Chile: Powerful M6.9 Earthquake Strikes Near Calama 5

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck northern Chile on Monday, May 25, hitting the Atacama Desert region around 31 kilometers from the city of Calama, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.

Chile: Powerful M6.9 Earthquake Strikes Near Calama 2

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck northern Chile on Monday, May 25, hitting the Atacama Desert region around 31 kilometers from the city of Calama, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.

Chile: Powerful M6.9 Earthquake Strikes Near Calama 3

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck northern Chile on Monday, May 25, hitting the Atacama Desert region around 31 kilometers from the city of Calama, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.

Chile: Powerful M6.9 Earthquake Strikes Near Calama 4

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck northern Chile on Monday, May 25, hitting the Atacama Desert region around 31 kilometers from the city of Calama, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.

Chile: Powerful M6.9 Earthquake Strikes Near Calama

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck northern Chile on Monday, May 25th, hitting the Atacama Desert region around 31 kilometers from the city of Calama, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.

Chile: M6.2 Earthquake Shakes Coquimbo Region

A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Coquimbo region of northern Chile on Thursday morning, February 12. The quake hit near the town of Punitaqui at a depth of nearly 37 km. No tsunami warning was issued, and there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The video shows power lines swaying in San Ramón, Coquimbo.

Chile: M5.7 Earthquake Hits Tarapacá Region

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Chile's Tarapacá region at 11:50 PM on Sunday, May 25, at a depth of 103 km, as reported by the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

Chile: Residents Evacuate to Higher Ground After M7.4 Earthquake Strikes Off Southern Coast

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off Chile's southern coast on Friday morning, May 2, prompting a tsunami warning and evacuation orders for coastal areas. Thousands of residents evacuated to higher ground. Authorities canceled the evacuation orders later in the afternoon.

Chile: Residents Evacuate to Higher Ground After M7.4 Earthquake Strikes Off Southern Coast 2

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off Chile's southern coast on Friday morning, May 2, prompting a tsunami warning and evacuation orders for coastal areas. Thousands of residents evacuated to higher ground. Authorities canceled the evacuation orders later in the afternoon.

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.

Chile: Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Strikes Molina, Maule 7

A strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit 41 km from Molina, Maule in central Chile, at 8:38 p.m. local time on Friday, December 13, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Chile: Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Strikes Molina, Maule 5

A strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit 41 km from Molina, Maule in central Chile, at 8:38 p.m. local time on Friday, December 13, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Chile: Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Strikes Molina, Maule 4

A strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit 41 km from Molina, Maule in central Chile, at 8:38 p.m. local time on Friday, December 13, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Chile: Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Strikes Molina, Maule 6

A strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit 41 km from Molina, Maule in central Chile, at 8:38 p.m. local time on Friday, December 13, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Chile: Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Strikes Molina, Maule 3

A strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit 41 km from Molina, Maule in central Chile, at 8:38 p.m. local time on Friday, December 13, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Chile: Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Strikes Molina, Maule 2

A strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit 41 km from Molina, Maule in central Chile, at 8:38 p.m. local time on Friday, December 13, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Chile: Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Strikes Molina, Maule

A strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit 41 km from Molina, Maule in central Chile, at 8:38 p.m. local time on Friday, December 13, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Chile: 7.4 Magnitude Temblor Strikes Antofagasta 5

A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile in the Antofagasta region on Thursday night, July 18, near the border with Argentina and Bolivia. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) initially reported the magnitude at 6.8 but was upgraded later to 7.3. The USGS pegged the quake at 7.4. No reports of damage, injury or casualty as of writing. This is a developing story.

Chile: 7.4 Magnitude Temblor Strikes Antofagasta 2

A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile in the Antofagasta region on Thursday night, July 18, near the border with Argentina and Bolivia. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) initially reported the magnitude at 6.8 but was upgraded later to 7.3. The USGS pegged the quake at 7.4. No reports of damage, injury, or casualty as of writing. This is a developing story.

Chile: 7.4 Magnitude Temblor Strikes Antofagasta

A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile in the Antofagasta region on Thursday night, July 18, near the border with Argentina and Bolivia. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) initially reported the magnitude at 6.8 but was upgraded later to 7.3. The USGS pegged the quake at 7.4. No reports of damage, injury, or casualty as of writing. This is a developing story.

