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Tsunami warning after powerful earthquake hits Chile

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September 17, 2015 - 10:16AM

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A powerful 8.3-magnitude earthquake has struck off the central coast of Chile, causing buildings to sway in the capital Santiago and triggering a tsunami warning.

Tsunami alarms sounded in the port of Valparaiso and authorities issued a tsunami alert for Chile's entire coast. Several strong aftershocks hit the area minutes after the initial quake.

8.3 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Chile. Watch issued for Hawaii: http://t.co/mW0FgKG9aY pic.twitter.com/xKceShBC6T
— World News Tonight (@WNTonight) September 16, 2015

Hazardous tsunami waves were possible along the coasts of Chile and also Peru within the next several hours, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said, while a tsunami watch was also issued for Hawaii.

The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre said there was no tsunami threat to the Australian mainland, islands or territories.

US officials said the quake struck just offshore in the Pacific Ocean at 7.54pm, local time, and was centred about 228 kilometres north north-west of Santiago.

The US Geological Survey reported the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.9, however this was later upgraded to 8.3.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said the quake struck 10 kilometres below the surface.

"Based on all available data, hazardous tsunami waves are forecast for some coasts," the centre said.

Chile's emergency office warned that big waves caused by the quake could hit the coast by 11pm. If tsunami waves impact Hawaii, the estimated earliest arrival time would be 3.06am, local time.

Witnesses said the powerful quake was felt as far away as the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, on the eastern seaboard of South America.

Chile's state copper miner Codelco said workers at its Ventanas division have been evacuated.

Newsweek published pictures showing people gathering at a tsunami-safe zone.

UPDATE: The 8.3 earthquake generated a tsunami warning for #Chile, Peru and Hawaii http://t.co/oRGNeSZNmX pic.twitter.com/rRIr52IRqv
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) September 16, 2015

Australian rapper Urthboy is in Chile and tweeted that he felt the earthquake strike.

ok so that's what it feels like to experience an earthquake! #chile
— Urthboy (@urthboy) September 16, 2015

Amazing how soft the concrete felt beneath my feet.. like a 1000 trains in the subway below. Aftershocks now... whoa
— Urthboy (@urthboy) September 16, 2015



Chile is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries because just off the coast, the Nazca tectonic plate plunges beneath the South American plate, pushing the towering Andes cordillera to ever-higher altitudes.

The strongest earthquake ever recorded on Earth happened in Chile in 1960, when a magnitude-9.5 quake killed more than 5,000 people.

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Strong quake strikes Chile, tsunami alert issued
A strong 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck the centre of Chile, with the epicentre located about 228km north of the capital Santiago.

POSTED: 17 Sep 2015 07:28 UPDATED: 17 Sep 2015 08:09

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People running out of a supermarket during a strong earthquake in Santiago, Chile, on Sep 16, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/MARTIN BERNETTI)

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SANTIAGO: A strong 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck the center of Chile on Wednesday, US seismologists said, triggering a tsunami alert that stretched to Peru and the evacuation of coastal areas.

There were no immediate reports of injury or major damage, a government emergency agency said.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) put the shallow quake at a magnitude of 7.9 and said it hit just 228km from the capital Santiago.


Graphic: USGS

It had a depth of eight kilometers and hit at 7.54pm (6.54am, Singapore time), USGS said, also reporting two aftershocks, both above 6.0. The Chilean government put the earthquake at 8.0 on the Richter scale.

The quake was felt as far away as Buenos Aires, in Argentina, about 1,400km away, while a tsunami warning was in place for the whole of Chile and Peru's Pacific coastline. Thousands of terrified residents in Santiago - a city of 6.6 million people - poured onto the streets, an AFP reporter said.


People gather on a street during a strong earthquake in Santiago, Chile, on Sep 16, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/MARTIN BERNETTI)

In April 2014, a deadly 8.2-magnitude earthquake in northern Chile killed six people and forced a million to leave their homes in the region around Iquique.

And a Feb 27, 2010 quake that struck just off the coast of Chile's Maule region measured 8.8 in magnitude, making it one of the largest ever recorded. It killed more than 500 people and inflicted an estimated US$30 billion in damages.

- AFP/rw

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Powerful Chile quake kills at least five, 1 million evacuated
At least 5 people are dead after a strong 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck the centre of Chile, with the epicentre located about 228km north of the capital Santiago.

POSTED: 17 Sep 2015 07:28 UPDATED: 17 Sep 2015 16:11

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SANTIAGO: A powerful 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile on Wednesday (Sep 17), killing at least five people, forcing the evacuation of one million and sparking warnings that tsunami waves could even reach Japan.

Buildings swayed as far away as in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1,500 kilometers (1,000 miles) away to the east. In Chile, people ran out into the streets in terror.

TV footage showed stores with floors strewn with a colourful and mushy mess of broken bottles, jars and other spilled merchandise.


It was the sixth most powerful quake in the history of geologically volatile Chile and the strongest anywhere in the world this year, Deputy Interior Minister Mahmoud Aleuy said.

Strong aftershocks followed the first quake, and a tsunami alert remained in effect hours later for the Chilean coast. Many people were evacuated to higher ground.

More than 135,000 families were left without power in the north-central coast area, the National Emergency Office reported, lowering an early figure.

Central Choapa province, which is closest to the epicentre, was declared a catastrophe zone and placed under military rule.


Interior Minister Jorge Burgos said evacuation of coastal towns and cities had been ordered as a precautionary measure. Classes were cancelled in coastal areas.

Among the dead were a woman in Illapel, close to the epicentre, and an 86-year-old man in Santiago, where there were scenes of pandemonium as thousands fled swaying buildings.

Hardest-hit Illapel, a coastal city of 30,000, saw its electricity fail and several homes collapsed. Around a dozen people were injured.

In coastal La Serena, in the north of Chile, "people were running in all directions," said resident Gloria Navarro.

Waves crashed across costal roads in the regions of Coquimbo and Valparaiso. Rough seas were also forecast for Thursday.


People gather on a street during a strong earthquake in Santiago, Chile, on Sep 16, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/MARTIN BERNETTI)


FEAR IN ARGENTINA

Fear also seized residents in Argentina.

"We went into a panic and the floor kept moving. We went out into the hallway and down the stairs," Celina Atrave, 65, who lives in a 25-story high-rise near downtown Buenos Aires, told AFP.

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said she would travel to the quake-hit area to assess the relief effort.

The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that "hazardous" tsunami waves were possible for some parts of Chile's shoreline, including some three meters (10 feet) above the tide level.

Tsunami waves were also possible in French Polynesia, Hawaii and California, officials said, as well as smaller waves as far afield as Japan and New Zealand.

The first tsunami waves struck Chile's coast, including the tourist city of Valparaiso, local television pictures showed, but there were no immediate details of damage or injuries.

A precautionary alert for Peru was later called off, civil defence officials said, but scared residents in the city of Ilo, close to the border with Chile, remained out on the streets and on higher ground nonetheless.


In April last year, a deadly 8.2-magnitude earthquake in northern Chile killed six people and forced a million to leave their homes in the region around Iquique.

And a February 2010 quake that struck just off the coast of Chile's Maule region measured 8.8 in magnitude, making it one of the largest ever recorded. It killed more than 500 people and inflicted an estimated US$30 billion in damages.

- AFP/rw

 

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Hopefully wash up more MH-370 debris onto Malaysia shore.