An
8.8-magnitude earthquake occurs in
Chile, triggering a tsunami over the Pacific and killing at least 525.ref name=muertos
//www.interior.gob.cl/filesapp/listado_fallecidos_desaparecidos_27Feb.pdf Subsecretaría del Interior de
Chile (January 31 2011). «Informe final de fallecidos y desaparecidos por comuna» The earthquake is one of the
largest in recorded history.