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Chile’s Magnitude 8.2 Quake Not ‘The Big One’

IQUIQUE, Chile (AP) — Authorities in northern Chile discovered surprisingly light damage and just six reported deaths Wednesday from a magnitude-8.2 quake — a remarkably low toll for such a powerful shift in the Earth’s crust. President Michelle Bachelet arrived in Iquique before noon to review damage after declaring a state of emergency. Hours earlier, …

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