Sat, 27 Feb, 2010 - 11:51
Dozens of people were killed in a massive earthquake which hit Chile today.
The quake, measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale, shook the South American country’s capital Santiago for a minute and a half.
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CourtsChile earthquakePlace: ChilePlace: SantiagoPlace: AustraliaPlace: PacificPlace: Pacific platePlace: SouthPlace: platePlace: ValparaisoPlace: HawaiiPlace: AsiaPlace: ChileanPlace: Pacific OceanPlace: South AmericaPerson: presidentPerson: Michelle BacheletPerson: Brian BaptiePerson: David RotheryOrganisation: British Geological SurveyOrganisation: Open University

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