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'Major' Earthquake Rocks Northern Chile, Kills At Least One
A strong earthquake struck northern Chile on Monday, killing at least one person and sparking alarm on the country's border with Peru, the Interior Ministry said. The quake cut power in Iquique, 2,460 kilometers (1,528 miles) north of Santiago. The United States Geological Survey measured the quake at 7.9 on the Richter scale. "A major earthquake occurred at 22:44 GMT on Monday," the USGS said in a statement. "The magnitude 7.9 event has been located in Tarapaca, Chile," the service said, at a depth of 111 kilometers (69 miles)," the USGS said. All rights reserved. � 2004 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse. Related Links SinoDaily Search SinoDaily Subscribe To SinoDaily Express 
Sumatra Menaced By Two Quake Threats, Possible Tsunami: Seismologists
Paris (AFP) Jun 08, 2005The Indonesian island of Sumatra, smashed by a tsunami and shaken by an enormous earthquake in the past six months, is now at risk from two potentially major quakes, one of which could generate waves 10 metres (32.5 feet) high, seismologists warn on Thursday. |
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