A recent collaboration between San Diego State University, Chilean aquaculture technology company Innovex, and the Valdivia Yacht Club in Valdivia, Chile took the rare opportunity to study the effects of a tsunami
A recent collaboration between San Diego State University, Chilean aquaculture technology company Innovex, and the Valdivia Yacht Club in Valdivia, Chile took the rare opportunity to study the effects of a tsunami on rivers affected by tides. They used a Nortek Eco ADCP to gather in-situ data after a powerful earthquake across the Pacific, which will inform models and future tsunami forecasts.
On July 29, 2025, a powerful earthquake struck the Kamchatka peninsula in eastern Russia. The event generated widespread concern across the Pacific Basin, prompting tsunami warnings in several countries, including coastal regions of Chile.
Just hours before the earthquake, San Diego State University assistant professor Dr. Ignacio Sepúlveda met with Innovex engineers Jorge Santamarina and Nicolás Donoso in Valdivia to discuss potential collaboration between the organizations. When the news of the earthquake broke, Dr. Sepúlveda called back with a proposition: would it be possible to gather in-situ measurements of currents in the river as the predicted tsunami struck?
Dr. Sepúlveda and Donoso worked quickly to coordinate with the Valdivia Yacht Club, and shortly afterwards the team was on a boat to deploy their measurement equipment. Innovex had a Nortek Eco ADCP on-hand already, which proved quick and simple setup
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