It was 3:34 am when the powerful earthquake of magnitude 8.8 struck central Chile. A Talca, located about 105 km from the epicenter, The historic center of town with its mud houses collapsed almost entirely, and luckily most of these buildings, shops were empty at that hour.
The violent shaking, which lasted 90 seconds and [...]
Feb
28
2010
28
2010
Central Chile devastated by a powerful earthquake, New Zealand is now at risk
Feb
27
2010
27
2010
Chile encountered Huge earthquake
Chile encountered a heavy earthquake at 3:34am (0634 GMT of 8.8 magnitude on the Richter scale. It grab the capital Santiago for a minute and half). 78 person reported killed till now & this figure may increase as rescue work found the bodies.
Its center was just 70 miles from Concepcion. It is Chile’s second-largest [...]