As the northern Chilean city of Copiapo was preparing last week to hold earthquake drills, it was hit by a real-life one: a 6.4-magnitude quake that cut power to thousands and caused structural damage ...

A powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile near Diego de Almagro, causing widespread panic as shoppers fled a mall with glass panels flying off. The quake disrupted a live interview ...

SANTIAGO, Chile --A powerful magnitude-8.3 earthquake hit off Chile's northern coast Wednesday night, causing buildings to sway in Santiago and bringing flooding from small tsunami waves in some ...

A big earthquake of magnitude 8.2 shook the coast of northern Chile on Tuesday night, setting off small landslides and a small tsunami and killing at least five people.

When The Biggest Earthquake Ever Recorded Hit Chile, It Rocked The World In 1960, all of Chile shook violently for more than 10 minutes. That quake along the western coast of South America was so ...

A strong earthquake struck northern Chile on Friday, June 6, causing minor infrastructural damage and power disruptions. According to USGS, the magnitude was 6.4. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please ...

Chile's president called Saturday's earthquake a "catastrophe of unthinkable magnitude," and said the country will accept aid offers. The death toll has surpassed 700. Eben Harrell, a London-based ...

Past South American earthquakes have had deadly effects across the Pacific. In 1960, a magnitude 9.5 quake struck Chile. It was the largest earthquake ever recorded and caused a tsunami that ...

Chile is located in the so-called "Ring of Fire" in the Pacific and experiences frequent earthquakes. In 2010, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake and subsequent tsunami claimed 526 lives. Related Topics ...

Jonathan Gary ’11, who interned in Chile last year, said a friend in Chile told him that “the earthquake caused lots of broken glass and fallen picture frames, but no significant structural damage ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck in the South Atlantic Ocean off Chile and Argentina on Friday, prompting thousands in Chile to evacuate parts of the sparsely ...

Chile is part of the Ring of Fire which is an area of high seismic activity, meaning earthquakes are common. An earthquake measuring a magnitude of 6.7 is still very strong even if it is not uncommon.