Major earthquake rocks Santiago: no human losses, energy and cell phone networks partially down

Tuesday, April 25th 2017 - 06:28 UTC

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A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck off the west coast of Chile on Monday, rocking the capital Santiago and briefly causing alarm along the Pacific Coast but sparing the quake-prone nation of any serious damage. The quake was centered about 137 km from Santiago, and some 35 km west of the coastal city of Valparaiso. Read full article

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The Voice
Poor old Valparaiso, always copping some trouble or other. Wonderful historic City.
Apr 25th, 2017 - 04:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Don Alberto
We felt it too here in Mendoza but only as a small shake as opposed to the one in February 2010.
Apr 27th, 2017 - 06:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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