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Monday, March 29, 2010

Chilean earthquake moves an entire city 10 feet

Livescience.com has noted that the recent and massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile has moved the city of ConcepciĆ³n at least 10 feet (3 meters) to the west. It even shifted other parts of South America and was rated as the fifth most powerful quake ever measured. Luckily, total fatalities were only in the 500 person range.

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