1. A map locating the epicentre of the huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake which has rocked Chile at 3:34 am local time, February 27, 2010. One of the largest earthquakes on record struck the South American nation hard, killing at least 214 people and leaving a trail of twisted buildings and sending tsunami waves roaring across the Pacific Ocean. (Click to advance slides)

2. Cars lie overturned after the highway they were travelling on was destroyed in an earthquake in Santiago. February 27, 2010

3. A resident of Talca, Chile, walks amid debris of a destroyed house after a powerful earthquake. February 27, 2010

4. Residents look at the body of a dead man lying in a street of Talca, some 275 kilometers south of Santiago. February 27, 2010

5. The walls and aisles of a pharmacy in Vina del Mar are seen destroyed. February 27, 2010

6. People walk along a highway with a collapsed bridge in the background in the outskirts of Santiago. February 27, 2010

7. A police officer controls the traffic aside of an elevated highway that collapsed in Santiago. February 27, 2010

8. Smoke from a burning building fills the sky in the outskirts of Santiago. February 27, 2010

9. A resident takes photos of a building damaged in Talca, Chile. February 27, 2010

10. A police officer and residents carry a body from a destroyed house in Talca, Chile, some 275 kilometers south of Santiago. February 27, 2010

11. The walls of a hotel in Vina del Mar are seen destroyed. February 27, 2010

12. A woman sits in front a quake-damaged house in Talca, Chile. February 27, 2010

13. Rescue workers search for victims and survivors after an apartment complex collapsed in Concepcion some 100 km (62 miles) south of the epicenter. February 27, 2010

14. A survivor is lowered by a cable as rescue workers search for victims after an apartment complex collapsed in Concepcion, Chile. February 27, 2010

15. A man moves his belongings inside his home destroyed in an earthquake in Valparaiso. February 27, 2010

16. A man walks past a wrecked church in Santiago, Chile. February 27, 2010

17. People observe a highway and cars destroyed by an earthquake in Concepcion, Chile. February 27, 2010

18. Cyclists observe a bridge that collapsed in an earthquake in Concepcion, Chile. February 27, 2010

19. Vehicles sit on a destroyed motorway in Santiago. February 27, 2010

20. An overturned vehicle sits amidst rubble of a collapsed elevated highway in Santiago. February 27, 2010

21. Residents look at a collapsed building in Concepcion, Chile. February 27, 2010

22. A man carries a child next to a damaged building in Concepcion, Chile. February 27, 2010

23. A resident walks along a damaged street in Talca, Chile. February 27, 2010

24. An apartment block leans over after an earthquake in Santiago. February 27, 2010

25. An immigrant from Peru steps over debris after a major earthquake destroyed homes along Santo Domingo Street in Santiago. February 27, 2010

26. A man looks at the damage to the Accademy of Fine Arts building in Santiago. February 27, 2010

27. A man rides his bicycle past a destroyed building in Concepcion, Chile. February 27, 2010

28. A destroyed bridge is seen next to Talca some 300 km (186 miles) south of Santiago. February 27, 2010

29. A man carries a religious icon after an earthquake in Santiago. February 27, 2010

30. Fishing boats washed up by a wave generated by an earthquake are seen in Talcahuano Port, a city just outside Concepcion, Chile. February 27, 2010

31. Cyclists walk past shipping containers washed up by a wave caused by an earthquake in Talcahuano Port, a city just outside Concepcion, Chile. February 27, 2010

32. A policeman looks at cars washed against an apartment building by a wave generated by an earthquake in Talcahuano Port, near Concepcion, Chile. February 27, 2010

33. A man looks at rubble in Valparaiso, Chile. February 27, 2010

34. Talca, Chile. THE END February 27, 2010