Five people killed by collapsed buildings and 6 people killed when their vehicle was struck by a boulder near Iquique. At least 200 people injured, 544 houses destroyed and 8,691 damaged (VII), power and telephone services interrupted, roads damaged and landslides occurred in the Iquique area. A rock fell from El Morro near Arica. Felt (VI) at Calama and Tocopilla; (V) at Arica, Chanaral and El Salvador; (IV) at Antofagasta, Caldera and Copiapo. Felt throughout northern Chile. Also felt (V) at Arequipa, Ilo, Moquega, Punta de Bombon and Tacna, Peru. Felt (III) at La Paz, Bolivia. Felt as far away as Santiago, Chile and in Distrito Federal, Goias, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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