[Godzilla]

This quake is close enough to the Chile event to very possibly be related/triggered by it.

The rupture zone for the Chile event has spread a considerable distance along the subduction zone. this will keep seismologists and tectonists at it for a long time.

[hennie pennie]

What do you believe was meant when a Chilean was quoted as having said, "The southern half of my country is falling apart."

That's waaaaaay too catastrophic an image for my poor little mind to deal with.

Could an 8.8, followed by massive aftershocks really rip a country to shreds, or might that "falling apart" been a really serious mistranslation?