An earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale struck northern Chile Now in one h.Tuesday night local time. Seismology department at the University of Chile confirmed the magnitude, which was originally set at 7.8 and then 8.0.The National Emergency Office of Chile (Onemi) put into operation by a possible tsunami alarms for people to quickly move to safe places. Requested preemptively evacuate the coastline of the Region of Arica and Parinacota and Tarapacá by possible tsunami.The waves have covered the beaches of several towns, whose residents had to evacuate. Local television images showed a quiet escape in the city of Antofagasta. In Arica hospitals are functioning normally, despite that 30% of the city is suffering power cuts. Authorities reported a lower data entered by. Last month, more than 100,000 people were evacuated in the same region, after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 01:36:27 +0000