Chile Earthquake

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Hey Guys,

I had to post this news bulletin up.
In the next few days and weeks all the media throughout the world will be showing this breaking news.
So this earthquake happened in the early Saturday so that means a couple of hours ago in Chile (right now is 5.38pm, Malaysia time and 4.18am eastern time).
What my point is, as mass comm students and for those who are venturing into journalism, news reporting and etc you must be quick and aware.

So I posted up a breaking news on the Chile earthquake in this blog. If you guys find some more information about the quake and any updates please update it. It will be interesting if we start developing and understanding the news from now because news is educational and at the same time you will understand more about science, the environment, how the government is going to handle this (that means politics), how it will effect the countries economy, technology (telephone lines and internet line are damage), and many more.

So please keep yourself inform and updated about this.

sources from CNN

Powerful earthquake rattles Chile; tsunami warning issued

(CNN) -- At least six people are dead after a massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday, according to government officials.

The epicenter of the earthquake was located near the city of Concepcion, 212 miles (341 kilometers) from the capital of Santiago. The quake struck at 3:34 a.m. (1:34 a.m. ET).

Concepcion is Chile's second largest city with a population of 200,000. There are reports of collapsed buildings in Santiago. The quake was felt in several Chilean towns and in parts of Argentina as well.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for Chile and Peru. A tsunami watch has been issued for Ecuador, Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica. The center recorded a tsunami wave as high as 9 feet.

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"An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines near the epicenter within minutes and more distant coastlines within hours," the National Weather Service said in a statement.

Officials hoped to learn more about the devastation in the morning.

Santiago resident Leo Perioto jumped out of his bed in his apartment at the top of a six-story building.

"The whole building was shaking," he said. "The windows were wobbling a lot. We could feel the walls moving from side to side."

Alessandro Perez, who is staying at the Santiago Marriott Hotel, reported shattered windows, but there was no structural damage. No one at the hotel was injured, he said.

Anita Herrera, who works at the Hotel Kennedy in Santiago, said electricity was knocked out at that hotel and guests were nervous.

"Our hotel is built for this," she said. "In Chile, this happens many times."

Chile holds the record for the largest earthquake in the world, according to the USGS. A magnitude 9.5 quake struck the South American country in May 1960 and killed 1,655 people.

Stay tuned to CNN.com for more details to this developing story.

CNN's Rolando Santos contributed to this report.



2 comments:

MUN LEE said...

You are right Faisal..as a mass communication we need to know more knowledge, not less than Geographic... i read this news just now from "the new york time".
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/02/27/world/AP-LT-Chile-Earthquake.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Chile%20earthquake&st=cse

Yika Yiku said...

was about to post this news but faisal has already posted it.

kinda surprised though because it's 8.8 scale richter and my boyfriend's relatives are staying nearby there =/

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