Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places
Earthquake in Chile Shakes Buildings in Downtown Santiago
September 29, 2010, 1:07 PM EDT
Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Central Chile was struck by a medium intensity
earthquake at 12:30 p.m. New York time today, shaking buildings in the
capital Santiago, the government said.
The magnitude 4.9 temblor was centered in Libertador O’Higgins, Chile,
about 118 kilometers (74 miles) south of the capital, the U.S.
Geological Survey said on its website. There were no immediate reports
of injuries on the website of the national emergency office known as
Onemi.
--With assistance from Matt Craze in Santiago. Editors: Brendan Walsh,
Bill Faries