Quake moved city of Concepcion 3.4 meters west
10:34, 9 March 2010
ASTANA. March 9. KAZINFORM Scientists say the massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile last month moved the entire city of Concepcion more than three meters to the west,Kazinform refers to Trend News.
Preliminary global positioning measurements show Conception is now 3.4 meters further west than it was before the quake.
The Chilean capital Santiago also shifted nearly 28 centimeters to the west.
Significant displacements were also recorded as far away as the Malvinas (Falklands) Islands, Kazinform cites Trend News. See www.en.trend.az for full version.