Thursday, November 15, 2007
Major earthquake rattles Chile
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(CNN) from Chile.
A major earthquake hit northern Chile on Wednesday, and local television showed cars crushed under a section of collapsed building and terrified, confused residents in the streets . Images from video from Antofagasta, Chile, on Wednesday shows earthquake damage.
Ricardo Lagos Weber, minister of government affairs, who spoke from Santiago an hour after the quake hit, said there were no immediate reports of injuries. But he said information from isolated areas in the far north had yet to come in. The region's education director, Williams Butler, also told local media he had heard of no injuries.
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7 and was centered 105 miles (170 kilometers) north-northeast of the port city of Antofagasta, which also is the regional...
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Iridescent Glory of Helix NebulaPosted by Ninja T. Penguin Posted by Alfie
(CNN) from Chile.
A major earthquake hit northern Chile on Wednesday, and local television showed cars crushed under a section of collapsed building and terrified, confused residents in the streets . Images from video from Antofagasta, Chile, on Wednesday shows earthquake damage.
Ricardo Lagos Weber, minister of government affairs, who spoke from Santiago an hour after the quake hit, said there were no immediate reports of injuries. But he said information from isolated areas in the far north had yet to come in. The region's education director, Williams Butler, also told local media he had heard of no injuries.
The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7 and was centered 105 miles (170 kilometers) north-northeast of the port city of Antofagasta, which also is the regional...
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