Powerful Earthquake Struck Chile Another major earthquake happened just after a 7.0 earthquake hit Okinawa. A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit central Chile early Saturday. Chile is in South America. At least 6 people were killed. This is a very powerful earthquake. May be more people were killed. The earthquake was located near the city of Concepcion. Concepcion is the second largest city in Chile. The city is 212 miles (341km) from capital Santiago. The earthquake struck at 3:34 am (1:34am ET). There are reports of collapsed building in Santiago. So far CNN has not reported the destruction in Conception. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for Chile and Peru. Tsunami watch has been issued for Ecuador, Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica. The center recorded a tsunami wave as high as 9 feet. According to USGS the largest earthquake in the world was recorded in Chile. It happened on May 22, 1960 with a magnitude of 9.5 killing 1665 people. This is a real disaster and I am very sad to learn about this news. I hope that we can stop the earthquakes. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related Author: Ahmad Ali Karim Blogger. Official Ambassador at Muafakat Pendidikan Johor (MPJ). Columnist at Utusan Malaysia. Secretary at Pertubuhan Permuafakatan Pendidikan Malaysia (ME'DIDIK). View all posts by Ahmad Ali Karim
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