EVACUATION ONGOING FOR SOUTH AMERICAN WEST COAST. REPORTED 7 FOOT HIGH TSUNAMI.
Key points:
The quake hit at 8.46pm local time
The latest tremor also shook buildings in parts of the nearby nations of Bolivia and Peru
Waves measuring almost 2 metres have already struck cities on the northern coast
There is no threat to New Zealand, Civil Defence says
3:45pm: The steeple falls off a church in Huara, Chile after the magnitude 8.2 earthquake.
Right where you'd expect a massive earthquake.ARICA. NORTH OF EPICENTER
EPICENTER
Closest city to earthquake epicenter. IQUIQUE. Building fire tweeted by Jaime Montecino A pic.twitter.com/ZxYMvbxxqy pic.twitter.com/Coqbh8B9Pg
SANTA ROSA Possibly wiped out.
Realtime Coverage Massive 8.2 earthquake off Chile coast sparks tsunami Reuters - 27 minutes ago SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A major earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck off the coast of Chile on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami that hit the northern part of the country, but the government said there was no serious damage and no reports of deaths. The U.S. ... New York Daily News ABC News LocalNews8.com Chron.com ABC News SBS UPI.com Mirror.co.uk The West Australian Christian Post Fox Baltimore Sky News Australia Washington Post The Guardian Telegraph.co.uk Channel News Asia RT Aljazeera.com Yahoo Singapore News Magnitude-8.2 quake hits Chile, sparking tsunami warnings Geo News, Pakistan - 1 minute ago Magnitude 8.2 Earthquake Strikes Off Chilean Coast WBAP News/Talk - 2 minutes ago Chile earthquake triggers tsunami warning and evacuation – live updates The Guardian - 2 minutes ago North Chile Magnitude 8.2 Quake Triggers Tsunami, Evacuation Bloomberg - 2 minutes ago Large earthquake strikes off coast of Chile, tsunami warning issued New York Daily News - 5 minutes ago
REAL TIME VIDEO COVERAGE HERE:
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/tsunami-warning-as-earthquake-hits-chile-20140402-35xlx.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/chile/10738402/Chile-earthquake-rush-to-evacuate-coast-after-tsunami-warning-live.html
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/tsunami-strikes-chile-live-updates-3338785
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