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Backgrounder: Major earthquakes in Chile's history

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-04-02 17:30

Chile is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. A magnitude-8.8 quake and the tsunami it unleashed in 2010 killed more than 500 people it was so strong it shortened the Earth's day fractionally by changing the planet's rotation. The strongest earthquake recorded anywhere also occurred in Chile, a magnitude-9.5 in 1960 that killed more than 1,600 people.

Three M6 quake within one week in 2014

Backgrounder: Major earthquakes in Chile's history

People stay on higher grounds in a tsunami safety zone after a magnitude-6.7 earthquake shook the region, in Iquique city, north of Santiago, March 16, 2014. The strong quake struck off northern Chile on Sunday evening, triggering a preventive evacuation of part of the coastal area but not causing any injuries or damage to the country's crucial copper mines. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami expected. [Photo/Agencies]

Date: March 16, 2014

Magnitude: 6.7 quake

Epicenter: 60 km west-northwest of Iquique off Chile's northern Pacific shore, at a depth of 20 km

Casualties: More than 100,000 people evacuated some coastal areas as a precaution. Only minor damage was reported.

Backgrounder: Major earthquakes in Chile's history

Time: 2:11 am local time (0511 GMT), March 17, 2014

Magnitude: 6.2 aftershock

Epicenter: 76 km west-northwest of Iquique offshore northern Chile, at a relatively shallow depth of 11 km

Casualties: There were no reports of damage or injuries.

Backgrounder: Major earthquakes in Chile's history

Date: March 23, 2014

Magnitude: 6.1 quake

Epicenter: 96 km west-northwest of Iquique off the coast of Chile at a depth of 6.1 km

Casualties: There were no reports of damage or injuries.

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