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27 February, 2010

Google launches person finder for Chile

Google launched a person finder to allow tracking of people potentially affected by the earthquake in Chile.

http://chilepersonfinder.appspot.com/

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8.8 Magnitude Earthquake in Chile

A massive 8.8 earthquake, one of the strongest ever recorded,struck South-central Chile at approximately 6:34 am UTC, cutting power and telecommunications in large sector of Santiago, the Chilean capital lcated 210 miles away, and triggering a tsunami alert as far away as Australia and Hawaii.