Post by Daniel on Sept 17, 2015 10:24:05 GMT -5
Chile rocked by deadly 8.3 magnitude earthquake
CBS News
Sep 17, 2015
SANTIAGO, Chile -- A powerful magnitude-8.3 earthquake hit off Chile's northern coast Wednesday night, causing buildings to sway in Santiago and bringing flooding from small tsunami waves in some shore towns.
Officials reported five deaths, and roughly a million people fled their homes.
There were no reports of serious damage hours after the quake, but officials were still checking the region late into the night.
Authorities had issued a tsunami alert for Chile's entire Pacific coast, and the tremor was so strong that people on the other side of the continent, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, reported feeling it.
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www.cbsnews.com/news/tsunami-warning-issued-for-hawaii-after-chile-earthquake/
CBS News
Sep 17, 2015
SANTIAGO, Chile -- A powerful magnitude-8.3 earthquake hit off Chile's northern coast Wednesday night, causing buildings to sway in Santiago and bringing flooding from small tsunami waves in some shore towns.
Officials reported five deaths, and roughly a million people fled their homes.
There were no reports of serious damage hours after the quake, but officials were still checking the region late into the night.
Authorities had issued a tsunami alert for Chile's entire Pacific coast, and the tremor was so strong that people on the other side of the continent, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, reported feeling it.
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www.cbsnews.com/news/tsunami-warning-issued-for-hawaii-after-chile-earthquake/
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