Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
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On this day sixteen years ago (Feb. 10, 2010), a tsunami was generated by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake 60 miles outside of Concepcion, Chile. The tsunami waves first arrived at Valparaiso, Chile (approximately 205 miles from the earthquake epicenter), about 34 minutes after the earthquake. The tsunami caused significant damage and fatalities in Chile and across the Pacific.
This new animation illustrates the 2010 tsunami’s modeled wave propagation on a global scale. At NOAA PMEL, researchers in the NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, in collaboration with the National Weather Service, work to improve tsunami warnings and preparedness by enhancing measurement technology, optimizing monitoring networks, improving the accuracy of forecast models, and improving the prediction of coastal impacts.
nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/chile20100227
Credit: PMEL NOAA Center for Tsunami Research. Propagation animation by Vasily Titov; post-event photos by Diego Arcas; video production by Aaron Seltzer.
#tsunami #pmel #nctr #noaa #shorts
On this day sixteen years ago (Feb. 10, 2010), a tsunami was generated by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake 60 miles outside of Concepcion, Chile. The tsunami waves first arrived at Valparaiso, Chile (approximately 205 miles from the earthquake epicenter), about 34 minutes after the earthquake. The tsunami caused significant damage and fatalities in Chile and across the Pacific.
This new animation illustrates the 2010 tsunami’s modeled wave propagation on a global scale. At NOAA PMEL, researchers in the NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, in collaboration with the National Weather Service, work to improve tsunami warnings and preparedness by enhancing measurement technology, optimizing monitoring networks, improving the accuracy of forecast models, and improving the prediction of coastal impacts.
nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/chile20100227
Credit: PMEL NOAA Center for Tsunami Research. Propagation animation by Vasily Titov; post-event photos by Diego Arcas; video production by Aaron Seltzer.
