8.8-magnitude earthquake hits central Chile (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sat, 02/27/2010 - 2:43am

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 16, 2006 file photo, geophysicist Vindall Hsu studies mock seismic data from a mock earthquake off the coast of Chile during the first Pacific-wide tsunami drill at the NOAA's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach, Hawaii on the island of Oahu.<br /><br />A reader-submitted question about predicting earthquakes is being answered as part of an Associated Press Q&A column called 'Ask AP.' (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)AP - A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake capable of tremendous damage struck central Chile early Saturday, shaking the capital for a minute and a half and setting off a tsunami.

Buildings collapsed and phone lines and electricity were down, making the extent of the damage difficult to determine.




 

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