It turns out such an event is not purely hypothetical—it happened not so long ago. In 1960, in the Chilean province of Valdivia, a 9.5 magnitude earthquake made history as the most powerful ever ...

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit northern Chile, according to the German Research Center for Geosciences. The quake was ...

Video Location: Santiago, Chile Video Recording Date/Time: December 13, 2024 at 20:39h A strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit 41 ... players The Best-Ever Great British Bake Off Recipes You Need ...

Maule, Chile, had an earthquake on Friday with a magnitude of 6.4, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center. According to EMSC, the earthquake was 100 kilometers (62.14 miles ...

Calama [Chile], January 3 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck near Calama in Chile on Thursday evening (local time), according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC ...

The Chilean quake was a thrust earthquake, which occurs when a large section of the Earth's surface, in this case, the Nasca tectonic plate, dives beneath an adjacent plate. The fifth largest ...

The Chilean government has updated ... since many of the damaged structures seemed to be of “great quality” or were brand new and allegedly “earthquake proof.” ...

An intermediate magnitude 6.0 earthquake was reported around Sunday noon near Iquique, Provincia de Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile ... been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface ...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook central Chile on Friday but there were no immediate reports of damage and a tsunami was ruled out. The United States Geological Survey ...

[Photo: Getty] A magnitude 8.3 earthquake hit off the coast of Chile last night, killing five people and forcing one million to flee their homes. The quake shook buildings in the capital city of ...

EMSC in a post on X, said, "#Earthquake (#sismo) M6.2 strikes 84 km NW of #Calama (#Chile)." This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no ...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Antofagasta, Chile on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 104 km (64.62 miles), EMSC added. There ...