Chile: 7.4 Magnitude Temblor Strikes Antofagasta 4

A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile in the Antofagasta region on Thursday night, July 18, near the border with Argentina and Bolivia. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) initially reported the magnitude at 6.8 but was upgraded later to 7.3. The USGS pegged the quake at 7.4. No reports of damage, injury, or casualty as of writing. This is a developing story.

Chile: 7.4 Magnitude Temblor Strikes Antofagasta 3

A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile in the Antofagasta region on Thursday night, July 18, near the border with Argentina and Bolivia. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) initially reported the magnitude at 6.8 but was upgraded later to 7.3. The USGS pegged the quake at 7.4. No reports of damage, injury, or casualty as of writing. This is a developing story.

Tsunami alert after Chile quake

Tsunami alert after Chile quake

HONOLULU, United States - Photo shows Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, around 3:30 a.m. on April 2, 2014, the time when a tsunami was expected to arrive. Waves of about 45 centimeters were spotted there, considered a normal height, according to a local official. Tsunamis of over 50 cm were observed in some areas in Hawaii that day after a magnitude 8.2 quake hit Chile on April 1.

Tsunami alert after Chile quake

Tsunami alert after Chile quake

SENDAI, Japan - City officials of Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture watch a television broadcast of information about tsunami at an evacuation center past 5:30 a.m. on April 3, 2014. A tsunami of up to 40 centimeters was observed in the early morning that day at a port on the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture following a magnitude 8.2 quake that hit Chile on April 1, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Tsunami alert after Chile quake

Tsunami alert after Chile quake

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A police officer keeps watch on the sea at a fishing port in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, at 5:24 a.m. on April 3, 2014, after a tsunami alert was issued. A tsunami of up to 40 centimeters was observed in the early morning that day at a port on the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture following a magnitude 8.2 quake that hit Chile on April 1, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Tsunami alert after Chile quake

Tsunami alert after Chile quake

ONAGAWA, Japan - Firefighters keep watch on the ocean on a hill in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, at 5:36 a.m. on April 3, 2014, around the time when a tsunami was expected to arrive. A tsunami of up to 40 centimeters was observed in the early morning that day at a port on the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture following a magnitude 8.2 quake that hit Chile on April 1, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Tsunami alert after Chile quake

Tsunami alert after Chile quake

ONAGAWA, Japan - A firefighter watches the sea from a hill in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, at 5:44 a.m. on April 3, 2014, around the time when a tsunami was expected to arrive. A tsunami of up to 40 centimeters was observed in the early morning that day at a port on the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan's Iwate Prefecture following a magnitude 8.2 quake that hit Chile on April 1, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

2 years after tsunami in Chile

2 years after tsunami in Chile

DICHATO, Chile - A levee is under construction to prepare for a future tsunami in Dichato, Chile, on Feb. 23, 2012, nearly two years after a major quake and tsunami hit the area.

2 years after tsunami in Chile

2 years after tsunami in Chile

DICHATO, Chile - Houses are under construction on higher ground in Dichato, Chile, on Feb. 23, 2012, nearly two years after a major quake and tsunami hit the area.

Memorial in Chile for Japan quake

Memorial in Chile for Japan quake

SANTIAGO, Chile - Chilean Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno (2nd from L) and Japanese Ambassador to Chile Wataru Hayashi (front R) head to a memorial sponsored by the Chilean government in Santiago on April 27, 2011, for the victims of the major March 11 quake and tsunami in Japan.

Quake aftermath in Japan

Quake aftermath in Japan

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A commemorative signboard indicating the height of a tsunami, 2.8 meters, which struck the area following the earthquake in Chile in 1960, is left in the rubble in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 17, 2011. The area was hit again by tsunami, estimated at over 10 meters high, following the historic earthquake that hit northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011.

Chile's Moreno visits Japan's weather agency

Chile's Moreno visits Japan's weather agency

TOKYO, Japan - Chilean Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno (second from back on right) is briefed on Japan's quake and tsunami monitoring and warning systems by Kunio Sakurai (L), director general of the Japan Meteorological Agency, at the agency's headquarters in Tokyo on April 27, 2010. Chile was hit by a devastating earthquake in February.

