The Chilean quake was a thrust earthquake, which occurs when a large section of the Earth's surface, in this case, the Nasca tectonic plate, dives beneath an adjacent plate. The fifth largest ...

“The worst damage the earthquake caused is the ... In addition, the Chilean Treasury Department has announced that the 2010 national budget will be revised to finance the reconstruction.

The study, by Dr. Christophe Vigny of Laboratoire de Géologie de l'ENS in Paris, France, and colleagues, was titled, "The 2010 Mw 8.8 Maule Mega-Thrust Earthquake of Central Chile, Monitored by GPS." ...

Chilean authorities have introduced a 9 ... making them the country's worst national disaster since the 2010 earthquake in which about 500 people died. Last year, on the back of a record heat ...

Chilean authorities have introduced a 9 ... making them the country's worst national disaster since the 2010 earthquake in which about 500 people died. Last year, on the back of a record heat ...

SANTIAGO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- A 5.5 magnitude earthquake rocked northern Chile on Friday, with no reports of casualties and property damage, local authorities said. The National Seismological ...

EMSC in a post on X, said, "#Earthquake (#sismo) M6.2 strikes 84 km NW of #Calama (#Chile)." This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no ...

Marking a break from established policy, the Chilean government is considering ... the money from which would be used to aid in earthquake reconstruction. The current 5% royalty tax began in ...

Chile is located in the so-called “Ring of Fire” in the Pacific that is uniquely vulnerable to earthquakes. Chileans still have painful memories of a magnitude 8.8 earthquake in 2010 that ...

Calama [Chile], January 3 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck near Calama in Chile on Thursday evening (local time), according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC ...