Damage and Casualties
At least two deaths have been attributed to this earthquake, one being an 88-year old woman crushed under a collapsing wall at Tocopilla, the other being a 54-year old woman, whose exact cause of death remains unknown. At least 150 were injured. There were also reports of widespread power outages in the region, including the cities of Antofagasta, Calama and Arica. The earthquake disrupted copper mining in the region; because Chile is the world's top supplier of copper, the earthquake caused prices of the metal to jump by more than 6%. Tin prices also rose 4% to reach a record high. There were reports of several dozens of road workers trapped inside a collapsed highway tunnel.
200 homes were destroyed by the shaking and up to 15,000 people were displaced. In Tocopilla alone, 1,000 homes were demolished, representing 30% of all standing structures.
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