World

String of quakes continue to rock Chile

Chile

13:55 16/03/2010

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake, the fourth during the night, hit Chile in the early hours of Tuesday morning, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

/world/20100316/158031813-comment.json

Story

Chile struggles back to life after earthquake
12:40 23/03/2010
The life in Chile, struck by a series of massive earthquakes and tsunamis, is getting back to normal. There are Buskers performing on Santiago’s squares once again. A few tourists and city residents with their children are relaxing by the fountains.
Russia’s “inflatable” hospital in Chile open round the clock
10:34 23/03/2010
Doctors from Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry have already treated to 133 Chileans injured by a series of devastating earthquakes in the region of Puente Alto.
Russian doctors help people affected by Chile earthquake
13:17 21/03/2010
Russian specialists have helped almost 150 people affected by the Chilean earthquake since they arrived to the devastated country, a Russian emergencies ministry spokeswoman said on Sunday.
Life in ruins: Chile after the earthquake
09:34 19/03/2010
The people of the town of Cobquecura in Chile leave their destroyed houses, take their families and go to live in the mountains. An earthquake took place there on March 16: four strong quakes measuring 6.6 and 6.7 were registered.
Russian doctors operate on Chilean earthquake victims
11:00 16/03/2010
The airmobile hospital of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry has begun operations in Chile. On Sunday the surgeons from Emercom and the Disaster Medicine Center operated on four people, while psychologists helped 13 earthquake victims. Russian medics are speaking with local patients and doctors through interpreters. The local authorities have also found Russian-speaking nurses for the Russian hospital in Puente Alto.
Russian doctors help people affected by Chilean earthquake
10:41 16/03/2010
Russian specialists have helped 41 people affected by the Chilean earthquake since they arrived to the devastated country, a Russian emergencies ministry representative said on Tuesday.
New powerful earthquake jolts Chile
06:33 16/03/2010
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake, the latest in a series of powerful tremors, was registered in western Chile on Tuesday.
Russia’s “inflatable” hospital in Chile
17:30 15/03/2010
The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry deployed its mobile field hospital in the earthquake-hit region of Puente Alto in Chile on March 14
Effects of mega-quake in Chile
16:45 15/03/2010
Local media have called the destructive disaster that hit Chile a mega-quake. It killed hundreds of people and left two million without a roof over their head.
The second earthquake devastates Chile
13:27 15/03/2010
Tremors occurred in several towns
Russian airmobile hospital to help Chile quake victims
04:40 14/03/2010
Two Russian emergencies ministry planes have arrived in Chile carrying rescuers, supplies and equipment including a mobile hospital to help the earthquake-stricken country, a ministry's spokeswoman has said
Chile estimates post-quake reconstruction at $30 billion
03:41 13/03/2010
Chile's newly-elected President Sebastian Pinera has said it will cost at least $30 billion to rebuild the country after devastating February's earthquake.
Russia to send two relief planes to quake-stricken Chile
15:38 12/03/2010
Russia is preparing to send two planes carrying doctors, supplies and equipment, including a mobile air hospital, to earthquake-stricken Chile, a Russian emergencies official said on Friday.
Fresh 7.2-magnitude quake hits Chile as new president takes office
19:30 11/03/2010
A new earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale hit Chile on Thursday, the same day Sebastian Pinera took office as president, the U.S. Geological Survey said, adding that there was a threat of a tsunami.
Medvedev tells Chile's new president Russia ready with quake aid
17:11 11/03/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Sebastian Pinera, who took office as Chile's president on Thursday, and assured him that Russia is ready to continue assisting the quake-hit country, the Kremlin said.
Second plane with Russian humanitarian aid lands in Chile
23:42 06/03/2010
The second plane of the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry carrying humanitarian aid to Chile which has been devastated by a series of earthquakes landed in Santiago on Saturday.
Russian humanitarian aid arrives in quake-hit Chile
04:26 05/03/2010
Russian rescue workers and Chilean troops have unloaded the first plane with humanitarian aid to Chile which has been devastated by a series of earthquakes.
Russia sends humanitarian aid to Chile
18:49 03/03/2010
A Russian emergencies ministry's Il-76 plane took off on Wednesday, March 3, for quake-hit Chile carrying some 28 tons of humanitarian cargo
Video footage of Chile quake
15:37 03/03/2010
Security camera footage captured the moment a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck in a penitentiary in the Chilean capital of Santiago last Saturday. Inmates were seen quickly gathering in the prison's courtyard seconds after the shaking began. Meanwhile, panic could be heard in the screams of people gathered at a nightclub in Valparaiso when the quake struck. Amateur video captured the moment the crowd became aware of what was happening. People began to yell as they attempted to make their way out of the building. The death toll rose to 796 on Tuesday and aftershocks continued to roll through the region.
Russia sends cargo plane with aid to quake-hit Chile
09:39 03/03/2010
A Russian emergencies ministry's Il-76 plane took off on Wednesday for quake-hit Chile carrying some 28 tons of humanitarian cargo.
