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03 Mar 2010 20:49

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World: Taiwan earthquake: A little island feels a 6.4 tremor

  • No injuries have yet been reported. The quake, 22 miles from the surface, was about 155 miles south of the capital, Taipei, but near a handful of cities (including Taitung). Blackouts and aftershocks have both been reported. source
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02 Mar 2010 00:29

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World: The massive earthquake in Chile an axis-moving event

  • three
    inches     the distance the Chile quake moved the earth’s axis, which is further than we moved today
  • just
    barely     the amount of time (about 1.26 microseconds) the day has been shortened as a result source
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28 Feb 2010 10:09

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World: Chile earthquake: Lots of people lost their shelter in the quake

  • 1.5 million people displaced by the Chile quake source
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27 Feb 2010 20:02

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World: Chile a mess post-earthquake, but Hawaii isn’t

This apartment complex in Concepcion was ripped in half. While Chilean cities are struggling to recover, Hawaii’s preparedness prevented any damage. source
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27 Feb 2010 13:19

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World: Chile earthquake: More shocking numbers to note

  • 33 aftershocks in the wake of the earthquake, the latest in Argentina
  • 700+ number of times the quake is stronger than the Haiti quake source
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27 Feb 2010 12:15

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U.S.: In Hawaii, they’re bracing for the Chilean tsunami to hit

  • Get off the shore line. We are closing all the beaches and telling people to drive out of the area.
  • Oahu Civil Defense spokesman John Cummings • Describing the danger of being on the coast in Hawaii right now as a result of the pending tsunami. While the tsunami isn’t expected to be serious, Hawaii is taking all the precautions it can, including voluntary running a bus near the shore to pick up those with no other way to get away. Tourists who stay at modern resorts should be safe as long as they stay above the third floor. “We are taking it very seriously, but this is not a big one.” said Brian R. Shiro, a geophysicist at NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. source
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27 Feb 2010 11:58

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World: Chile Earthquake: The latest breakdown of what happened

  • 122+ killed by the earthquake, which had aftershocks in Chile up to 500 miles away
  • 15 number of stories in a building that collapsed in Concepcion, the closest big city
  • russia the furthest country to get tsunami warnings as a result of the Chilean earthquake source
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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
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27 Feb 2010 02:48

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World: 8.3 Chile Earthquake: Twitter’s very worried



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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
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