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The Destruction Left Behind After Chile's Earthquake (PHOTOS)

PHOTOS: The Destruction Left Behind After Chile's Earthquake
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Hundreds were evacuated after a 7.6-magnitude aftershock rattled Chile's northern coast Wednesday night, the Associated Press reports. The area had already been hit by an 8.2-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday, which caused six deaths, extensive damage, and tsunami warnings in multiple countries.

The aftershock shook buildings and created panic among residents in the port of Iquique, one of the cities impacted by the quake on Tuesday, but no new casualties or damages were reported as of Wednesday night.

In 2010, a magnitude-8.8 quake hit central Chile and triggered a tsunami which collectively killed more than 500 people and destroyed 220,000 homes according to the Associated Press. The earthquake released enough energy to change the rotation of the Earth for a fraction of second.

Take a look at the destruction left behind after this week's earthquake and aftershock in Chile:

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People walk along a cracked road in Iquique, northern Chile, on April 2, 2014 a day after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / ALDO SOLIMANO (Photo credit should read Aldo Solimano/AFP/Getty Images)
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People walk along a cracked road in Iquique, northern Chile, on April 2, 2014 a day after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / ALDO SOLIMANO (Photo credit should read Aldo Solimano/AFP/Getty Images)
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People walk along a cracked road in Iquique, northern Chile, on April 2, 2014 a day after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / ALDO SOLIMANO (Photo credit should read Aldo Solimano/AFP/Getty Images)
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Damaged cars on a road near Iquique, northern Chile, on April 2, 2014 a day after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / ALDO SOLIMANO (Photo credit should read Aldo Solimano/AFP/Getty Images)
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Damaged cars in Iquique, northern Chile, on April 2, 2014 a day after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / ALDO SOLIMANO (Photo credit should read Aldo Solimano/AFP/Getty Images)
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View of destroyed houses in Iquique, northern Chile, on April 2, 2014 a day after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / ALDO SOLIMANO (Photo credit should read Aldo Solimano/AFP/Getty Images)
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A man lloks at a destroyed house in Iquique, northern Chile, on April 2, 2014 a day after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / ALDO SOLIMANO (Photo credit should read Aldo Solimano/AFP/Getty Images)
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A fisherman jumps off a boat at the port of Iquique, in northern Chile, on April 2, 2014 after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / POOL / LUIS HIDALGO (Photo credit should read LUIS HIDALGO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Fishermen look to salvage any remains destroyed overnight in the port of Iquique, in northern Chile, on April 2, 2014 after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / POOL / LUIS HIDALGO (Photo credit should read LUIS HIDALGO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Fishermen look to salvage any remains destroyed overnight in the port of Iquique, in northern Chile, on April 2, 2014 after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / POOL / LUIS HIDALGO (Photo credit should read LUIS HIDALGO/AFP/Getty Images)
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A fisherman looks to salvage any remains destroyed overnight in the port of Iquique, in northern Chile, on April 2, 2014 after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / POOL / LUIS HIDALGO (Photo credit should read LUIS HIDALGO/AFP/Getty Images)
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Fishermen try to salvage any remains destroyed overnight in the port of Iquique, in northern Chile, on April 2, 2014 after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / POOL / LUIS HIDALGO (Photo credit should read LUIS HIDALGO/AFP/Getty Images)
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People stand in line to buy fuel in Iquique, in northern Chile, on April 2, 2014 a day after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / POOL / LUIS HIDALGO (Photo credit should read LUIS HIDALGO/AFP/Getty Images)
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People stand in line to buy fuel in Iquique, in northern Chile, on April 2, 2014 a day after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / POOL / LUIS HIDALGO (Photo credit should read LUIS HIDALGO/AFP/Getty Images)
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A family put fuel in a vehicle in Iquique, northern Chile, on April 2, 2014, a day after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / Juan Leonel (Photo credit should read JUAN LEONEL/AFP/Getty Images)
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People walk along a road damaged by a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake that hit off Chile's Pacific coast, in Iquique, northern Chile, on April 2, 2014. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / Juan Leonel (Photo credit should read JUAN LEONEL/AFP/Getty Images)
