The quake that shook Chile was 800 times more powerful than the one that shook Haiti . Chile 's infrastructure built to withstand quakes , but death and destruction inescapable . Yet its natural beauty and efficiency are not enough to diminish what connects these folks to Haiti -- that the people waiting for buses beside the blackberry fields along Panamericana Ruta 5 are running scared . Chile : Dozens of earthquakes powerful enough to add to toll of injured and dead . Wealthier and more prepared than Haiti , Chile and its people still share in the fear .
The quake that shook Chile was 800 times more powerful than the one that shook Haiti . Chile 's infrastructure built to withstand quakes , but death and destruction inescapable . Chile : Dozens of earthquakes powerful enough to add to toll of injured and dead . Wealthier and more prepared than Haiti , Chile and its people still share in the fear .