Chilean President Gabriel Boric, a native of the region, called for calm and cooperation. “All state resources are available,” he said, emphasizing that protecting lives is the top priority. His message was broadcast nationwide as emergency teams worked to coordinate evacuation and response operations.
The Magallanes Region, Chile’s southernmost territory, is sparsely populated but extremely vulnerable due to its proximity to the epicenter. Reports of power outages and damaged infrastructure were still being assessed by early responders.
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake, measuring 9.5, remains the strongest ever recorded globally, and Chilean authorities have since developed one of the world’s most advanced quake monitoring systems.
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