On February 27 , 2010 , Pelluhue and Curanipe were partially destroyed by an earthquake measuring 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale , and its associated tsunami that left 60 ft fishing vessels in the streets , the towns " covered in mud " and hundreds of homes " completely gone " , as reported by the press . Scores of bodies have been found in the area and an estimated 300 homes were destroyed in Pelluhue alone . The commune of Pelluhue lies close to the town of Cobquecura , the reported epicenter of the earthquake
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2010 Chile earthquake
Pelluhue