Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
A strong 6.
2-magnitude earthquake has struck off Chile's southern coast, but the authorities say it wasn't felt on land and discounted the possibility of a tsunami.The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake's epicenter was 336 miles (542 kilometers) west-southwest of Castro, Los Lagos. It struck Thursday evening local time off the coast of the Aysen region and at depth of 6.2 miles (10 kilometers).Aysen Gov. Pilar Cuevas said that the quake "was not felt in Coyhaique or Puerto Aysen and the population remains calm."The Interior Ministry Emergency Office said no damages to infrastructure were reported.Chile's Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service said the characteristics of the quake would not generate the conditions for a tsunami off the coasts of Chile....A strong magnitude-6.7 earthquake shook central Chile late Monday, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of a stretch of coastline and causing hundreds of pe...
A magnitude-7.2 earthquake struck central Chile Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since the huge quake that devastated the ...
CAUQUENES, Chile -- A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck central Chile Friday, centered in almost exactly the same spot where last year's magnitude-8.8 quake spawned a...
A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck central Chile Friday, centered in almost exactly the same spot where last year's magnitude-8.8 quake spawned a tsunami and devastat...
SANTIAGO, Chile -- A magnitude-6.2 earthquake has shaken a northern region of Chile, but no injuries or major damages have been reported.The U.S. Geological Survey i...
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Chile, but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the q...
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A magnitude-6.1 earthquake has hit the same part of Chile that suffered a catastrophic quake in February. The new temblor has caused alarm but...
Two Cuban doctors and an anesthesiologist sent to Chile to help after a Feb. 27 earthquake have decided to stay in the South American country.Cuban Ambassador Ileana...
A Chilean sports hero called it a career last week when Fernando Gonzalez bid farewell to the ATP World Tour."Gonzo" was a fixture on the circuit since 1999 and soar...
SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) — Just six months ago, one of the largest earthquakes in a century tore Chile apart, physically ripping the ground, triggering a deadly tsu...
The $30 billion cost of Chile's devastating earthquake may give its new president the ammunition he needs to take on the military like no leftist ever could, dismant...
President Obama on Saturday offered aid to Chile after a major earthquake there and urged caution to U.S. states in the crosshairs of the resulting tsunami."We can't...
A magnitude-6.2 magnitude earthquake damaged walls, shattered windows and knocked out electricity in parts of far-northern Chile and the Peruvian city of Tacna but n...
Three-quarters of the Chilean areas hit by the devastating 2010 earthquake have been reconstructed, President Sebastian Pinera told congress Monday.The 8.8-magnitude...
Its capital is blighted with earthquake rubble. Its countryside is shorn of trees, chopped down for fuel. And yet, Haiti's land may hold the key to relieving centuri...
A strong magnitude-6.5 earthquake shook central Chile late Monday, prompting authorities to order a preventative evacuation of a stretch of coastline.There were no i...
USGS: Strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake shakes central Chile.
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake has rattled a sparsely populated area of northern Chile . There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.The U.S. Geological Survey ...
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook northern Chile early Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of any damage to property or copper mines in the area, emergency ...
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