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Tag: Talinay - Coquimbo

  • Tuesday, September 22nd 2015 - 06:56 UTC

    Chile suffers 6.5 magnitude aftershock rattling Santiago buildings

    The U.S. Geological Survey said the latest tremor had a magnitude of 6.5, with an epicenter 46 kilometers west of Illapel, close to that of last week's quake.

    A fresh 6.5 magnitude aftershock struck central Chile on Monday, rattling buildings in Chile's capital city Santiago, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. An 8.3 magnitude earthquake and a tsunami hit Chile's port city of Coquimbo last Wednesday, killing 13 people.

  • Tuesday, June 25th 2013 - 18:28 UTC

    Piñera opens joint-largest wind-farm in the north of Chile

    The Chilean president during the ceremony

    President Sebastian Piñera inaugurated Chile’s joint-largest wind farm at an official ceremony. The 90MW Talinay East facility is owned by Italy’s Enel Green Power and features 45 Vestas V100 2MW turbines in the country’s central Coquimbo region, 400 kilometres north of Santiago.