Chile (fyi)

[LarrySheldon at cox.net (Larry Sheldon)]

On 2/27/2010 1:20 AM, chaim.rieger at gmail.com wrote:
> Gettingreports of loss of connectivity to parts of chile
> 
> They had an 8.5 a short while ago.

At that magnitude, I don't know how significant .3 is, but from the USGS:


                     == PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event has been revised.


Region:                            OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
Geographic coordinates:            35.846S,  72.718W
Magnitude:                        8.8 Mw
Depth:                            35 km
Universal Time (UTC):             27 Feb 2010  06:34:14
Time near the Epicenter:          27 Feb 2010  03:34:14
Local standard time in your area: 27 Feb 2010  00:34:14

Location with respect to nearby cities:
 104 km (65 miles) WSW (246 degrees) of Talca, Chile
 114 km (71 miles) NNE (15 degrees) of Concepcion, Chile
 321 km (200 miles) SW (215 degrees) of SANTIAGO, Chile



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