Massive 8.8-Magnitude Quake Hits Chile - 10 Horror Videos Compilation

TALCA, Chile—Shell-shocked Chileans struggled to deal with the aftermath of a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that ripped through the southern half of the country early Saturday morning, killing at least 300 people as it shook the country for more than a minute.

The quake, one of the biggest ever measured, struck just after 3:30 a.m. local time, toppling buildings, collapsing roads and cutting off power and telecommunications services. At least ten aftershocks hit the region in the hours after the initial quake—felt 2,000 miles away in Sao Paulo, Brazil—and waves that swelled more than six feet above their normal height battered the country’s long coastline, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Read more …