Chilean President Michelle Bachelet confirmed the death of three people as cited by El Tiempo newspaper on Wednesday – the two women killed by the roof collapse and rockslide as well as a senior man who died from a heart attack.
Tsunami en concon pic.twitter.com/S0HBJOr2TV
— daniel orellana (@zombra76) 17 сентября 2015
RT erickzelada: Derrumbes en casas de adobe #illapel gorecoquimbo GobChoapa MUNI_ILLAPEL ComunistasChile PC_JAL pic.twitter.com/kwxRdpXMUg #s…
— soysolidario.cl (@soysolidariocl) 17 сентября 2015
An 8.3-magnitude earthquake hit Chile’s central Coquimbo Region, located about 500 kilometers (310 miles) from the capital Santiago, at around 22:54 GMT on Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
#INFOGRAPHIC Map showing epicentre of 8.3-magnitude quake in Chile Wednesday @AFP pic.twitter.com/1oP6mUZohr
— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) 17 сентября 2015
According to ONEMI, an evacuation of Chile’s entire national coastline was requested at around 20:03 local time (23:03 GMT) on Wednesday.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) issued hazardous wave warnings for Chile, Peru, Hawaii and French Polynesia after the earthquake.
Llegó el primer tren de olas a #Concón #Valparaiso #Chile por #Tsunami pic.twitter.com/Xfu2FZprqX
— Mario Zelaya (@desdeaquimario) 17 сентября 2015
God, please protect Your people, put them under Your wing and takes care of them ���� #PrayForChile pic.twitter.com/gUu5xSH5g6
— Camila (@_casantoss) 17 сентября 2015