February 27 in History
2010 – An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale strikes central parts of Chile leaving over 500 victims, and thousands injured ad triggers a tsunami which strikes Hawaii shortly after
The 8.8 earthquake, which occurred off the coast of central Chile at 03:34 local time (06:34 UTC) on this day in 2010, and felt in many Argentine cities, including Buenos Aires, and even as far north as the city of Ica in southern Peru (approx. 2,400 km away), saw 525 people losing their lives, and about 9% of the population in the affected regions losing their homes. The quake triggered a tsunami which devastated several coastal towns in south-central Chile, damaged the port at Talcahuano and saw tsunami warnings issued in 53 countries. The wave caused minor damage in the San Diego area of California and in the Tōhoku region of Japan, where damage to the fisheries business was estimated at ¥6.26 billion (US$66.7 million).[15] The earthquake also generated a blackout that affected 93% of the Chilean population and which went on for several days in some locations.
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Photo Caption – Damage sustained by a building in Concepción, located around 100 kilometres south of the epicentre – Wikipedia
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