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Chile earthquake: How the country has prepared for massive temblors
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Sep 17, 2015
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Chile earthquake: How the country has prepared for massive temblors
After shocks continue to keep Chile on edge, as Thursday's quake is the biggest to rock the country since the 8.8 temblor five years ago.
People remain outside a building during a strong quake in Santiago on September 16, 2015. A strong earthquake struck the center of Chile on Wednesday, local seismologists said, triggering a tsunami alert, sparking panic and shaking buildings.
People remain outside a building during a strong quake in Santiago on September 16, 2015. A strong earthquake struck the center of Chile on Wednesday, local seismologists said, triggering a tsunami alert, sparking panic and shaking buildings.
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After shocks continue to keep Chile on edge, as Thursday's quake is the biggest to rock the country since the 8.8 temblor five years ago.

A magnitude-8.3 earthquake struck Chile on Thursday, killing at least eight people and forcing more than 1 million residents from their homes. 

After shocks continue to keep the nation on edge, as this latest quake is the biggest to hit Chile since the 8.8 temblor five years ago. President Michelle Bachelet says her government "learned a series of lessons" from that quake.

Joining Take Two to discuss:

  • Mark Simons, Caltech seismologist

Correction: An earlier version of this post misspelled Mark Simons' last name