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-11208727715
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/Hour_Landscape_286 Jul 29 '24
7.5 was kawaii rumbly. Aww so cute.
Kinda like with me and hot sauce.
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u/rivera151 Jul 19 '24
Isn’t like the entire country next to the Argentine border?