21 April 2007, Mw 6.2, Aisen, Chile

The Servicio Hidrográfico y Oceanográfico de la Armada de Chile (SHOA) reported that a M6.2 earthquake produced a landslide in the fjord area close to Puerto Chacabuco. The landslide generated 3 waves, the bigger, it was reported, was about 6 meters., and it affected a local area only. A SHOA tide gauge, located 10 km from the landslide, measured only a 0.8 m variation. As of 1400 GMT, 10 people were missing; most were workers from salmon aquaculture farms in the area. SHOA is the Tsunami National Contact and Tsunami Warning Focal Point for Chile.

1) Alert Information	PTWC Official Messages - (DOC 24.0 KB) US NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
2) Sea Level	Landslide and tsunami photos and sea level station record from Puerto Chacabuco, Chile (10 km from landslide) - (PDF 504 KB) Courtesy, SHOA, Chile
3) Seismic	Centroid Moment Tensor Solution (Strike-Slip Faulting, 12 km depth) - (Website) U.S. Geological Survey
4) Media	Photo 1 - (Low res JPEG) Photo 2 - (Low res JPEG) Photo 3 - (Low res JPEG)

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