26 March 2012

CHILE : 27 March UPDATE: Big 7.1 Quake Hits Near Talca; Little Damage Reported; 14 Injured.

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http://en.mercopress.com/2012/03/27/central-chile-rattles-close-to-devastating-quake-of-february-2010-14-injured


     It's seems to be BIG quake season...in Latin America.
     Last week there was a 7.4 whopper in Mexico's Guerrero state...and now Chile.
     Central Chile was scared into the streets...by a 7.1 evening shocker...19 miles deep...near Talca...but felt over 100 miles away in Santiago.
     It was the biggest..and longest quake...since 2010's disastrous 8.8...in the same region...that killed 500...cost $8 billion in insurance claims...and billions more in economic losses.
    At least 14 were reported injured...and 25,000 people were evacuated.
    One woman, 74, died of an apparent heart attack.