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Chile Earthquake – Report #1

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17.09.2015 – Situation Report No. 1 – 05:30 GMT

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Preferred Building Damage Information: (Damage states will be filled in later when more info available)

Description: Some buildings have been damaged with VIII The counting of buildings destroyed has not been undertaken as yet with estimations only made via satellite imagery and photos.
Based on news reports, there is minor damage to buildings in various locations, landslides and tsunami inundation damage close to the epicentre. Chile builds well for earthquakes so damage will be comparatively low.