Chile: Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Strikes Northern Region, Shaking Copiapó

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck northern Chile on February 18 at 2:18 p.m. local time, according to the USGS. This video shows the moment the quake hit Copiapó.

Bacteria-based copper extraction test in Chile

Bacteria-based copper extraction test in Chile

COPIAPO, Chile - Taro Kamiya, chief researcher at Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp., known as JOGMEC, holds lean copper ore to be used for a copper extraction test at a mine on the outskirts of Copiapo, Chile, on Oct. 3, 2013. The Japanese government-backed body has begun to test a new copper extraction technology using sulfuric acid mixed with multiple species of bacteria at the mine.

Bacteria-based copper extraction test in Chile

Bacteria-based copper extraction test in Chile

COPIAPO, Chile - Taro Kamiya, chief researcher at Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp., known as JOGMEC, holds extracted copper solution from a copper extraction test at a mine on the outskirts of Copiapo, Chile, on Oct. 3, 2013. The Japanese government-backed body has begun to test a new copper extraction technology using sulfuric acid mixed with multiple species of bacteria at the mine.

Bacteria-based copper extraction test in Chile

Bacteria-based copper extraction test in Chile

COPIAPO, Chile - Taro Kamiya, chief researcher at Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp., known as JOGMEC, is pictured at an experiment facility at a mine on the outskirts of Copiapo, Chile, on Oct. 3, 2013. The Japanese government-backed body has begun to test a new copper extraction technology using sulfuric acid mixed with multiple species of bacteria at the mine.

Rescue of trapped Chilean miners

Rescue of trapped Chilean miners

COPIAPO, Chile - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera holds a press conference before the start of the operation to lift 33 trapped miners to the surface at the San Jose mine in a suburb of Copiapo in northern Chile on Oct. 12, 2010.

Chilean mine rescue

Chilean mine rescue

COPIAPO, Chile - Relatives sing the Chilean anthem near the site of drilling to rescue miners trapped in the San Jose mine in a suburb of Copiapo, northern Chile, on Oct. 9, 2010, after hearing the drill has reached the 33 workers.

Chilean mine rescue

Chilean mine rescue

COPIAPO, Chile - Relatives hug each other in delight near the site of drilling to rescue miners trapped in the San Jose mine in a suburb of Copiapo, northern Chile, on Oct. 9, 2010, after hearing the drill has reached the 33 workers.

Trapped Chilean miners speak with families by phone

Trapped Chilean miners speak with families by phone

COPIAPO, Chile - Ximena Contreras, wife of one of the 33 miners trapped underground, speaks to reporters after talking to her husband by telephone on Aug. 29, 2010, at the mine near the city of Copiapo, northern Chile. The miners spoke with their families for the first time since the Aug. 5 collapse that trapped them underground.

Phone set up for trapped Chilean miners

Phone set up for trapped Chilean miners

COPIAPO, Chile - Telephone infrastructure is set up on Aug. 29, 2010, connecting 33 trapped miners with the outside world, at a mine near the city of Copiapo, northern Chile. The miners spoke with their families for the first time since the Aug. 5 collapse that trapped them underground.

Phone set up for trapped Chilean miners

Phone set up for trapped Chilean miners

COPIAPO, Chile - Chilean Minister of Mining Laurence Golborne (C) puts a tube containing equipment for setting up a telephone through a tunnel connecting miners trapped underground on Aug. 29, 2010, at the mine near the city of Copiapo, northern Chile. Telephone infrastructure was set up enabling communication between the miners and their families for the first time since a mine collapse on Aug. 5 trapped 33 underground.

Rescue of trapped Chilean miners

Rescue of trapped Chilean miners

COPIAPO, Chile - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera holds a press conference before the start of the operation to lift 33 trapped miners to the surface at the San Jose mine in a suburb of Copiapo in northern Chile on Oct. 12, 2010. (Kyodo)

Chilean mine rescue

Chilean mine rescue

COPIAPO, Chile - Relatives sing the Chilean anthem near the site of drilling to rescue miners trapped in the San Jose mine in a suburb of Copiapo, northern Chile, on Oct. 9, 2010, after hearing the drill has reached the 33 workers. (Kyodo)

Chilean mine rescue

Chilean mine rescue

COPIAPO, Chile - Relatives hug each other in delight near the site of drilling to rescue miners trapped in the San Jose mine in a suburb of Copiapo, northern Chile, on Oct. 9, 2010, after hearing the drill has reached the 33 workers. (Kyodo)

Phone set up for trapped Chilean miners

Phone set up for trapped Chilean miners

COPIAPO, Chile - Telephone infrastructure is set up on Aug. 29, 2010, connecting 33 trapped miners with the outside world, at a mine near the city of Copiapo, northern Chile. The miners spoke with their families for the first time since the Aug. 5 collapse that trapped them underground. (Kyodo)

Phone set up for trapped Chilean miners

Phone set up for trapped Chilean miners

COPIAPO, Chile - Chilean Minister of Mining Laurence Golborne (C) puts a tube containing equipment for setting up a telephone through a tunnel connecting miners trapped underground on Aug. 29, 2010, at the mine near the city of Copiapo, northern Chile. Telephone infrastructure was set up enabling communication between the miners and their families for the first time since a mine collapse on Aug. 5 trapped 33 underground. (Kyodo)

Trapped Chilean miners speak with families by phone

Trapped Chilean miners speak with families by phone

COPIAPO, Chile - Ximena Contreras, wife of one of the 33 miners trapped underground, speaks to reporters after talking to her husband by telephone on Aug. 29, 2010, at the mine near the city of Copiapo, northern Chile. The miners spoke with their families for the first time since the Aug. 5 collapse that trapped them underground. (Kyodo)