Chile is located in Southern America. It is renowned for its famous football team. The country suffered severe tremors, due to a seismic activity. The magnitude of the earthquake was more than eight and a half.
The earthquake shook the whole country. If we look at the map of Chile, we can see that the city of Concepcion is located more than two hundred miles away from the capital of Chile. Concepcion is the second biggest city of Chile. The authorities have given a warning that Tsunami can take place. The country is located on the sea cost so there are chances that a Tsunami may hit the country.
If we look at the map of Chile, neighboring countries of Chile are in the red zone for Tsunami. This earthquake shook the capital city and there is news of deaths. Recently a strong earthquake had hit Haiti and it took lives of more than two hundred thousand people. The people are looking for the map of Chile on the internet, in order to understand the geological centre of the quake.
The experts have stated that this earthquake was of a bigger magnitude than that of Haiti. However, it is a miracle, as it has not caused a big loss to buildings. There are chances that Tsunami may take place and take lives of several people, specially the ones living on the coastal area. Around fifty years back an earthquake having a magnitude greater than today struck the country and it caused the death of more than a thousand people.
Map of Chile
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