2010 Chile earthquake
magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile on 27 February 2010
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On February 27, 2010, Chile was struck by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake, making it one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded. This massive earthquake caused significant damage and loss of life, and demonstrated the vulnerability of even relatively well-developed countries to natural disasters.
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The partially collapsed 21-story O'Higgins Tower, Concepción
The 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami (Spanish: Terremoto del 27F) was a megathrust earthquake of magnitude 8.8 Mww that struck off the coast of the Maule Region of central Chile on 27 February 2010 at 03:34 local time (06:34 UTC). One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded, it lasted approximately three minutes and was felt across six Chilean regions home to roughly 80 percent of the country's population. It is the largest earthquake to strike Chile since the magnitude 9.5 1960 Valdivia earthquake and the strongest worldwide between the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.
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