A major earthquake just offshore rattled Chileans, killing five people and shaking the Earth so strongly the tremor was felt in places across South America. Authorities worked into the early hours ...

A 7.2 earthquake was reported off of Central Chile Sunday afternoon, MSNBC has reported.There is no tsunami threat, according to The Pacific Tsunami warning center. There have also been no reports of ...

The Chilean government has issued a tsunami warning after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the country’s southernmost region. The government ordered the people to evacuate the coastal area in the ...

SANTIAGO, Chile -- A powerful earthquake shook southern Chile on Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of deaths and only minor known damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.6 ...

SANTIAGO, Chile -- Thousands of residents of this small city in northern Chile slept outside Thursday after a powerful earthquake destroyed their homes, forced more than 1 million to evacuate and ...

The quake registered 7.7 on the Moment Magnitude scale according to seismologists at the US Geological Survey. Chile's national emergencies office ONEMI put it at 7.6. The epicenter of the shallow ...

An animation from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and other groups shows how the quake could cause massive waves: According to the Chilean government, Tarapaca, Arica and Parinacota have been ...

In the aftermath of the 8.3-magnitude earthquake that shook Chile Wednesday night, many Facebook users utilized “Safety Check,” a feature on the social media website used to give updates to friends ...

Blackouts, telephone outages and highway damage were reported in northern Chile, and tsunami warnings remained in effect after a massive earthquake struck Tuesday evening off that nation’s Pacific ...

BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhua/APP): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted Chile-Bolivia Border Region at 0728 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with ...

A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Drake Passage, the remote stretch of ocean between South America and Antarctica, shaking the Earth beneath the icy waters. Initially reported as an 8.0 ...

It sounded like a speeding freight train heading straight for my house. Then, bam. The earthquake hit us at 3:30 a.m. while we were asleep at our beach house in Chile. My husband and I threw off the ...