Personal Accounts of the Earthquake in Chile

Nike writes about the earthquake from Valparaiso, Chile

More than 200 prisoners escape a prison in nearby Chillan. Kleist's "Earthquake in Chili" anyone?

Kyle writes about living through the earthquake in Santiago, Chile and updates.

From abroad, Marc Cooper tweets and provides a deeper political perspective to the crisis, pointing out the mounting death toll of the earthquake in Chile. He's not bringing politics into it, he's describing the politics which arise inevitably.

8.8 Earthquake Hits Santiago, Chile

The earthquake epicenter was offshore, in Maule, south of Santiago. minor tsunami waves have hit Hawaii, LA and New Zealand.

Here's a livestream of Chilean coverage of the earthquake that I watched for a while this morning.

My close friends were able to email back and they report being terrified, but fine.

Here is information on how you can help the Chilean Earthquake relief effort, including a Person Finder, that Google set up to help find people in Chile. I plugged in a couple names and it didn't find them, but it may work for others.

If you're trying to reach a loved one in Chile right now, here's my page on how to call Chile with a phone card.

You can click here to buy a cheap phone card now

Here are some photos of the earthquake in Chile

If you're in Chile, please tell us what it's like. Leave a comment. Also please send me photos or video. Please Email Me. Thanks!