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February 27, 2010

On February 27, 2010, an earthquake measuring 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale strikes central parts of Chile leaving over 500 victims, and thousands injured. The quake triggers a tsunami which strikes Hawaii shortly after. The year's #1 song was "Tik Tok" by Kesha. Sophia Reid-Gantzert, Tanitoluwa Adewumi, Sophia Reid-Gantzert would arrive in the same year.

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2010 (MMX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2010th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 10th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2010s decade.

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On February 27, 2010

  1. 2010 An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale strikes central parts of Chile leaving over 500 victims, and thousands injured. The quake triggers a tsunami which strikes Hawaii shortly after.

    Magnitude 8.8 earthquake and tsunami off the coast of central Chile

    8 Mww that struck off the coast of the Maule Region of central Chile on 27 February 2010 at 03:34 local time. One of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded, it lasted approximately three minutes and was felt across six Chilean regions home to roughly 80 percent of the country's population. 5 1960 Valdivia earthquake and the strongest worldwide between the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.

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Sophia Reid-Gantzert 2010– Canadian actress and dancer
Tanitoluwa Adewumi 2010– Nigerian-American chess player
Sophia Reid-Gantzert 2010– Canadian actress and dancer
Tanitoluwa Adewumi 2010– Nigerian-American chess player
Sophia Reid-Gantzert 2010– Canadian actress and dancer
Tanitoluwa Adewumi 2010– Nigerian-American chess player

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