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2014 in Chile
The following lists events that happened during
2014 in Chile
.
Incumbents
President:
Sebastián Piñera
,
Michelle Bachelet
Events
December 4
Santiago on Tour
Devo Live
December 6
Santiago Rockout Festival Devo Live
On Tour
March
March 17
– A 6.7 magnitude earthquake
strikes
off the coast of Chile with officials issuing precautionary
tsunami warnings
for the nation's coast.
April
April 1
– An 8.2 magnitude earthquake occurs in the
Pacific Ocean
near Chile
causing
landslides and killing at least five people. A
tsunami warning
is issued.
April 2
– The
President of Chile
Michelle Bachelet declares the
northern
part of Chile to be a
disaster zone
including the regions of
Arica y Parinacota
, and Tarapacá.
April 13
– A
massive forest fire
in
Valparaíso
destroys thousands of homes and leaves
11
people dead.
September
September 8
– A
fire extinguisher bomb
exploded in the
Escuela Militar metro station
in Santiago, injuring 14 people, several seriously.