[citation][nom]rajangel[/nom]its normal. about every 20 years they have one of this size in this area, and then its normal to feel small ones every day. fortunately they use building techniques to minimize damage. these people are quite resilient.[/citation]
Unfortunately, that's the truth. This recent earthquake was the 5th most powerful recorded anywhere in the world since 1900. That's how hard it was.
And
the most powerful earthquake ever recorded also took place in Chile exactly 50 years ago, in 1960. It was a 9.5 magnitude quake. It gives you shivers just to think about it ...
[citation][nom]gumbedamit[/nom]While I applaud what google has done, the question is did Google responded the same for the victims of Haiti. Did google create a "Person Finder" for the Haitian people? hmmm[/citation]
Yes, THEY DID!!! A little research would have confirmed it, but apparently lambasting Google was more important that finding out the facts:
Haiti Person Finder (powered by Google)
[citation][nom]brendano257[/nom]Umm this is Chile, cell phones wouldn't be popular enough to make a vast difference.[/citation]
Oh! You mean that because
Chile has 100% cell phone penetration (i.e. 1 cell phone per person)?
[citation][nom]Yuka[/nom]There's a lot of people using it as we speak, here in Chile. There are hundreds still lost all over the coast line of the country (i'm from Santiago, Chile) where the Tsunami's hit after the earthquake and this tool is providing a LOT of help. Simple, yet it's usefullness is amazing; the same goes with twitter so far.Thanks Google for your concern!And thank you Tom's Readers for your kind thoughts; our country people need kind thoughts for their lost ones.Now, if you ask me, Haiti still needs more help than us. We're fine by our selves so far.Cheers![/citation]
Un abrazo desde el otro lado de la cordillera. Espero que se recuperen muy pronto. Mucha fuerza!