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  • Wednesday, April 2nd 2014 - 07:20 UTC

    Earthquake in Chile kills five; north of the country with no power or water

    The magnitude 8.2 earthquake was centered 61 miles northwest of Iquique, next to Chile's main copper mining area

    A strong 8.2-magnitude earthquake has struck off the northwestern coast of Chile, killing at least five people and setting off a small tsunami that prompted evacuations along the country's Pacific coast. Chilean Interior minister Rodrigo Peñalillo confirmed that five people had died, “four are men and a woman in Iquique and Alto Hospicio, caused by heart attack and crushing”.