Strong quake shakes Chile, no reports of deaths
March 25, 2012
| AFP
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck central Chile, the US Geological Survey reported, causing scenes of panic in an area devastated by a massive quake two years ago. But there...
Quake hits central Chile; no reports of deaths
March 25, 2012
| AP
A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck central Chile Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since a huge quake devastated the area two years ago....
7. 2 magnitude quake in central Chile: USGS
March 25, 2012
| AFP
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck central Chile Sunday, in an area hit by an 8.8 earthquake in 2010, the US Geological Survey said. The USGS said the latest quake occurred at...
Big quake hits Chile, no major damage reported
March 25, 2012
| Reuters
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A major earthquake hit central Chile on Sunday, shaking buildings in the capital of Santiago and prompting residents to run out of their houses, though...
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Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Along with Ecuador, it is one of two countries in South America that do not border Brazil. The Pacific coastline of Chile is 6,435 kilometres (4000 mi). Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas and Easter Island. Chile also claims about 1,250,000...
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