Chile Earthquake Among Strongest Since 1900 VOA News 27 February 2010 Cars are seen overturned and stuck at a collapsed road innorthern Santiago, Chile, 27 Feb 2010 Based on U.S. Geological Survey figures, Saturday's 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile could rank as one of the most powerful in history. If the magnitude of the Chilean earthquake stands, it would be tied as the fifth-strongest earthquake recorded since 1900, when records were first kept. An earthquake off the coast of Ecuador in 1906 also was recorded to have a magnitude of 8.8. The most powerful earthquake recorded also occurred in Chile, in...