2014 in Chile

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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Chile.

Incumbents

• President: Sebastián Piñera (RN) (left office on March 11), Michelle Bachelet (Socialist) (took office on March 11)

Events

March

• March 17 - A 6.7 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Chile with officials issuing precautionary tsunami warnings for the nation's coast.^[1]

April

• April 1 - An 8.2 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Pacific Ocean near Chile causing landslides and killing at least five people. A tsunami warning is issued.^[2]
• April 2 - The President of Chile Michelle Bachelet declares the northern part of Chile to be a disaster zone including the regions of Arica y Parinacota, and Tarapacá.^[3]
• April 13 - A massive forest fire in Valparaíso destroys thousands of homes and leaves 11 people dead.^[4]

September

• September 8 - A fire extinguisher bomb exploded in the Escuela Militar metro station in Santiago, injuring 14 people, several seriously.

References

1. "6.7 earthquake strikes off Chile's Pacific coast". 16 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
2. "Magnitude 8.2 earthquake strikes Chile, sparking tsunami, landslides". 2 April 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
3. "Chile earthquake: At least five dead as president declares northern disaster zone". 2 April 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
4. "Chile fire in Valparaiso kills 12 and forces thousands to evacuate". 14 April 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.