The northern coast of Chile was hit hard on April 1 by a massive earthquake that triggered landslides and a tsunami, killed at least five people, and caused millions more to evacuate the area on foot. As the natural disaster
Fresh off the heels of a powerful magnitude-8.2 earthquake off the coast of northern Chile Tuesday night, a powerful aftershock struck the country at 9:58 p.m. EDT Wednesday. A magnitude-7.4 tremor was reported about 25 miles southwest of Iquique, Chile.
Fresh off the heels of a powerful magnitude-8.2 earthquake off the coast of northern Chile Tuesday night, a powerful aftershock struck the country at 9:58 p.m. EDT Wednesday. A magnitude-7.4 tremor was reported about 25 miles southwest of Iquique, Chile.
(CNN) — Strict building codes and the preparedness of millions of Chileans who live along an arc of volcanoes and fault lines likely kept the death toll — only six by Wednesday afternoon — low after an 8.2-magnitude earthquake rumbled offshore and
Northern Chile was hit by a powerful, magnitude 7.6 earthquake late Wednesday, prompting a new evacuation of coastal areas almost exactly 24 hours after an even stronger temblor sparked a small tsunami and caused at least six deaths. Chilean President