8.2 Earthquake Rocks Chile: The Pictures You Need to See

Dios tenga misericordia por chile En estos momentos de angustia y dolor! #PrayForChile pic.twitter.com/OQK1VVrzJH— torre fuerte (@torrefuertee) April 2, 2014 Last Tuesday night, an 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit the northern coast of Chile. CNN is now reporting that the quake killed at least 5 people and injured hundreds. It is unknown yet exactly how much damage was done in the seismic event, but now geologists are worried the quake may have just been a precursor to a much larger one. Here are the photographs you need to see in order to grasp the damage and fear that swept across Chile. The latest reports also claim that around 300 inmates from a women's prison have escaped, and parts of the country have become plagued by blackouts and looting. USGS upgrades Chile quake to 8.2. Tsunami warning and watch in place for the following countries pic.twitter.com/cWhQoBAAWV— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 2, 2014 Five killed and tens of thousands evacuated as huge earthquake hits Chile: http://t.co/DPOQDbUD6K pic.twitter.com/DWtZALEkkT— The Sun Newsdesk (@SunNewsdesk) April 2, 2014 Iglesia #huara 73km interior #iquique luego de #terremoto @biobio @TVN @CNNChile pic.twitter.com/0HoYvp3MCf— Ricardo Demetri M. (@rdemetri1) April 2, 2014 .@AP Photo: A military convoy patrols the streets of Iquique, Chile after a deadly earthquake pic.twitter.com/8Uy3c9W5O5— Michael Rusch (@weeddude) April 2, 2014 GREAT map! MT @seismo_steve M8.2 #earthquake nucleated at edge of highly locked part of subduction megathrust fault pic.twitter.com/AJqbTkGnlT— Jacob Wycoff (@4cast4you) April 2, 2014

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