Magnitude 8.0 quake off Chile sparks tsunami warning along Latin America's Pacific coast

Yahoo News ^ | 4-1-2014

[Mad Dawgg]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A massive magnitude 8.0 earthquake on Tuesday off the coast of Chile, near the mining port of Iquique, sparked a tsunami warning for all of Latin America's Pacific coast, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

"An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines near the epicenter within minutes and more distant coastlines within hours," it said.

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Residents spending night on the streets after 7.8 after shock followed by others

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Chile's 'President Michelle Bachelet' arrives at the airport in Iquique, Chile, Wednesday, April 2 …..only to be evacuated after 7.8 aftershock hit..

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People waiting to see if there will be a lift on the Tusanami warning on a second floor.....amazingly rather then find comfort WITH one another they're all seeking it on their phones...except the little girl in the background??? Connected but very dis-connected

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People waiting to see if there will be a lift on the Tusanami warning on a second floor.....amazingly rather then find comfort WITH one another they're all seeking it on their phones...except the little girl in the background??? Connected but very dis-connected

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Pretty amazing not much destruction due to the building codes etc. Older buildings suffer though...

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[RitchieAprile]

Oy is right!

[Paul R.]

Heh, when I ran the online calculator, I mistakenly entered “my” location = 1 km distance from the center of the impact. At the bottom of the results, I was informed that I was “ejected” from the crater. I’ll say...!