Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100228:06:22:00
With disaster. >> reporter: already we know that the earthquake is going to be one for the record books. according to the u.s. geologicalic survey, chile's earthquake would rank seventh in magnitude since the 1700s and it is the third strongest to hit chile in that time n. 1960, a 9.5 magnitude quake killed 1,655 people. and in 1868 an estimated 9.0 quake struck on the pueru and chile border killing 25,000 people. that traveled all of the way across the pacific damaging dounlds on the new zealand coast. and in 1922, an 8.5 magnitude caused nine-meter waves. why is this so prone? it is because ...
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