Chile Earthquake 2010 : Chile, February 27, 2010 – and the Giant Chile earthquake struck the central region of the country. Now believed to be a magnitude 8.8 on the Richter scale was centered 317km south-west of the capital Santiago.
2010 Chile earthquake
United States Geological Survey) that the quake occurred at 0634 GMT at a depth of about 59.4km. Starting at 12:00 GMT The death toll stood at 64 and there are fears that the rise. The U.S. government has said that a tsunami warning for Chile and Peru, and Hawaii have been issued.
Vibrations were felt in the capital, where buildings swayed for about 20 seconds, and telecommunications as well as electricity and reportedly damaged. This comes soon after the terribleearthquake in Haiti will focus attention on the first responders to ensure that whatever the rescue efforts that need to take place will happen without delay.
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