Major Quake Rocks Chile

World | June 14, 2005, Tuesday // 00:00

At least eight people have been killed in a powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake which struck northern Chile. Three people died as buildings collapsed and another five were killed when their vehicle was hit by a falling boulder, officials said. In the coastal town of Iquique, hundreds of people ran into the streets fearing collapses and even a tsunami. The earthquake, which lasted nearly a minute, was also felt in neighbouring Bolivia and Peru.

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