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| Tsunami alert after 8.2 quake strikes off Chile | |
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| An earthquake of 8.2 magnitude has struck off northern Chile, triggering a tsunami alert for Latin America's Pacific coastline, the US Geological Survey says. | |
| It said the quake was very shallow, only 10km below the seabed, striking 86km (56 miles) north-west of the mining area of Iquique. | It said the quake was very shallow, only 10km below the seabed, striking 86km (56 miles) north-west of the mining area of Iquique. |
| There are reports of 2m (6ft) waves striking some of the Chilean coastline. | |
| Chilean authorities have ordered the speedy evacuation of coastal areas. | Chilean authorities have ordered the speedy evacuation of coastal areas. |
| There are some reports of landslides hitting highways and Chilean TV has broadcast pictures of traffic jams as people evacuate coastal areas. | |
| The Chilean interior ministry told the BBC that one of the main roads outside Iquique was cut off because of hillside debris on the road. | |
| The ministry says that partial landslides have also taken place between the towns of Putre and General Lagos. | |
| 'A big one' | |
| A warning from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (TWC) said that the coasts of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua were all at risk of a tsunami. | A warning from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (TWC) said that the coasts of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua were all at risk of a tsunami. |
| "Everyone along our coast should be alert and ready," Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa said on Twitter. | "Everyone along our coast should be alert and ready," Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa said on Twitter. |
| The Chilean navy said some high waves had hit the coast within 45 minutes of the quake. | The Chilean navy said some high waves had hit the coast within 45 minutes of the quake. |
| "We have asked citizens to evacuate the entire coast... there is no serious damage to houses... there have been no people hurt," said Chilean home office minister Mahmud Aleuy. | |
| "An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines near the epicentre within minutes and more distant coastlines within hours," a TWC statement said. | "An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines near the epicentre within minutes and more distant coastlines within hours," a TWC statement said. |
| A British expatriate near the northern Chilean city of Antofagasta told the BBC that there had been several tremors since the last quarter of last year. | |
| "But this earthquake, even with the increased distance, seemed to last a lot longer," Patrick Moore said. | |
| "I was just sitting on my bed and normally these tremors using last at the very longest about 40 seconds - this one felt like it lasted about two minutes. | |
| "I knew it was bad so I immediately went online to see what had happened and saw a tsunami warning that's been put in place which confirmed my fears that it was a big one." | |
| Kurt Hertrampf, a hostel owner in Arica, told the BBC there was a big blackout in the town after the quake and he was surprised the telephone line was still working. | |
| Chile is one of the most seismically active countries in the world. | Chile is one of the most seismically active countries in the world. |
| Central and southern areas of the country were hit by a powerful earthquake of 8.8 magnitude quake followed by a tsunami that devastated scores of towns in February 2010. | Central and southern areas of the country were hit by a powerful earthquake of 8.8 magnitude quake followed by a tsunami that devastated scores of towns in February 2010. |
| In 1960 an area of Chile south of Concepcion was hit by a 9.5 magnitude which caused about 1,655 deaths and a tsunami in Hawaii and Japan. | |
| The 9.0 magnitude quake that struck Japan on 11 March 2011 caused a devastating tsunami and left more than 15,000 people dead, with more than 3,200 missing. | |
| Are you affected by the earthquake? Are you in the region where a tsunami warning has been put in place? Please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with 'Chile' in the subject. | Are you affected by the earthquake? Are you in the region where a tsunami warning has been put in place? Please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with 'Chile' in the subject. |
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