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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAn 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
CNN Breaking News Email: "An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
A tsunami warning was issued for Chile, Peru and Ecuador. The quake was centered some 50 miles west-northwest of Iquique at a depth of 6.2 miles."
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An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. (Original Post)
applegrove
Apr 2014
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maddezmom
(135,060 posts)1. End of summer down there
Loads of people at the beach.
applegrove
(118,642 posts)8. They just said there was a 6 foot tsumami. Vibes to one an all.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)2. 8.2 now.
Warpy
(111,255 posts)4. Shit. That's really shallow
There will be some damage from this one.
Fortunately, Chile has tough construction standards in the cities.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)5. Just hope all those miners have time to get out of the mines!
Warpy
(111,255 posts)9. Evacuation of the coastline has been complicated by landslides blocking some roads
per the BBC. Supposedly the tsunami will be 2 meters or less on the coastline nearest the epicenter. Probably not much information on damage and casualties until tomorrow after dawn.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)6. That's a big one.
Demo_Chris
(6,234 posts)7. kick!