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Why so fewer dead in Chile?

The devastation in Haiti from Januaryâ??s earthquake was still fresh in our minds when another massive quake rocked Chile this weekend with an 8.8 magnitude.  UW-Madison Geophysics professor Clifford Thurber says in terms of size, Haiti was a â??run-of-the-millâ? 7.0 quake and Chileâ??s is among the top ten in the last century.