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In 1927, the service was placed under the Department of Geophysics (DOG) by the University of Chile. [7] In 2013, its name was officially changed to Centro Sismológico Nacional (CSN). [8] After an earthquake on April 21, 2007 in the Aysén Region, the national authorities were in dire need of an emergency plan in case of earthquakes and tsunamis.
The National Seismological Service (Spanish: Servicio Sismológico Nacional, SSN) is a seismological organization in Mexico that studies and records earthquake activity within the country. It is part of the Geophysics Institute at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and is based in Mexico City.
Of the world's 46 known earthquakes with M ≥ 8.5 since the year 1500, one-third occurred in Chile [citation needed] and are shown in the map to the side. Some virtually have the same epicenters like the 1604 and 1868 (in Arica), the 1730 and 1822 (in Valparaíso), the 1751 and 1835 (in Concepción), and the 1575 and 1837 (in Valdivia).
Former embassy of Venezuela in Santiago. In 1973, Chile experienced a coup d'état against the government of President Salvador Allende by General Augusto Pinochet. As a result, approximately 24,000 Chileans sought asylum in Venezuela. [1] Many Chilean refugees returned to Chile in the 1990s after democracy was restored in the country.
Turkey is the only NATO country that has warm relations with Venezuela. The Turkish Foreign Ministry made a statement that it was pleased with the presidential elections in Venezuela and the way it was conducted in an atmosphere of peace and tranquility. President Erdogan called Maduro and expressed gratitude for Venezuela's support for Palestine.
During the crisis in Venezuela, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Switzerland individually, and the countries of the European Union collectively, have applied sanctions against people associated with Maduro's administration, including government officials, members of the military and security forces, and private individuals. [419]
The Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (in Spanish: Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional or simply as CINVESTAV-IPN) is a Mexican non-governmental scientific research institution affiliated with the National Polytechnic Institute and founded by president Adolfo López Mateos on 17 April 1961, [1 ...
A presidential decree founded El Observatorio Meteorológico y Astrónomico de México (The Meteorological and Astronomical Observatory of Mexico) on February 6, 1877 as part of the Geographic Exploring of the National Territory commission. By 1880, it became an independent agency located at Chapultepec Castle, then encompassing six observatories.