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8.8 Earthquake Hits Outside Santiago Chile, American Idol Elliot Yamin Reports

Breaking news – An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter Scale hit outside of Santiago, Chili this morning at approximately 03:34 their local time.

Elliot Yamin, former American Idol, is actually in Chile and experienced the earthquake. Elliot called into CNN, and described his experience. Watch the video below:

The site of the earthquake is very close to the same spot that experienced the largest recorded earthquake in history – the 9.5 where 1,655 were killed in 1960. Since 1973, there have been 13 earthquakes measuring 7.0 or higher on the Richter Scale.

So far, the massive earthquake has taken the lives of at least 82 people.

Kevin Brackett

Kevin Brackett is a professional film and theatre critic. He is also a member of the St. Louis Film Critics Association (SLFCA). Since founding Review St. Louis in 2008, he remains editor and operator of the online publication. Kevin is also a co-host of the Reel Spoilers podcast, and former National Vice President of the Technology Student Association (TSA), comprised of over 200,000 members worldwide. E-mail: kevin [at] reviewstl.com.

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