Post by El Profe on Mar 6, 2010 9:42:09 GMT -4
16th May, 2010
Eleven weeks have now passed and the aftershocks are a thing of the past. Reconstruction continues in the hardest hit areas but everything is completely back to normal.
Personally, it has never been a better time to teach English in Santiago. There is just so much demand and many people are seeking private classes.
Come one, come all!
El Profe
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6th March, 2010
It's being over a week since the 7th largest earthquake in recorded history struck Chile. The epicentre was offshore from a small town called Maule and very close to Chile's second city, Concepción.
In the last seven days, very strong aftershocks (replicas) have been felt.
Miraculously the number of fatalities has been extremely low.
As you can imagine, this has caused a lot of disruption. The magnitude at the epicentre was 8.8 and Santiago felt it as around 7.0 (the same as Haiti). Santiago is pretty much back to normal.
The airport was affected badly. While the runways were not affected, there was a lot of structural damage to the building itself. Initially it was shut for 72 hours then it slowly opened to accept arrivals. It is almost back to full working status.
With regards to teaching. Schools, Universities and Institutions are all delaying starting the new semester but all should be running normally by the end of the month.
Should you be worried about coming to one of the most earthquake active countries on the planet?
In short, NO! The huge quake we had was a release of pressure that built up over decades.
There was an even bigger quake in Valdivia in the 60s. Since then building standards have ensured that apartment and office buildings are 'earthquake proof'.
Also think of it like this, the quake here was nearly 1000 times stronger than Haiti and the death and devastation is nowhere near that of the Caribbean island.
If you are having any doubts, ask me a question.
El Profe
Eleven weeks have now passed and the aftershocks are a thing of the past. Reconstruction continues in the hardest hit areas but everything is completely back to normal.
Personally, it has never been a better time to teach English in Santiago. There is just so much demand and many people are seeking private classes.
Come one, come all!
El Profe
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6th March, 2010
It's being over a week since the 7th largest earthquake in recorded history struck Chile. The epicentre was offshore from a small town called Maule and very close to Chile's second city, Concepción.
In the last seven days, very strong aftershocks (replicas) have been felt.
Miraculously the number of fatalities has been extremely low.
As you can imagine, this has caused a lot of disruption. The magnitude at the epicentre was 8.8 and Santiago felt it as around 7.0 (the same as Haiti). Santiago is pretty much back to normal.
The airport was affected badly. While the runways were not affected, there was a lot of structural damage to the building itself. Initially it was shut for 72 hours then it slowly opened to accept arrivals. It is almost back to full working status.
With regards to teaching. Schools, Universities and Institutions are all delaying starting the new semester but all should be running normally by the end of the month.
Should you be worried about coming to one of the most earthquake active countries on the planet?
In short, NO! The huge quake we had was a release of pressure that built up over decades.
There was an even bigger quake in Valdivia in the 60s. Since then building standards have ensured that apartment and office buildings are 'earthquake proof'.
Also think of it like this, the quake here was nearly 1000 times stronger than Haiti and the death and devastation is nowhere near that of the Caribbean island.
If you are having any doubts, ask me a question.
El Profe
¡FUERZA CHILE!