Chile Earthquake Pictures Feb 28 Part 2
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Earthquake in Chile - One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Chile
Earthquake in Chile
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Chile on Saturday, toppling homes, collapsing bridges and plunging trucks into the fractured earth. A tsunami threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean — roughly a quarter of the globe.
Chileans near the epicenter were tossed about by the magnitude-8.8 quake as if shaken by a giant. At least 147 people were killed, according to Carmen Fernandez, director of the National Emergency Agency.
The quake shook buildings in Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires, and was felt as far away as Sao Paulo in Brazil — 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) to the east. About 13 million people live in the area where shaking was strong to severe, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
In Talca, just 65 miles (105 kilometers) from the epicenter, furniture toppled as the earth shook for more than a minute in something akin to major airplane turbulence. The historic center of town largely collapsed, but most of the buildings of adobe mud and straw were businesses that were not inhabited during the 3:34 a.m. (1:34 a.m. EST, 0634 GMT) quake.
Workers transported the body of a victim of an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash to a Beirut, Lebanon
Workers transported the body of a victim of an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash to a Beirut, Lebanon
Tourists from Argentina waved before being evacuated by Peruvian Army helicopters from the 15th-century Inca fortress Machu Picchu in Cuzco, Peru
Tourists from Argentina waved before being evacuated by Peruvian Army helicopters from the 15th-century Inca fortress Machu Picchu in Cuzco, Peru
Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp gathered at the site in Oswiecim, Poland
Survivors of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp gathered at the site in Oswiecim, Poland
Somerville Road in Worcester, England, was "protected" in bubble wrap
Somerville Road in Worcester, England, was "protected" in bubble wrap
Serena Williams of the U.S. celebrated after scoring a point in her quarterfinal match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne
Senate Budget Committee members Sen. Judd Gregg (R., N.H.), left, and Sen. Kent Conrad (D., N.D.), seen through a TV viewfinder
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Senate Budget Committee members Sen. Judd Gregg (R., N.H.), left, and Sen. Kent Conrad (D., N.D.), seen through a TV viewfinder
School administrators listened from the Mississippi House gallery
School administrators listened from the Mississippi House gallery
Relatives of 3-year-old Julia al-Haj, who died in an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash, carried her body during her funeral in Beirut, Lebanon
Plant electrician Bryan Stamper cheered as Ford officials announced Tuesday the new Explorer SUV will be produced at his Chicago plant
Plant electrician Bryan Stamper cheered as Ford officials announced Tuesday the new Explorer SUV will be produced at his Chicago plant
Pilot Zoltan Veres performed stunts Wednesday at the Al Ain Aerobatic Show at an Abu Dhabi airport
Pilot Zoltan Veres performed stunts Wednesday at the Al Ain Aerobatic Show at an Abu Dhabi airport
Pete Bethune, skipper of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's "Ady Gil," got a ride to Fremantle
Pete Bethune, skipper of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's "Ady Gil," got a ride to Fremantle
People waded through a flooded street in Sao Paulo, Brazil
People waded through a flooded street in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Models strutted in dresses during the International Flamenco Fashion Show in Seville
Metro Racing player Sebastien Chabal grabbed the ball during a rugby match against Clermont near Paris
Metro Racing player Sebastien Chabal grabbed the ball during a rugby match against Clermont near Paris
Jerseys hung from a basketball hoop backboard in honor of two of the three boys who drowned in the Sandusky River in Fremont, Ohio
Jerseys hung from a basketball hoop backboard in honor of two of the three boys who drowned in the Sandusky River in Fremont, Ohio
Horologist Keith Scobie-Youngs performed annual maintenance on the "Great Abel" clock at Town Hall in Manchester, England, Thursday. The clock bears the inscription "Teach us to number our days."
Horologist Keith Scobie-Youngs performed annual maintenance on the "Great Abel" clock at Town Hall in Manchester, England, Thursday. The clock bears the inscription "Teach us to number our days."
French search-and-rescue workers pulled a teenage girl from the rubble of a Port-au-Prince, Haiti
French search-and-rescue workers pulled a teenage girl from the rubble of a Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Francisco Morazan Military Academy cadets attended the inauguration of newly elected Honduran President Porfirio Lobo in Tegucigalpa
Francisco Morazan Military Academy cadets attended the inauguration of newly elected Honduran President Porfirio Lobo in Tegucigalpa