According to CNN an 8.0-magnitude earthquake, now upgraded to 8.2, has struck off the coast of northern Chile, generating a tsunami. Chiles National Emergency Office tweeted Tuesday night that it was asking everyone to evacuate the South American nations coast. A tsunami warning is in effect for Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Panama. Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Honduras are under a tsunami watch. The tsunami threat to Hawaii still was being evaluated. The U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center was working to determine the level of danger for Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California, as well as Canadas British Columbia.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 07:37:01 +0000
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