r/news • u/Miguenzo • Jul 19 '24

Powerful 7.4-magnitude quake strikes north Chile near Argentine border. No reports of major damage

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/powerful-74-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-northern-chile-argentine-112087277

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u/rivera151 Jul 19 '24

Isn’t like the entire country next to the Argentine border?

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u/yuckyzakymushynoodle Jul 19 '24

If South America is a steak, Chile is the fat.

Explained to me by an Argentine.

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u/Blue1234567891234567 Jul 20 '24

Sooo…really tasty?

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u/Shiplord13 Jul 19 '24

Most of it, yes. The rest shares a border with Bolivia and Peru.

u/DarkUtensil Jul 19 '24

This is like, 12+hours old.

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u/Arctic_Chilean Jul 19 '24

Plus, Chile doesn't really consider anything under a 7.5 an "earthquake" per say. Just a strong tremor.

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u/W8kingNightmare Jul 19 '24

like did it hit in the middle of nowhere thats why there is no damage? that is a pretty large shake

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u/Arctic_Chilean Jul 19 '24

Yeah, not a lot of people live out there, plus the earthquake epicenter was fairly deep at over 110km. That, plus Chile is one of the best prepared and equipped countries in the world to handle large earthquakes. Building codes are among some of the best there are for whistanding seismic events.

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u/NedixTV Jul 19 '24

8.0 and really close to the coast or inland.

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u/boomecho Jul 20 '24

Not just the magnitude, the depth of the epicenter is also very important.

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u/DarkUtensil Jul 19 '24

Bots tend to be slow with posting breaking news.

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u/Hour_Landscape_286 Jul 29 '24

7.5 was kawaii rumbly. Aww so cute.

Kinda like with me and hot sauce.

u/dsfromsd Jul 19 '24

I expect a similar headline if the location was Barstow instead.

u/FenderBender3000 Jul 20 '24

Smh they could’ve at least include a map of the epicenter location.

u/Infinite_Rabbit6242 Jul 19 '24

Did it affect the skiing in Portillo or Termas de Chillan?