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Earthquake Jolts Chile

   VOA News  March 17, 2011
   People  look  out to sea from a hill top after an alert of tsunami was
   launched in Hanga Roa, Easter Island, Chile, March 11, 2011

Photo: AP

   People  look  out to sea from a hill top after an alert of tsunami was
   launched in Hanga Roa, Easter Island, Chile, March 11, 2011

   A  magnitude 5.3 earthquake has shaken central Chile, but there are no
   immediate reports of damage or injuries.
   The U.S. Geological Survey says Wednesday's earthquake was centered 66
   kilometers northeast of the port city of Valparaiso and was registered
   at  a  depth of nearly 25 kilometers. There are reports that buildings
   shook in the Chilean capital, Santiago, 120 kilometers to the east.
   In  February  of last year, an 8.8 magnitude quake devastated parts of
   the  South  American  nation,  leaving  more than 500 people dead. The
   Finance Ministry said the quake cost the country about $30 billion.

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