Friday, February 26, 2010

BREAKING NEWS: 8.3 MEGA EARTHQUAKE HITS CHILE

Concepción (Chile) coat of arms.Image via Wikipedia
Breaking News
MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE

By Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/
Feb. 26, 2010 11:24 p.m. PST

A Massive Earthquake that registered a Magnitude 8.3 on the Richter Scale has rocked Chile tonight.

The mega quake took place on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 06:34:17 UTC.

The location is off shore MAULE, CHILE, and is 100 km (60 miles) NNW of Chillan, Chile,  100 km (65 miles) WSW of Talca, Chile, 115 km (75 miles) NNE of Concepcion, Chile and 320 km (200 miles) SW of SANTIAGO, Chile.

By comparison, the massive recent earthquake in Haiti registered only around a 7.1. Stay tuned for details.


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