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Looting Sparks Security Concerns in Post-Quake Chile

(March 1) -- Rescuers searched for survivors in the rubble-strewn streets of Chile today as widespread looting sparked security concerns following the earthquake that has killed more than 700 people and displaced more than 2 million. Three more aftershocks hit the country this morning, according to a published...

Scientists Defend Warning After Tsunami Nonevent

HONOLULU (March 1) -- The warning was ominous, its predictions dire: Oceanographers issued a bulletin telling Hawaii and other Pacific islands that a killer wave was heading their way with terrifying force and that "urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property." But the devastating tidal surge predicted...

Rescuers Struggle to Save Lives After Chile Quake

CONCEPCION, Chile (Feb. 28) - Rescuers edged their way toward residents trapped in a toppled apartment block early Sunday and survivors huddled around bonfires in the rubble of their homes as the death toll in Chile continued to rise after one of the strongest earthquakes in history. Authorities put the official death...

US Offers Help to Chile After Massive Quake

WASHINGTON (Feb. 27) - The U.S. pledged to help Chile after a powerful earthquake struck Saturday and kept watch on a tsunami heading for Hawaii. All 118 employees of the U.S. Embassy in Chile were accounted for, State Department spokeswoman Megan Mattson said. She had no immediate information on the status of other...

Chile quake News From the Web

05/14/12 Peru-Chile border hit by 6.2 quake, no damage seen Source: Arab News - Saudi Arabia The US Geogolgical Survey said the quake struck 41 miles (66 km) east-northeast of Tacna in Peru, and 66 miles (107 km) northeast of Arica in the far north of world No. 1 copper producer Chile.
04/17/12 Chile Earthquake Today 2012 Strike North of Santiago Source: lalate.com A Chile earthquake today 2012 has struck north of Santiago and could be felt in Peru. The Chile earthquake today Tuesday April 17, 2012 was the largest temblor to strike the region this month.
08/28/11 Chile Earthquake Today Marks Another Terremoto For the... Source: lalate.com When a Peru earthquake struck last week, Chile residents felt the terremoto throughout the region because of its strength.
05/06/11 Quake comparison: Chile vs. Haiti Source: The Week The earthquake that rocked Chile this weekend was more powerful but far less damaging than Haiti's.

Background on Chile quake

The 2010 Chile earthquake occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February 2010, at 03:34 local time (06:34 UTC), having a magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking lasting for about three minutes.

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