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Montevideo, November 22nd 2024 - 09:37 UTC

Tag: earthquake in Chile

  • Thursday, September 17th 2015 - 07:56 UTC

    Major offshore earthquake hits Chile; felt in Argentina, Peru and Brazil

    The magnitude-8.3 quake hit off northern Chile causing buildings to sway in the capital of Santiago and prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning

    A major earthquake just offshore rattled Chileans, killing at least five people and shaking the earth so strongly the tremor was felt in Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and even Brazil. Authorities worked into the early hours on Thursday assessing damage in several coastal towns that saw flooding from small tsunami waves set off by the quake.