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Marcelo Lagos Identifies the 6 Zones of Chile with Accumulated Energy Where Earthquakes Could Occur

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Geographer Marcelo Lagos gave an extensive interview to Pedro Carcuro on Radio Duna after the earthquake of magnitude 7.4 that destroyed buildings in Colombia. In addition to demystifying that there is a connection of the last telluric movements of North South America with an eventual earthquake in Chile, I also identify which areas of our country have ... Continue reading "Marcelo Lagos identifies the 6 zones of Chile with accumulated energy wh…

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Geographer Marcelo Lagos gave an extensive interview to Pedro Carcuro on Radio Duna after the earthquake of magnitude 7.4 that destroyed buildings in Colombia. In addition to demystifying that there is a connection of the last telluric movements of North South America with an eventual earthquake in Chile, I also identify which areas of our country have ... Continue reading "Marcelo Lagos identifies the 6 zones of Chile with accumulated energy wh…

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Geographer Marcelo Lagos, in an interview with Radio Duna following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that destroyed buildings in Colombia, detailed the six areas in Chile that have accumulated enough energy to suggest a possible future seismic event. "From Pisagua (Tarapacá) northward to Peru," he identified as the first area of concern, emphasizing that these are "places that haven't had significant earthquakes for a long time." He then added anoth…

When the earth roars loudly in the South American neighborhood, fear spreads rapidly throughout the region and in Chile the inevitable question resounds: is an earthquake approaching the country? The recent massive earthquakes in Colombia and the double earthquake in Venezuela reopened the public debate about whether these events are connected and what is the real preparation of the national territory.

The earthquake of 7.4 magnitude recorded in Colombia generated concern in different countries of the region. The phenomenon also reopened a common question among Chileans: if such a movement can anticipate an earthquake in Chile. Geographer Marcelo Lagos ruled out that there is a direct relationship between an earthquake that occurred in Colombia and one in Chilean territory, according to La Hora. “It does not come here,” the expert said when re…

Recently, Marcelo Lagos spoke with Pedro Carcuro and addressed the recent earthquake in Colombia. In this sense, he explained if there is any relationship with Chile. This happened after the journalist raised the concern to the geographer on Radio Agricultura. “(They say that) an earthquake is coming down, because recently we had one in Venezuela and now we find that the phenomenon is repeated in Colombia. Then people say, ‘come here’. We always…

The geographer Marcelo Lagos analyzed the national seismic situation following the events in Colombia and Venezuela, explaining the difference between the different types of events and mentioning the sectors of the country that concentrate a greater probability of registering a earthquake of great magnitude. After the earthquakes recorded in Colombia and Venezuela, the specialist went on to clarify that these are “independent processes” of the C…

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Noticias Chile | Informadorchile | broke the news on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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