Chile quake tsunamis damage Japan's fisheries industry

Chile quake tsunamis damage Japan's fisheries industry

OTSUCHI, Japan - Fishermen sort baskets used as farming facilities for scallops on March 24, 2010, after they were pulled out of the sea following damage by tsunamis triggered by a magnitude-8.8 earthquake in Chili on Feb. 27. Fisheries businesses in Japan have reported damage of about 6.26 billion yen from the tsunamis.

Chile quake tsunamis damage Japan's fisheries industry

Chile quake tsunamis damage Japan's fisheries industry

KESENNUMA, Japan - Fishermen in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 23, 2010, pull up netting containing seaweed and plastic bottles used as fishing buoys that was damaged by tsunamis triggered by a magnitude-8.8 earthquake in Chile on Feb. 27. Fisheries businesses in Japan have reported damage of about 6.26 billion yen from the tsunamis.

Chile quake tsunamis damage Japan's fisheries industry

Chile quake tsunamis damage Japan's fisheries industry

OTSUCHI, Japan - A fisherman in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, carries fishing gear on March 24, 2010, that was damaged by tsunamis triggered by a magnitude-8.8 earthquake in Chile on Feb. 27. Fisheries businesses in Japan have reported damage of about 6.26 billion yen from the tsunamis.

Quake-hit Chileans walk on tracks

Quake-hit Chileans walk on tracks

CONCEPCION, Chile - Quake-affected people walk on railway tracks in Talcahuano, Chile, on March 6, 2010.

Soldiers on guard in quake-hit Chile

Soldiers on guard in quake-hit Chile

CONCEPCION, Chile - Soldiers patrol wearing protection masks to block dust and stench in Talcahuano, Chile, on March 6, 2010.

Aftermath of Chile quake

Aftermath of Chile quake

CONSTITUCION, Chile - A man burns debris from his wrecked home in Constitucion, Chile, on March 2, 2010, following the massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

Aftermath of Chile quake

Aftermath of Chile quake

CONSTITUCION, Chile - A woman walks through rubble in Constitucion, Chile, on March 2, 2010, following the massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

Aftermath of Chile quake

Aftermath of Chile quake

CONSTITUCION, Chile - A woman sits in rubble in Constitucion, Chile, on March 2, 2010, following the massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

Aftermath of Chile quake

Aftermath of Chile quake

CONSTITUCION, Chile - A man looks at a stranded truck in Constitucion, Chile, on March 2, 2010, following a quake-generated tsunami.

Aftermath of Chile quake

Aftermath of Chile quake

CONCEPCION, Chile - A family spend the night in front of their wrecked home in Concepcion, Chile, on March 6, 2010, following the massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

Aftermath of Chile quake

Aftermath of Chile quake

CONSTITUCION, Chile - A girl offers a flower in Constitucion, Chile, on March 2, 2010, at the funeral of her mother who died in the massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

Aftermath of Chile quake

Aftermath of Chile quake

CONCEPCION, Chile - A mother and daughter sleep in a car in Concepcion, Chile, on March 3, 2010, following the massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

U.N. chief visits quake-hit Chile

U.N. chief visits quake-hit Chile

CONCEPTION, Chile - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (C) speaks to reporters on a visit to the quake-ravaged city of Concepcion in Chile on March 6, 2010.

U.N. chief visits quake-hit Chile

U.N. chief visits quake-hit Chile

CONCEPCION, Chile - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (C) walks through the quake-ravaged city of Concepcion in Chile on March 6, 2010.

Chile quake aftermath

Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - People wait in front of a condominium building for friends and relatives to return home in Concepcion, Chile, on March 4, 2010, following the massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

Chile quake aftermath

Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - The owner of a supermarket remains in his store to protect it from looters in Concepcion, Chile, on March 4, 2010, following the massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

Chile quake aftermath

Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - An old man walks in rubble in Concepcion, Chile, on March 4, 2010, following the massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

Chile quake aftermath

Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - Firefighters look for survivors in a collapsed condominium building in Concepcion, Chile, on March 4, 2010, following the massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.