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ICT4Peace Inventorisation Wi February 2010 The earthquake ‘As noted on the OpenStreetMap wiki, the 2010 Chile earthquake occurred off the coast of the Maule Region of Chile, on February 27, 2010, at 03:34 local time (06:34 UTC), rating a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale and lasting about three minutes. On 9 March 2010 the ICRC reported that according to the latest government figures, more than 528 people have died, most of them after a tsunami, caused by the tremor, struck a coastal strip of 500 kilometres. More than 500 people have been injured, two million affected and at least 500,000 houses have been damaged. Earthquake in Chile - Image courtesy Wikipedia Consolidated information on Chilean earthquake (as of 10 March 2010) Download this PDF (~18Mb) for 2 comprehensive update of information pertaining to the Chilean earthquake from UN ReliefWeb including: 1. Reference Map Al the latest Updates from ReliefWeb All the latest situation reports All the latest maps Collection of key documents including press releases and press conference transcripts ‘A comprehensive set of web sites / links for more information Background information on Chile 1. Information on Chile by Reuters Alertnet 2. Chile, Wkipedia 3. Chile, Lonely Planet 4. Chile, CIA World Factbook ‘Twitter feeds with vital links to information on Chile (compiled from Ushahidi list 1. http: twitter. com/nprnews chile-ts unami-quake hitps//twitter, com/el_pais/terremoto-chile http://twitter. com/cnnchile https//twitter, com/nytimes chile-earthquake https /twitter, com/#/listiCNNImpact/chile.charities, http://twitter. com/foxnews/chile-earthquake Google Twitter update aaareaation Citizen media (Including on the ground reporting and updates) 1 htp:/friendfeed. com/chileanearthquake Wikipedia 1, 2010 Chile earthquake on Wikipedia 2. Timeline of relief efforts after the 2010 Chile earthquake facebook groups 1 http:/www.facebook.com/nytimes chile, New York Times 2. Chile Earthquake 3. Supporting Chile Earthquake / Tsunami Victims and Families News services and aggregation of stories 1, 8.8.maqnitude earthquake hits central Chile, The Washington Post, 28 February 2010 2. Chile earthquake: Resources, reactions online, The Washington Post Chile Earthquake and Tsunami - February 27, 2010, Yahoo Directory Updates on the Chilean earthquake, The Lede by the New York Times More than 2 million affected by earthquake, Chile's president says, CNN ‘CNN special site on Chile earthauake Local media websites (sources and descriptions edited from list originally generated by Ushahidi) L http://www.onlinenews papers.com/chile.htm, Online Chilean Newspapers bttp://www.emol.com, Chilean National Newpaper (English translation via Google) hitp://www.cronica.cl, Local Concepcion newspaper (English translation via Google) http://www.elsur.cl, Local Concepcion newspaper (English translation via Google) bttb://www.lasequnda.com, Chilean National newspaper (Enalish translation via Google) http://www.cruzroja.cl, Chilean Red Cross (English translation via Google) http://www.tvn.cl, Chilean Television (English translation via Google) http://www.duna.cliwe, Chilean radio station (Enalish translation via Google) Chilean and South American newspapers (sources and descriptions edited from list originally generated by Ushahidi) 1. httpy/sortal.redchilena.com, Local community portal and social network with updated info on earthquake (Enalish translation via Google) 2. http://wmw.ansa. tiansalatina/notizie/notiziarifargentina/20100227174435036454.htm|, Latin American Portal (Spanish) - English translation via Google) 3. http://www.elmundo.es/america (English translation via Google) 4, http://wmw.cronica.com.mx/nota.pho?id nota=490924 (English translation via Google) 5. vw. journeyetc.com/travel-news /massive-6.8-magnitude-quake.in-chile (English translation via Google) 6. http://www.buenosairesherald.com (English translation via Google) 7. httoy/www.lanacion.com.ar (English translation via Google) 8. http://wmw.abyenewslinks.com/chile.htm, List of news websites (English translation via Google) 9. http://e-periodistas.blogspot.com/2010/02/terremoto-de-chile-recursos.para-la.html (English translation via Google) 10. http://www fotolog,comjel_pxeblo_albo/56154829, South American Social Network 11. http:/www.elpais.com/global (English translation via Google) 112. http://www.eltiempo.com, Colombian Newspaper (English translation via Google) 13. http:/www.ecuaderno,com, Sources of Information on Chilean Earthquake (English translation via Google) 114. http://peru?1.pe/noticia/420429/terremoto-5-grados-sacudio-chile, Peruvian Paper (English translation via Google) Videos on the earthquake and its aftermath 1 UN + Reliefwet 1 2. Video of Earthquake Damage in Chile, The Lede, New York Times ‘Chilean Earthquake Toll Passes 800: Aid Yet to Reach Many Devastated Areas, Democracy Now ht//www. youtube. com/watch?v=V4iOUv.aENs (ITN News) hitp://www. voutube.com/watch?v=HPSIMd90.I5 (Associated Press) http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/02/27/bpr.herrera.santiago.aftershacks.cnn (CNN) (Collection of videos on YouTube Updates on Chile from Reliefweb Factsheet Chile earthquake (08/03/2010), published by European Union Emergency Telecoms provisioning 1 2. 3. 4, Emergency Telecoms Helps Earthquake-Hit Chile, EWeek ITU rushes to aid of Chile quake and tsunami victims, ITU TSF press release on emergency telecoms in Chile ‘Chile earthquake: Hillary Clinton arrives with satellite phones, Christian Science Monitor Situation Reports L Download this PDF from UN ReliefWeb for a complete list of sitaution reports (~18Mb) issued up to 10 March 2010, Blog updates (some taken off Ushahidi generated list here 1 Updates on the Chilean earthquake, The Lede by the New York Times, http://helpchileheal wordpress.com http://www. ecuaderno,com/2010/02/27/fuentes-sobre-el-terremoto-en-chile (English translation by Google) http://www. dailyniteow!.com/wordpress /index.php/2010/02/27/liveblog-earthquake-in-chile-february-27 http://www. bos ton,com/biapicture/2010/02/earthauake in_chile.html http://www. mibazaar.com/chile, html http://onewayoranother.net/blog (English translation by Google) Crisis Information Management (Key actors and deployments) 1. Ushahidi Chile 2. Sahana Chile 43. http://terremotochile.com, Website that organizes information by tag, such as region, photo, etc (English translation via Goosle) Situation reports by crisis information management actors 1. Crisis Mappers network on Ning Crisis Information Management (Blogs and deployment information by key CIM actors) 1. CrisisCommons wiki on Chile 2. 2010 Chile Earthquake And Pacific Tsunami, Crisis Wiki 3. Google Crisis Response tri HIML/JavaScript: