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Major quake rattles Chile but no serious damage
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 there were no initial reports of injuries or serious damage. Locals fled their homes as the tremor rattled television sets, kitchen cabinets and tables in Santiago, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. The magnitude 7.2 quake struck 64 miles west north west of the town of Talca at a depth of 6.2 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said. …
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Quake hits central Chile; no reports of deaths
A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck central Chile Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since the huge quake that devastated the area two years ago. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.
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No damage, injuries in 5.1-magnitude Chile quake
A 5.1-magnitude temblor has shaken awake residents of Chile’s capital, but no damage or injuries have been reported.
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Rapid retreat of Chile glacier captured in images (AP)
AP – Researchers in Chile released a series of time-lapse photos Wednesday showing the dramatic retreat of a glacier in Patagonia.
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Terrorist in Chile accidentally blows self up
Luciano Pitronello Schuffeneger, 22, suffered third-degree burns throughout his body, lost his eyesight and had to have both hands amputated when an explosive he intended to detonate in a local bank unexpectedly went off, El Mercurio newspaper reported.
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Strong quake jolts Chile; magnitude 6.8 (AP)
AP – 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 devastated coastal communities.
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Blasts at Swiss, Chile embassy in Rome, 2 injured (AP)
AP – Rome’s police chief says all embassies have been informed about a pair of package bombs that exploded at the Swiss and Chilean embassies, injuring two people who opened them.
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