Strong quake strikes Chilean coast

Strong quake strikes Chilean coast

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US geologists say an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the moment magnitude scale has struck Chile's Pacific coast, the latest in a string of tremors to rattle the region in recent weeks.

The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 5:09am (local time), was some 130 kilometres north-northeast of Antofagasta.

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Second strong quake in 2 days...

Indonesia Quake

Chile though, South America...wonder if that will affect the San Andreas Fault line?

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I was just looking for more info and came across this:
The honor of greatest earthquake of all time goes to the 1960 Chile earthquake

Facts: This earthquake was the largest ever instrumentally recorded. It measured a 9.5 on the Moment Magnitude (Mw) scale, but registered only an 8.5 on the Ms scale.source

9.5 in 1960... hope this isn't a buildup to something bigger!

Earthquake Centre







[edit on 16-12-2007 by Thurisaz]

[edit on 16-12-2007 by Thurisaz]