chile earthquake

6.7 Richter earthquake in the north of Chlle.

@marguicha (230365)

Chile

January 20, 2019 4:33pm CST

Yesterday night, while Dixie and Humberto were with me, an earthquake started. I run. Humberto told me it was small, but Dixie checked online. In the north of Chile it has been big. And worst of all, it caused a lot of damage because many house were still made of adobe. Today I read that over 60 replicas had been felt and that the earth had caved in a good neighborhood in Peñuelas. Later on, still other news said that over 70 buildings had damages in La Serena.

It was a big earthquake as damage goes

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@Happy2BeMe (99353)

• Canada

20 Jan 19

That is a big earthquake. So sad that happened. I hope there were no lives lost.

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@Happy2BeMe (99353)

• Canada

21 Jan 19

@marguicha sorry to hear that

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@Happy2BeMe (99353)

• Canada

21 Jan 19

@marguicha yes it would be so scary

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

21 Jan 19

@Happy2BeMe Specially for old people. A geologist just said a bigger quake was yet to come

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@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

21 Jan 19

May God protect Chile. I heard there was a massive earthquake years before. I hope it does not happen again. Stay safe @marguicha :)

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

23 Jan 19

@jvicentevalera Still, the earthquake caused a lot of damage

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

21 Jan 19

Thank you José. The earthquake was quite far from where I live although it was felt here.

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@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

22 Jan 19

@marguicha that is good news! Keep us posted if something related happens.

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@youless (114117)

• Guangzhou, China

21 Jan 19

It is a very big earthquake, I am sorry to hear that. I hope less people will be wounded or die in this earthquake.

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@JudyEv (382658)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 19

I hadn't heard about this. We missed the news last night.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

21 Jan 19

It did a lot of damage in some parts because of where the epicentro was

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@JudyEv (382658)

• Rockingham, Australia

21 Jan 19

@marguicha Earthquakes don't mess around do they? I'm sorry for those affected.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

21 Jan 19

@JudyEv This one caused a lot of damage.

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@petatonicsca (7070)

• Japan

21 Jan 19

I wondered if you had felt it. I'm glad you are in the different area. I hope those who have to rebuild or repair will be able to do it in good time.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

22 Jan 19

I felt it, but not as a big quake.

@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

21 Jan 19

Chile is on the same earthquake fault line as us.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

21 Jan 19

Chile has the San Andrés fault and others too

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@valmnz (17095)

• New Zealand

21 Jan 19

We heard about this on the news today. My thoughts are with your country as here in New Zealand we have often exprerienced this!

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

21 Jan 19

Here we have had 2 of the 10 biggest quakes ever recorded

@Courage7 (19626)

• United States

20 Jan 19

I am glad it was not in your area tho Marguicha. Yes I was reading about the huge damage from this. So sad for the people.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

21 Jan 19

Yes

. Some of the damage had to do with it being near the coast line.

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