Earthquake and Tsunami

This is not what you write in your CSC blog, but that is one of the experience that has been added to our #ibmcsc Chile experience. A strong earthquake, which was earlier put as 8.0 and then upgraded to 8.2 stuck off the Northern coast of Chile. Though it is a few thousand kilometers away, it did trigger a Chile wide Tsunami warning, which we could hear on our cell phones. Hotel too confirmed that though warning is in place for all of the country, its more a precaution here, and this region is on inner bay, not directly on the ocean.

There have been 12 aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 or above in the earthquake area.

I am once again in ring of fire (last was in Japan). Chile is known for its powerful earthquake, last being 8.8 a few years back. Not only that, the biggest earthquake recorded has been in the region we are presently, way back in 1960 at 9.4. Its been amazing to see how people picked up pieces and moved on learning lessons along the way to avoid damage.




Our client from SINERGIAS and representative from Pyxera joined us post alert in the hotel and were with us till way past midnight to cool nerves. Police cars have been patrolling the street right in front of the hotel ensuring no one goes out to the sea. Our hotel faces the same. As we signoff for the night, our hope is that all those close to the epicenter are safe and there is not much damage of any kind.