I check the USGS earthquake web site almost every day, as I live near Yellowstone and we have earthquake swarms centered there from time to time.

I was curious yesterday in reading the history of recorded earthquakes on that site and that the most powerful recorded in history was in Chile. I had the radio on last night when the news came of the 8.8 hitting Chile.

Just watched video taped by surveillance cameras in Chile from when the earthquake hit... incredibly intense shaking that lasted over a minute.

The many aftershocks are also strong, 5 and 6, and one earthquake centered in Argentina now of 6.3.


USGS recent world earthquakes


Alice