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A magnitude-8.8 earthquake strikes central Chile on February 27, 2010, causing widespread damage and triggering a devastating tsunami with waves reaching up to 29 meters (95 feet). It caused over 500 deaths, destroyed 370,000 homes, affecting 12 million people  with an estimated 30 billion in damage. It was the most powerful earthquake to strike the region since the 9.5 magnitude, 1960 earthquake and one of the 10 strongest earthquakes ever recorded.