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(Reuters) — A major earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck off the coast of Chile on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami, causing landslides that blocked highways and leading to five deaths. Officials said the dead included people who were crushed by collapsing walls or were killed by heart attacks. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was shallow at 12.5 miles (20.1 km) below the seabed and struck about 100 km northwest of the mining port of Iquique near the Peruvian […]
(Reuters) – Chile’s Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo said a tsunami alert for the country’s coastline will remain in place for at least another six hours following a major earthquake. The magnitude 8.2 quake struck off the northern 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 United States Tsunami Warning Center is continuously monitoring the situation after the magnitude 8.2 earthquake in Chile, Tsunami warnings were raised in Hawaii, Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California.
After an 8.2 magnitude hit Chile, an immediate evacuation program was implemented for the country’s coastal are residents due to tsunamis.
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake hits Chile. A tsunami warning immediately followed.
The United Kingdom submarine, HMS Tireless, will help in the continuing search operations of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the Indian Ocean.
(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 and a tsunami warning for all of South and Central America’s Pacific coast. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was very shallow, only 6.2 miles below the seabed, and struck at 6:46 p.m. local time (2346 GMT) 62 miles northwest of the mining port of Iquique, near […]
Six people were confirmed dead and nine others were critically injured in an explosion in Nairobi, Kenya.
The United States said that North Korea’s recent actions, which includes firing artillery rounds in South Korean waters are “provocative” and “dangerous”.
(Reuters) – The last words from the cockpit of the missing Malaysian airliner were a standard “Good night Malaysian three seven zero”, Malaysian authorities said, changing their account of the critical last communication from a more casual “All right, good night.” The correction almost four weeks after Flight MH370 vanished was made as Malaysian authorities face heavy criticism, particularly from China, for mismanaging the search and holding back information. Painstaking analysis of radar data and limited […]
For the sixth consecutive year, Hong Kong’s famous skyline dims as the city celebrates Earth Hour.
Israeli decision to delay the last batch of 26 Palestinian prisoners outraged Arabs in Northern Israel.
