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Chile earthquake moved city of Concepcion 10ft to the west

9 Mar 2010 at 1:38am
The massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the west coast of Chile last month moved the entire city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west, research has found.

Chile earthquake: looters return £1.3 million of stolen goods

8 Mar 2010 at 7:01am
Looters in Chile have handed back stolen goods worth £1.3 million ($2million), the government said, as the country mourned the hundreds killed in last month's earthquake and tsunami.

Chile sacks oceanography chief over failure to issue tsunami warnings

5 Mar 2010 at 7:26pm
The Chilean government announced that it removed Commander Mariano Rojas over the lack of tsunami warnings after the country's huge earthquake.

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For scientists, Chile becomes the ideal lab for studying seismic activity

8 Mar 2010 at 12:00am
TALCA, CHILE -- When an aftershock nearly as big as Haiti's earthquake jolted this city on Friday, those already reeling from last month's huge quake shuddered in fear. But Jeff Genrich, a 53-year-old earthquake scientist from California, lolled in bed.

Chile earthquake rattles wine industry as millions of bottles' worth is lost

4 Mar 2010 at 12:00am
SANTIAGO, CHILE -- The massive earthquake that struck Chile on Saturday caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to one of the world's most popular wine industries, sending rivers of merlot and cabernet sauvignon pouring from cracked barrels and vast storage tanks onto warehouse floors.

Post-quake looting challenges Chile's perceptions of social progress

5 Mar 2010 at 12:00am
CONCEPCION, CHILE -- In a country considered safe, democratic and increasingly egalitarian, the stores were sacked.

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How far South American cities moved in Chile quake

9 Mar 2010 at 2:10am
In a new research, scientists have shown how far South American cities moved in the massive earthquake that struck Chile on February 27.

Brazil's coffee exports fall 15 percent

9 Mar 2010 at 12:10am
Brazil's coffee exports fell 15 percent in volume terms in February, compared to the same month in 2009, the exporters council, known as Cecafe, said.

Chile Earthquake Repositions Cities

9 Mar 2010 at 10:00am
Bachelet and Ban Appear on Chile Telethon Scientists say the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated the Chilean city of Concepcion shifted it more than three meters to the west.Researchers from seve...