Chile rattled by big aftershocks
Northern Chile is rattled by major aftershocks a day after a quake struck the region, leaving 15,000 homeless.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/a...cas/7096648.stm
Monster earthquakes are happening everywhere! Yesterday it was Japan and now today a record breaking Chile Earthquake first recorded at 8.5:
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At least 78 people dead and the number is rising. Chile is a pretty known country for earthquakes but not of this magnitude. They had a huge one back in 1960 where thousands of people were killed. It is scary they can get this kind of earthquake because Chile is practically in the water. Hawaii is now under tsunami alert because of this earthquake.
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WARNINGS
Sirens sound across Hawaii, warning of possible tsunami and signaling people in coastal areas to evacuate. Ref. CNN
Chile has experienced its 67rd after shock with a magnitude of 5.2. People may think the earthquake in Haiti back in January that killed more than 200,000 people was stronger than the one that hit Chile but actually the one in Haiti was 7.0. This one is being reported at 8.5 or 8.8!
The earthquake was felt also in various Argentine provinces: Mendoza, San Juan, La Rioja, Catamarca and certain areas of Patagonia. Several people have been wounded. Also in the province of Salta, an earthquake of 6.1 killed two people, a boy and a man. It may or may not be possible that the two earthquakes are related.
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