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2014 in Chile
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2014
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
December 4 Santiago on Tour Devo Live
December 6 Santiago Rockout Festival Devo Live On Tour
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.https://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/16/world/americas/chile-earthquake/?hpt=hp_t2 6.7 earthquake strikes off Chile's Pacific coast 16 March 2014 10 January 2015
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.https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/world/magnitude-82-earthquake-strikes-chile-sparking-tsunami-landslides/news-story/c32c9547bb71cea2d9c1596cfe554b1c Magnitude 8.2 earthquake strikes Chile, sparking tsunami, landslides 2 April 2014 2014-04-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20140402073321/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/magnitude-82-earthquake-strikes-chile-sparking-tsunami-landslides/story-e6frg6so-1226872234580 subscription live 10 January 2015
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.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-02/chile-earthquake-five-dead-disaster-declared-in-north/5362644 Chile earthquake: At least five dead as president declares northern disaster zone 2 April 2014 10 January 2015
April 13 – A massive forest fire in Valparaíso destroys thousands of homes and leaves 11 people dead.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-27007884 Chile fire in Valparaiso kills 12 and forces thousands to evacuate 14 April 2014 10 January 2015
September
September 8 – A fire extinguisher bomb exploded in the Escuela Militar metro station in Santiago, injuring 14 people, several seriously.
References
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