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A car stops by a crack on a road damaged by a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake that hit off Chile's Pacific coast, in Iquique, northern Chile, on April 2, 2014. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / Juan Leonel (Photo credit should read JUAN LEONEL/AFP/Getty Images)
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A soldier and other people walk along a road damaged by a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake that hit off Chile's Pacific coast, in Iquique, northern Chile, on April 2, 2014. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / Juan Leonel (Photo credit should read JUAN LEONEL/AFP/Getty Images)
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A Chilean Army soldier speaks with a car driver as he guards a gas station in Iquique, 1,950 kilometres north of Santiago, where fuel is being rationed on April 3, 2014. A powerful offshore earthquake measuring 7.6 rocked northern Chile late Wednesday, sparking a new tsunami warning and sending thousands of people fleeing for higher ground a day after a deadly tremor killed six people. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who was assessing damage from Tuesday's 8.2 jolt, was among those forced to evacuate as the latest quake sowed terror among exhausted and nervous residents. AFP PHOTO/CRIS BOURONCLE (Photo credit should read CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Residents camp out near Iquique, 1,950 km north of Santiago, on April 3, 2014. A powerful offshore earthquake measuring 7.6 rocked northern Chile late Wednesday, sparking a new tsunami warning and sending thousands of people fleeing for higher ground a day after a deadly tremor killed six people. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who was assessing damage from Tuesday's 8.2 jolt, was among those forced to evacuate as the latest quake sowed terror among exhausted and nervous residents. AFP PHOTO/CRIS BOURONCLE (Photo credit should read CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Residents camp out near Iquique, 1,950 km north of Santiago, on April 3, 2014. A powerful offshore earthquake measuring 7.6 rocked northern Chile late Wednesday, sparking a new tsunami warning and sending thousands of people fleeing for higher ground a day after a deadly tremor killed six people. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who was assessing damage from Tuesday's 8.2 jolt, was among those forced to evacuate as the latest quake sowed terror among exhausted and nervous residents. AFP PHOTO/CRIS BOURONCLE (Photo credit should read CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP/Getty Images)
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A woman uses an electric outlet to use her mobile phone as people queue in front of a major grocery store in Iquique, 1,950 km north of Santiago, on April 3, 2014. A powerful offshore earthquake measuring 7.6 rocked northern Chile late Wednesday, sparking a new tsunami warning and sending thousands of people fleeing for higher ground a day after a deadly tremor killed six people. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who was assessing damage from Tuesday's 8.2 jolt, was among those forced to evacuate as the latest quake sowed terror among exhausted and nervous residents. AFP PHOTO/CRIS BOURONCLE (Photo credit should read CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Residents camp out on a field near Iquique, Chile, as earthquakes rocked the area over the last 48-hours, on April 2, 2014. A powerful offshore earthquake measuring 7.6 rocked northern Chile late Wednesday, sparking a new tsunami warning and sending thousands of people fleeing for higher ground a day after a deadly tremor killed six people. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who was assessing damage from Tuesday's 8.2 jolt, was among those forced to evacuate as the latest quake sowed terror among exhausted and nervous residents. AFP PHOTO / JUAN LEONEL (Photo credit should read JUAN LEONEL/AFP/Getty Images)
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Residents camp out on a field near Iquique, Chile, as earthquakes rocked the area over the last 48-hours, on April 2, 2014. A powerful offshore earthquake measuring 7.6 rocked northern Chile late Wednesday, sparking a new tsunami warning and sending thousands of people fleeing for higher ground a day after a deadly tremor killed six people. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who was assessing damage from Tuesday's 8.2 jolt, was among those forced to evacuate as the latest quake sowed terror among exhausted and nervous residents. AFP PHOTO / JUAN LEONEL (Photo credit should read JUAN LEONEL/AFP/Getty Images)
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A man looks on April 2, 2014 at fishing boats which sank at the Riquelme Cove, in Iquique, northern Chile, after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast. An 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit Chile late Tuesday, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. AFP PHOTO / ALDO SOLIMANO (Photo credit should read Aldo Solimano/AFP/Getty Images)

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