Pérdidas de vidas, viviendas, infraestructura y embarcaciones por el tsunami del 27 de Febrero de 2010 en la costa central de Chile

The Mw = 8.8 2010 Chile Earthquake is among the largest recorded by instruments to date, ranking as the second strongest in the country's history and one of the ten strongest worldwide. One of its main consequences was a destructive tsunami caused by the deformation of seafloor. The waves struck nearly 600 km of the coast of central Chile and the event caused about one third of the total casualties (181 out of 521), becoming the highest death toll due to this type of phenomena in South America in the last 30 years. In this paper the authors gather and systematize information from reports, papers and post-tsunami surveys carried out along the affected coastline. A qualitative and statistical characterization of the loss in lives, homes, infrastructure and fishing vessels is provided, separating tsunami effects to those attributable solely to the earthquake. Through the classification and integration of various data sources the authors expect to better explain and assess the damage specifically associated with the tsunami.