Earthquakes

Magnitude 5+ Earthquakes – Global

7.0 Earthquake hits offshore Tarapaca, Chile.

Chilean authorities said more than 100,000 people briefly evacuated some coastal areas as a precaution. Only minor damage was reported.

Chile is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. A magnitude-8.8 quake and the tsunami it unleashed in 2010 killed more than 500 people, destroyed 220,000 homes, and washed away docks, river fronts and seaside resorts.

The strongest earthquake ever recorded also happened in Chile, a magnitude-9.5 tremor in 1960 that killed more than 5,000 people.

6.2 Earthquake hits offshore Tarapaca, Chile.

5.5 Earthquake hits offshore Tarapaca, Chile.

5.1 Earthquake hits Mindanao in the philippines.

5.1 Earthquake hits offshore Tarapaca, Chile.

5.1 Earthquake hits offshore Tarapaca, Chile.

5.0 Earthquake hits southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia.

5.0 Earthquake hits the Ceram Sea, Indonesia.

5.0 Earthquake hits offshore Tarapaca, Chile.

5.0 Earthquake hits offshore Tarapaca, Chile.

5.0 Earthquake hits offshore Tarapaca, Chile.