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| Tsunami threat message after 7.7 quake hits off Chile coast | Tsunami threat message after 7.7 quake hits off Chile coast |
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| An earthquake of 7.7 magnitude was registered in southern Chile on Sunday, prompting a tsunami threat message for areas as far as 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from the epicenter. | An earthquake of 7.7 magnitude was registered in southern Chile on Sunday, prompting a tsunami threat message for areas as far as 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from the epicenter. |
| The quake's epicenter was 225km (140 miles) southwest of Puerto Montt in southern Chile, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), with a depth of about 15km (nine miles). | The quake's epicenter was 225km (140 miles) southwest of Puerto Montt in southern Chile, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), with a depth of about 15km (nine miles). |
| The National Emergency Office of the Chilean Interior Ministry and Public Security (ONEMI) has warned people in the coastal regions to leave the areas due to the tsunami threat. | The National Emergency Office of the Chilean Interior Ministry and Public Security (ONEMI) has warned people in the coastal regions to leave the areas due to the tsunami threat. |
| People in the Biobio, Araucania, Los Rios, and Aysen regions have been advised to evacuate, ONEMI said on its official Twitter account. | People in the Biobio, Araucania, Los Rios, and Aysen regions have been advised to evacuate, ONEMI said on its official Twitter account. |
| Based on the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center's threat messages, “hazardous tsunami waves are forecast for some coasts.” An earlier message said tsunami waves were “possible” within a 1,000km radius from the epicenter. Tsunami waves of up to three meters above the tide level might reach some coasts of Chile, it said. | Based on the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center's threat messages, “hazardous tsunami waves are forecast for some coasts.” An earlier message said tsunami waves were “possible” within a 1,000km radius from the epicenter. Tsunami waves of up to three meters above the tide level might reach some coasts of Chile, it said. |
| The warning was later downgraded to a 'watch.' | |
| An emergency operations committee has been set up in Chile. Estimated tsunami arrival times have been issued by the Chilean emergency authorities. | |
| Around 4,000 people have been evacuated from the Los Lagos region alone, ONEMI said. | |
| No fatalities have been reported following the quake, Reuters said, citing Chile's emergency services. | |
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| The South American country, which has over 6,000km (3,700 miles) of Pacific Ocean coastline, is often struck by earthquakes. After one of the most powerful, a 8.8 magnitude quake off the south-central coast in 2010, a tsunami followed, devastating a number of towns along the coast. |