An earthquake of largest magnitude in 50 years has rocked Chile on February 27, 2010. The epicenter was near the city of Concepcion. Most of the structures have been damaged but due to the construction methods having been compliant to earthquake codes, the loss of life has been kept under 1000. There has been widespread looting in the aftermath and 10000 Chilean troops have been deployed to enforce a curfew. The strength is over 500 times greater than the one that struck Haiti in January which killed over 200000 people.
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