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Powerful Earthquake Rocks Chile

A deadly 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck Chile, forcing a million to evacuate and triggering tsunami warnings in California and Hawaii
Image: A resident looks on near debris of a damaged house after an earthquake hit areas of central Chile, in Illapel.
A resident looks on near debris of a damaged house after an earthquake hit areas of central Chile, in Illapel town, north of Santiago, Chile, September 17, 2015. Strong aftershocks rippled through Chile on Thursday after a magnitude 8.3 earthquake that killed at least eight people and slammed powerful waves into coastal towns, forcing more than a million people from their homes. REUTERS/Ivan AlvaradoIVAN ALVARADO / Reuters