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27 Feb 2010 03:06

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World: Chile quake scary, but not an uncommon occurrence

  • Our hotel is built for this. In Chile, this happens many times.
  • Santiago, Chile, Hotel Kennedy employee Anita Herrera • Regarding the earthquake which just hit her country. While this quake is quite large, the country has lots of experience with large-scale quakes. The powerful 9.5-magnitude 1960 Valdiva Earthquake, for example, was so huge that it caused a tsunami that reached all the way to Alaska. From Chile. That quake left a huge death toll (as many as 6,000 dead). This one also forced a a tsunami warning for Chile and Peru. Our prayers go out to the country. source

27 Feb 2010 02:54

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World: Chile earthquake: The country has a history with big quakes

  • 9.5M the size of a 1960 quake, which is the largest earthquake ever recorded in world history
  • eight number of earthquakes the country has had above an 8.0 magnitude before 1800 source

27 Feb 2010 02:48

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27 Feb 2010 02:42

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World: How far was the 8.3 Chile earthquake from Santiago?

  • 212 miles away from the capitol; close enough to damage? source