Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Chile Shakes


Around lunchtime today, a fairly strong earthquake hit Northern Chile. According to the New York Times, the quake measured 7.7 on the Richter scale. The center of the quake was located in the Atacama desert and caused understandable panic, power outages, damage to airport tarmacs and road closures., according to news reports. No deaths were reported, but there were injuries.
The tremor was considered “an earthquake of major intensity,” said Carmen Fernandez, director of the Office of National Emergency, according to a newspaper in Santiago, “Diario Financiero.”

Source : NYT

Image: Chile Fungi



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