Earthquake
Degenkolb Engineer Takes Part in EERI Chile Recon Trip
The morning of February the 27th (Saturday) I was at home browsing the internet. It is difficult to describe a train of thought when you first find out these types of facts: An 8.8 earthquake hits south of Santiago; Concepcion, Chile’s second largest city, is most damaged; strong shaking lasts almost a minute; inaccurate information leads the president to disregard a tsunami threat, and the consequences are devastating.
My first reaction was to contact family and friends in Santiago ...