the geographer Marcelo Lagosgeographer, academic and expert in earthquakes, has generated great concern in the Chilean population with his latest statements about the possibility of a next large-magnitude earthquake.
Lagos, who was invited to the Good morning everyone program, warned about the possible devastating consequences that an earthquake of such magnitude could cause in the infrastructure of the central zone of the country.
Lagos explained that although the northern part of the country has been the most affected by earthquakes in the past, experts have been carefully monitoring the seismic activity in that region. However, Lagos assures that “there is a pending scenario” in the area that goes from the south of Iquique to the Mejillones Peninsula, where there could be two earthquakes of magnitude 8 without any problem.
In addition, Lagos has called on the population to be prepared for the possibility of a large earthquake in the central zone of the country. “Every day that passes is more likely to happen,” said the expert, adding that it is necessary to take preventive measures in time to minimize the damage that the quake may cause.
These statements have generated great concern among Chileans, who have experienced firsthand the devastating effects of earthquakes in the past. However, Lagos has emphasized that these predictions are not alarmist, but are based on decades of research and scientific evidence.
“The north knows that it has a past of great events, therefore science has been looking there for a long time,” Lagos explained. “But where something has happened, it will happen again.”
