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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 08:14 PM
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Chile 6.2 earthquake
Edited on Sun Jul-11-10 08:19 PM by Joanne98
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/region/S_America.php

MAP 6.2 2010/07/12 00:11:18 -22.255 -68.205 91.3 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE


Earthquake follows solar eclipse

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck Chile - only hours after a total solar eclipse touched part of the country.

The quake was centred 77km east northeast of Calama, the US Geological Survey says and struck at a depth of 99km just after midnight (12.11pm Monday NZT).

A total solar eclipse touched Chile only hours earlier as it crossed the South Pacific on Sunday night.

The eclipse, which was only visible from small sections of land, including Easter Islands, ended over southern parts of Chile and Argentina.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/3909857/Earthquake-follows-solar-eclipse

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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 09:06 PM
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1. The good news is that 6.2 is bad but not that bad, but
the best news is that 77km ENE of Calama is in the middle of the Atacama Desert and most likely is unpopulated. Since I lived in childhood 15 km from Calama, I know there is nothing living that would be affected, plant, animal or human. It's the driest desert in the world.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-11-10 09:09 PM
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2. Chile has been shaking a lot this year
Those poor folks
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