during the M 8.8 earthquake on Feb. 27, 2010. Adobe, which is made of clay, sand and straw, is no longer used as a building material in Chile, but ancient structures are still common and can pose a hazard to their occupants.
A house and a car were destroyed by a tsunami in the coastal city of Dichato, Chile, located about 15 km north of Concepcion, Chile. The tsunami height was about 10 meters (32 feet). Several hundred homes were destroyed in this city as a result of the M 8.8 earthquake on Feb. 27, 2010
A house and a car were destroyed by a tsunami in the coastal city of Dichato, Chile, located about 15 km north of Concepcion, Chile. The tsunami height was about 10 meters (32 feet). Several hundred homes were destroyed in this city as a result of the M 8.8 earthquake on Feb. 27, 2010
The tsunami that resulted from the M 8.8 earthquake on Feb. 27, 2010 destroyed hundreds of homes in Dichato, Chile.
The tsunami that resulted from the M 8.8 earthquake on Feb. 27, 2010 destroyed hundreds of homes in Dichato, Chile.
Launching a cabin boat outfitted with telemetry tracking equipment during high water on the Missouri River from the Hartsburg, Missouri, boat ramp.
Launching a cabin boat outfitted with telemetry tracking equipment during high water on the Missouri River from the Hartsburg, Missouri, boat ramp.
A massive Coulter pine that was burned in the 2007 Lake Arrowhead/Grass Valley wildfires stands alone on a hillside regrown with Manzanita, dwarfing USGS Western Ecological Research Center director Steven Schwarzbach.
A massive Coulter pine that was burned in the 2007 Lake Arrowhead/Grass Valley wildfires stands alone on a hillside regrown with Manzanita, dwarfing USGS Western Ecological Research Center director Steven Schwarzbach.
Arenal Volcano is surrounded by inhabitants despite being extremely active.
Arenal Volcano is surrounded by inhabitants despite being extremely active.
Dr. David Shelly is a research seismologist with the USGS.
Dr. David Shelly is a research seismologist with the USGS.
The Boulder magnetic observatory. Variations and Proton Sensor buildings at the lower right.
The Boulder magnetic observatory. Variations and Proton Sensor buildings at the lower right.
ARRA-funded student Taryn Lopez (Univ. Alaska-Fairbanks) sampling gas emissions at fumarole next to dome at the summit of Augustine volcano.
ARRA-funded student Taryn Lopez (Univ. Alaska-Fairbanks) sampling gas emissions at fumarole next to dome at the summit of Augustine volcano.
Rivers in middle Tennessee crested May 2-3,2010, breaking records at many USGS-operated streamgages. The flood peak on the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville ranks as the highest observed during the past 73 years.
Rivers in middle Tennessee crested May 2-3,2010, breaking records at many USGS-operated streamgages. The flood peak on the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville ranks as the highest observed during the past 73 years.
Just moments after the last photograph, the collapse produced a thick brown plume, but did not appear to trigger an explosive event in this case.
Just moments after the last photograph, the collapse produced a thick brown plume, but did not appear to trigger an explosive event in this case.
A channelized flow was being erupted today from the vent on the west side of the floor of Pu'u 'O 'o.
A channelized flow was being erupted today from the vent on the west side of the floor of Pu'u 'O 'o.
Following several collapses and small explosive events that deposited spatter on the floor of Halema'uma'u crater around noon, the lava surface in Halema'uma'u was roiling and agitated for the remainder of the afternoon, with numerous points of upwelling and spattering.
Following several collapses and small explosive events that deposited spatter on the floor of Halema'uma'u crater around noon, the lava surface in Halema'uma'u was roiling and agitated for the remainder of the afternoon, with numerous points of upwelling and spattering.
A close-up of the active lava surface in Halema'uma'u.
A close-up of the active lava surface in Halema'uma'u.
Another large chunk of the rim collapsed into the Halema'uma'u lava lake.
Another large chunk of the rim collapsed into the Halema'uma'u lava lake.
Cattle Ranch with typically 100 head of cattle currently flooded from the spring melt of higher than average snow accumulation.
Cattle Ranch with typically 100 head of cattle currently flooded from the spring melt of higher than average snow accumulation.
Absolutes and electronics buildings at Newport, WA magnetic observatory.
Absolutes and electronics buildings at Newport, WA magnetic observatory.
Earthquake-triggered landslide on south coast of Haiti near village of Nan Diamant.
Earthquake-triggered landslide on south coast of Haiti near village of Nan Diamant.
Mount Hood, Oregon, viewed from the northwest at Lost Lake.
Mount Hood, Oregon, viewed from the northwest at Lost Lake.
Flooded gaging station on the Souris River near Westhope, North Dakota, April 20, 2011. See other pictures in this gallery with the tag 05124000 to see what the gage house normally looks like - it is on a raised platform on the bank of the river with an access road next to it.
Flooded gaging station on the Souris River near Westhope, North Dakota, April 20, 2011. See other pictures in this gallery with the tag 05124000 to see what the gage house normally looks like - it is on a raised platform on the bank of the river with an access road next to it.