Massive Earthquake Hits Chile

A man returns to his home in Talca to inspect the damage left by the Feb. 27 earthquake.

Residents reach out to catch looted merchandise thrown from a market in Concepción.

In downtown Talcahuano, a tsunami triggered by the 8.8-magnitude earthquake caused significant damage.

A casket lies open on a street in Talcahuano after the coastal town was devastated by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

In the town of Constitucia, a makeshift morgue is set up in a gymnasium.

A man walks by destroyed buildings in Talca, 186 miles (300 km) south of Santiago.

Firemen look for earthquake victims in a collapsed building in Concepción.

Pieces of the ceiling are scattered on the floor of a movie theater in Valparaíso.

In Pelluhue, shells of homes stand on muddy soil after being hit by the powerful tsunami.

Residents walk by debris in Santiago after the 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday, Feb. 27. The epicenter was just 70 miles (110 km) from Concepción, Chile's second largest city.

People gather on a street after the earthquake in downtown Valparaíso. The quake struck at 3:34 a.m.

Residents sit in a main square in downtown Santiago after the quake. Outgoing President Michelle Bachelet said, "The country has just experienced an enormous earthquake. We are in the process of finding out about the effects of the quake across the region, the state of the roads and hospitals, the damage to buildings and of course the number of those killed and injured. People should remain calm. We're doing everything we can with all the forces we have."

A resident of Talca surveys a destroyed car covered with rubble. The worst-affected areas appear to be those closest to the epicenter, southwest of Santiago, near Concepción, Valdivia and Temuco.

Vehicles are overturned on a highway that collapsed near Santiago.

Several walls and shelves of a pharmacy in Viña del Mar were knocked over by the quake.

Tourists gather outside a destroyed hotel in Viña del Mar.

A woman sits in front of a quake-damaged house and car in Talca.

Smoke from a burning building fills the sky in the outskirts of Santiago after the huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked Chile, killing more than 100 people. The massive quake plunged much of the Chilean capital into darkness as it snapped power lines and severed communications.

Residents look at a collapsed building in Concepción.

A resident removes the rubble of a destroyed house in Talca.

Vehicles sit on a damaged motorway in Santiago following the earthquake.

A man stands with his belongings in the street in Valparaíso.

Police officers stand guard as people look on in front of a supermarket in Concepción on Sunday, Feb. 28, a day after the quake.

People line up for supplies in Concepción.

Rescue workers help an injured woman out from a destroyed building in Concepción.

Fearing aftershocks, residents sleep in the streets in Valparaíso.

Two men stand in front of a destroyed building in Concepción.