Magnitude 6.8 Quake Rocks Nation, Kills 7
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A powerful earthquake rocked much of the nation, crushing homes, sparking several landslides and killing seven people, authorities reported. The tremor measured 6.8 and was centered near Illapel, about 130 miles north of Santiago, the capital, according to the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo. But it was felt along a 750-mile north-south stretch of Chile, including the capital.
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