COQUIMBO, Chile – Parts of this port city were a disaster zone Thursday after an 8.3-magnitude quake hit off the coast, killing at least 11 people and likely causing billions in damage. Overturned ...

A major earthquake just offshore rattled Chileans, killing five people and shaking the Earth so strongly the tremor was felt in places across South America. Authorities worked into the early hours ...

A powerful earthquake that struck Calama in 2024 defied long-held assumptions about how deep earthquakes behave. In July 2024 ...

SANTIAGO, Chile – Chile's Treasury minister says initial projections put the damage from last month's major quake there at about $30 billion. Chile's new president Sebastian Pinera, just sworn in ...

This is the terrifying moment an earthquake in Chile damaged a shopping mall, sending customers fleeing in panic. Dramatic footage shows shoppers evacuating the building as strong tremors shook ...

SANTIAGO, Chile -- Thousands of residents of this small city in northern Chile slept outside Thursday after a powerful earthquake destroyed their homes, forced more than 1 million to evacuate and ...

COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) -As the northern Chilean city of Copiapo was preparing last week to hold earthquake drills, it was hit by a real-life one: a 6.4-magnitude quake that cut power to thousands ...

How buildings can be made to survive major earthquakes. March 2, 2010 — -- We've now seen the destruction after the earthquake in Chile, and the utter devastation after the earthquake in Haiti.

An iconic image captures what a man, and his country, lost during earthquake. March 5, 2010— -- Sometimes a photo captures more than a moment. An image seen in almost every newspaper and magazine ...

SANTIAGO, Chile -- A powerful earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of deaths and only minor known damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.6 ...

The massive 8.8 earthquake that struck central Chile today was even stronger than the 7.0 earthquake devastating Haiti in January. Will the damage and disorder be as bad? No: Worse Earthquake, Better ...