Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Hits Chile – Tsunami Warning Issued

by Gary Kopycinski on February 27, 2010

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CHILE–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2010. The U.S. Geological Survey has reported that an 8.8 magnitude earthquake has hit south of Chile’s capital around 3:30 a.m. local time. Seventy-eight deaths have been reported and it is anticipated that the toll could rise. Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet has declared a “state of catastrophe.”