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How long was the fault rupture during the Chile earthquake of 2010?
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Chile earthquake of 2010
A collapsed building in Concepción, Chile, following an earthquake, 2010.
The 2010 Chile earthquake resulted from the rupture of a 300- to 375-mile (500- to 600-km) stretch of the fault line that separates the South American Plate from the subducting Nazca Plate.1