Death toll in Chilean quake nears 800
01:06 03/03/2010
The number of people killed in a devastating earthquake in Chile over has risen to 795.
Russia to send humanitarian aid to quake-struck Chile
12:30 02/03/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday ordered humanitarian aid sent to Chile, which was severely damaged by a devastating 8.8-magnitude earthquake over the weekend, the Kremlin said.
Survivors scour the rubble that was Chile
12:02 02/03/2010
Some of the survivors of Chile's magnitude 8.8 earthquake sifted through rubble on Monday seeing what could be rescued from their devastated homes. In the small coastal city of Dichato, houses and cars close to the coast were heavily damaged and fishing boats, swept away by the waves, could be seen more than a mile (more than 1.6 kilometres) inland.
The aftermath of Chile’s earthquake
10:52 01/03/2010
Authorities put the death toll from Chile's magnitude-8.8 quake at about 300 on Sunday, but believed the number would grow. .
New 5.1-magnitude earthquake hits Chile
07:22 01/03/2010
A new earthquake measuring 5.1 points on the Richter scale hit the Chilean central Biobio region in the early hours of Monday.
Chile imposes curfew in two quake-hit regions
07:10 01/03/2010
The Chilean authorities imposed a curfew in country's central Biobio and Maule regions following the Saturday's earthquake which claimed hundreds of lives.
Chile quake death toll increases to 708
22:10 28/02/2010
The death count from a powerful earthquake in Chile has sharply risen to 708, the local newspaper Tercera reported citing President Michelle Bachelet
Death count in Chile earthquake rises to 400
21:13 28/02/2010
The death count in a powerful earthquake in Chile has exceeded 400, authorities said Sunday.
Death toll in Chile earthquake tops 300 - authorities
08:51 28/02/2010
The death toll in Saturday's powerful earthquake in Chile has exceeded 300 people, authorities said.
Chilean athletes leave Olympics after quake in their country
01:33 28/02/2010
Athletes of the Chilean Olympic team in Canada decided to skip Sunday's closing ceremony and immediately return to their country, which was devastated by a strong quake.
Death toll in Chile earthquake rises to 147 - authorities
23:23 27/02/2010
The death toll in Saturday's powerful earthquake in Chile has risen to 147 from earlier reported 122, authorities said
Tsunami warning sirens sound on Hawaii
20:42 27/02/2010
Warning sirens have sounded on the Hawaiian Islands to alert residents to evacuate coastal areas ahead of a possible tsunami after a powerful earthquake hit Chile, claiming 122 lives, Fox News TV channel reported Saturday
Ecuador starts evacuation from Galapagos Islands
19:03 27/02/2010
Ecuador announced that it will evacuate the residents of the Galapagos Islands to a hill due to a tsunami threat, Latin American media reported Saturday
Chile quake death toll hits 122 - TV
18:58 27/02/2010
The death toll in the powerful earthquake that hit Chile has risen to 122, 24 Horas local TV channel reported, citing Chilean President-elect Sebastian Pinera on Saturday
Earthquake in Chile
18:32 27/02/2010
A powerful earthquake struck Chile causing a tsunami
Powerful earthquake hits Chile
17:26 27/02/2010
An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale struck central Chile in the early hours of Saturday
Moscow ready to help quake-stricken Chile
17:21 27/02/2010
Russia is prepared to help Chile hit by a powerful earthquake killing 78 people, the Kremlin press service said on Saturday
Peru calls off tsunami warning, Hawaii prepares for strike
16:50 27/02/2010
Peruvian officials have called off a tsunami warning administered after a massive earthquake struck Chile earlier on Saturday, the National Oceanic Administration of Peru said.
Easter Island may be flooded by tsunami
15:42 27/02/2010
Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean may be partially flooded by the tsunami caused by a massive earthquake in Chile, the evacuation of residents is under way, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said on Saturday.
Death toll in powerful Chile quake reaches 78
15:26 27/02/2010
The death toll from a powerful earthquake which struck Chile earlier on Saturday has risen to 78, the local TV channel 24 said.
Tsunami strikes Chilean island group
14:58 27/02/2010
A 3-meter tsunami wave hit on Saturday the Robinson Crusoe island, the largest in the Chilean Juan Fernandez archipelago, following a powerful earthquake which struck Chile earlier in the day, the country's president, Michelle Bachelet, said.
Death toll in Chile earthquake rises to 47 - president
13:40 27/02/2010
The death toll from a powerful earthquake which struck Chile earlier on Saturday has risen to 47, the country's president, Michelle Bachelet, said.
Powerful 8.8 quake in Chile brings tsunami warning
12:09 27/02/2010
An earthquake measuring 8.8 points on the Richter scale struck central Chile in the early hours of Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Powerful earthquake hits Chile
10:24 27/02/2010
An earthquake measuring 8.5 points on the Richter scale struck central Chile in the early hours of Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Images

Video

Infographics

The second earthquake devastates Chile
13:27 15/03/2010
Tremors occurred in several towns
Earthquake in Chile
18:32 27/02/2010
A powerful earthquake struck Chile causing a tsunami

Comments

Add comments

Comment posted and will be opened after the pre-moderation.

Registration

Password recovery |

Story

Earthquake in Chile

The 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Latin American country in the early hours of Saturday. The tremor occurred some 89 kilometers (55.3 miles) to the north of Chile's second largest city Concepcion, some 341 kilometers (212 miles) from the capital of Santiago.