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Major quake rattles Chile but no serious damage

A firefighter inspects the national treasury building after parts of a wall fell off after a heavy quake in SantiagoA 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

People gather outside a supermarket after an earthquake was felt in Talca, Chile, Sunday, March 25, 2012. A magnitude-7.2 earthquake has struck just off the coast of central Chile, prompting an emergency evacuation order for people living near the ocean in case it spawns a tsunami. (AP Photo/Fabian Suazo)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)

This photo grab taken form a video released by the private organization 'Centro de Estudios Cientificos', CECs, shows the retreat of the Jorge Montt glacier in Chile's Patagonia in a year period. The pink line shows where the glacier stood in Feb. 2010, the orange line shows where it stood in April 2010, the blue one where the glacier was in Sept. 2010, and the yellow one shows the glacier's limit in Jan. 2011, when this photo was taken. According to Chilean scientist Andres Rivera, Chief of the Glaciology Lab at CECs, the images show that the snout of Jorge Montt Glacier retreated 1 kilometer (more than half a mile) between Feb. 2010 and Jan. 2011. (AP Photo/Centro de Estudios Cientificos)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)

A woman holds a child as they stand outside a building as a precaution after a magnitude-6.8 earthquake in Concepcion, Chile, Friday Feb. 11, 2011. The 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. Electricity and phone service were disrupted and thousands of people fled to higher ground following Friday's quake, but the government quickly announced that there was no risk of a tsunami, and there were no reports of damage or injuries. (AP Photo/Francisco Negroni)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)

Carabinieri police are seen inside the compound of the Swiss Embassy as an officer stands at the entrance of the embassy, in Rome, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. A package exploded Thursday at the Swiss Embassy in Rome, wounding one person, police said. The Foreign Ministry called it a 'deplorable act of violence'' against the Swiss. The explosion occurred when the package was opened by an embassy staffer, who was wounded and subsequently taken to the hospital, said a spokesman at the Carabinieri police in Rome. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi)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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