Magnitude-8.3 Earthquake Prompts Tsunami Warning For Chile;

[Spartan]

Magnitude-8.3 Earthquake Prompts Tsunami Warning for Chile; Tsunami Watch for Hawaii While U.S. West Coast Threat Evaluated

 

 

 

 

A powerful magnitude-8.3 earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean waters just off the coast of Chile Wednesday afternoon, prompting fears of a dangerous tsunami.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the main shock struck at 7:54 p.m. Chile time (6:54 p.m. EDT in the U.S.) about 34 miles (54 km) west of Illapel, Chile, or about 145 miles (233 km) north-northwest of Santiago, Chile's largest city.

 

Officials issued a tsunami warning for the entire coast of Chile, advising everyone near the coast to move to higher ground. Shaking was reported in Santiago and across most of central Chile.

 

Widespread power outages have been reported near the epicenter, and cellular phone networks are reportedly having difficulty dealing with the volume of traffic.

To the north, the seismological agency in Ecuador, INOCAR, said the Chilean quake "does not have the characteristics necessary to generate a tsunami," and did not issue a tsunami warning for its coastline.

 

The U.S. government's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami watch for Hawaii while the threat of an ocean-wide tsunami is investigated. The agency said that if a tsunami does reach Hawaii, the first waves would arrive around 3:06 a.m. Hawaiian time (9:06 a.m. EDT) Thursday.

 

The U.S. government's National Tsunami Warning Center, which issues tsunami bulletins for the west coast of North America, is still investigating whether there is the threat of a tsunami to the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and the Canadian province of British Columbia.

 

 

[Kick2]

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[micxas]

Ca people jagratta :(

[Novak_Djokovic]

[iTeachSAP]

Chile daggara lo already recent gaa volcanic eruption jarigindhi..

Ipudu Malli earthquake aa??

[iTeachSAP]

Already mining industry mradda gudipindhi

[athletics]

Chile is a amazing country, vallu full prepared earth quakes ki, last time 8+ earthquake vachinappudu causalities okka 3 people, ade monna Nepal lo 7+ vastene veyyilu chani poyaru. Hope this remains that way

[k2s]

eppudu man ? antey hawaii plan chesukovala vadda