One million people had to leave their homes in Chile after a powerful quake hit the country's central region.
At least 10 people died when the 8.3-magnitude quake hit at at 19:54 local time (22:54 GMT).
Residents of Illapel, near the quake's epicentre, fled into the streets in terror as their homes began to sway.
In the coastal town of Coquimbo, waves of 4.7m (15ft) hit the shore. A tsunami alert was issued for the entire Chilean coast but has since been lifted.
Tsunami waves also hit the coast further north and south of the quake's epicentre, with waves half a metre higher than usual as far north as La Punta.
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The massive earthquake in Chile triggered a tsunami advisory for the Southern California coast, which experienced minimal impact on Thursday.
After the temblor struck off Chile's northern coast Wednesday night, a tsunami advisory was issued in California from San Onofre State Beach in San Clemente to Ragged Point, which is located 50 miles northwest of San Luis Obispo.
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 22 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 1735 UTC THU SEP 17 2015 ...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE... **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE ***** THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM. NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED INFORMATION. **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE ***** PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 8.3 * ORIGIN TIME 2254 UTC SEP 16 2015 * COORDINATES 31.5 SOUTH 72.0 WEST * DEPTH 10 KM / 6 MILES * LOCATION NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE EVALUATION ---------- * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.3 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE AT 2254 UTC ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16 2015. * TSUNAMI WAVES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED. * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST FOR SOME COASTS. TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST ----------------------- * TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING MORE THAN 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF CHILE. * TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 1 TO 3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG SOME COASTS OF FRENCH POLYNESIA. * TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF MEXICO... ECUADOR... PERU... ANTARCTICA... JAPAN... NEW CALEDONIA... NEW ZEALAND... MARSHALL ISLANDS... FIJI... SAMOA... AMERICAN SAMOA... COOK ISLANDS... TOKELAU... VANUATU... KIRIBATI... JOHNSTON ISLAND... PALMYRA ISLAND... HOWLAND AND BAKER... TONGA... WALLIS AND FUTUNA... PITCAIRN ISLANDS... NIUE... SOLOMON ISLANDS... RUSSIA... HAWAII... AND NW HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. * TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF EL SALVADOR... GUATEMALA... HONDURAS... COSTA RICA... NICARAGUA... PANAMA... COLOMBIA... AUSTRALIA... PHILIPPINES... TAIWAN... CHINA... NORTHERN MARIANAS... GUAM... PALAU... YAP... POHNPEI... CHUUK... KOSRAE... NAURU... WAKE ISLAND... MIDWAY ISLAND... JARVIS ISLAND... TUVALU... PAPUA NEW GUINEA... INDONESIA... VIETNAM... MALAYSIA... AND BRUNEI. * ACTUAL AMPLITUDES AT THE COAST MAY VARY FROM FORECAST AMPLITUDES DUE TO UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FORECAST AND LOCAL FEATURES. IN PARTICULAR MAXIMUM TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ON ATOLLS WILL LIKELY BE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE FORECAST INDICATES. * FOR OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS PRODUCT A FORECAST HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPUTED. THE FORECAST WILL BE EXPANDED AS NECESSARY IN SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THREATENED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO INFORM AND INSTRUCT ANY COASTAL POPULATIONS AT RISK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN EVALUATION... PROCEDURES AND THE LEVEL OF THREAT. * PERSONS LOCATED IN THREATENED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR INFORMATION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM NATIONAL AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES. ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -------------------------- * ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE FOR PLACES WITHIN THREATENED REGIONS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(UTC) ------------------------------------------------------------ KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 1647 09/17 ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 1748 09/17 UST KAMCHATSK RUSSIA 56.1N 162.6E 1850 09/17 PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA 53.2N 159.6E 1922 09/17 URUP ISLAND RUSSIA 46.1N 150.5E 1944 09/17 KUSHIRO JAPAN 42.9N 144.3E 2028 09/17 KATSUURA JAPAN 35.1N 140.3E 2059 09/17 HACHINOHE JAPAN 40.5N 141.5E 2108 09/17 SHIMIZU JAPAN 32.8N 133.0E 2214 09/17 NOBEOKA JAPAN 32.5N 131.8E 2217 09/17 POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES. THE TIME BETWEEN WAVE CRESTS CAN VARY FROM 5 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE HAZARD MAY PERSIST FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE. * IMPACTS CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ONE SECTION OF COAST TO THE NEXT DUE TO LOCAL BATHYMETRY AND THE SHAPE AND ELEVATION OF THE SHORELINE. * IMPACTS CAN ALSO VARY DEPENDING UPON THE STATE OF THE TIDE AT THE TIME OF THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI WAVES. * PERSONS CAUGHT IN THE WATER OF A TSUNAMI MAY DROWN... BE CRUSHED BY DEBRIS IN THE WATER... OR BE SWEPT OUT TO SEA. TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS -------------------- * THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS. THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVEL. GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN) ------------------------------------------------------------- NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 1542 0.09M/ 0.3FT 18 NAWILIWILI KAUAI 22.0N 159.4W 1602 0.14M/ 0.5FT 08 CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 1602 0.25M/ 0.8FT 20 PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 1606 0.07M/ 0.2FT 18 VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 1542 0.05M/ 0.2FT 24 QUEPOS CR 9.4N 84.2W 1012 0.15M/ 0.5FT 22 NAWILIWILI HI 22.0N 159.4W 1602 0.13M/ 0.4FT 06 MAKAPU`U HI 21.3N 157.7W 1417 0.01M/ 0.0FT 14 JOHNSTON US 16.7N 169.5W 1526 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20 DART 51407 19.6N 156.6W 1348 0.02M/ 0.1FT 20 KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 1426 0.27M/ 0.9FT 16 OFF VANCOUVER BC 47.8N 127.8W 1434 0.00M/ 0.0FT 14 DART 46404 45.9N 128.8W 1354 0.01M/ 0.0FT 22 APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 1500 0.20M/ 0.7FT 20 HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 1432 0.06M/ 0.2FT 14 KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 1435 0.66M/ 2.2FT 18 PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 1418 0.67M/ 2.2FT 20 BOAT COVE RAOUL IS 29.3S 177.9W 1346 0.22M/ 0.7FT 06 LOTTIN PT NZ 37.6S 178.2E 1230 0.15M/ 0.5FT 16 KALAUPAPA HI 21.2N 157.0W 1406 0.08M/ 0.3FT 16 HILO HI 19.7N 155.1W 1406 0.93M/ 3.0FT 18 HILO HAWAII 19.7N 155.1W 1347 0.70M/ 2.3FT 16 MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 1301 0.09M/ 0.3FT 42 DART 51426 23.3S 168.3W 1253 0.02M/ 0.1FT 14 DART 46411 39.3N 127.0W 1303 0.01M/ 0.0FT 16 PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 1245 0.08M/ 0.2FT 16 SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 1243 0.15M/ 0.5FT 32 OWENGA CHATHAM NZ 44.0S 176.4W 1209 0.35M/ 1.2FT 14 FISHING ROCK RAOUL 29.3S 177.9W 1224 0.05M/ 0.2FT 10 PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1113 0.14M/ 0.5FT 16 TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.1W 0253 1.28M/ 4.2FT 98 NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1133 1.37M/ 4.5FT 14 PURETO ANGEL MX 15.7N 96.5W 1049 0.37M/ 1.2FT 04 HUAHINE PF 16.7S 151.0W 1101 0.09M/ 0.3FT 14 SALINA CRUZ MX 16.2N 95.2W 1017 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20 RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0930 0.34M/ 1.1FT 16 CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0740 0.52M/ 1.7FT 34 CHIAPAS MX 14.7N 92.4W 0905 0.19M/ 0.6FT 26 RIKITEA PF 23.1S 135.0W 0908 0.33M/ 1.1FT 14 HUATULCO MX 15.8N 96.1W 0809 0.18M/ 0.6FT 08 CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0728 1.14M/ 3.7FT 18 VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0044 1.78M/ 5.8FT 40 MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0653 0.22M/ 0.7FT 20 JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0038 1.21M/ 4.0FT 08 SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0643 0.56M/ 1.8FT 12 DART 43413 10.8N 100.1W 0639 0.02M/ 0.1FT 40 DART 32411 5.0N 90.8W 0517 0.03M/ 0.1FT 48 EASTER CL 27.2S 109.4W 0505 0.83M/ 2.7FT 04 COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0025 4.75M/15.6FT 20 DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 2334 0.10M/ 0.3FT 32 QUIRIQUINA CL 36.6S 73.1W 0249 0.83M/ 2.7FT 88 DART 32412 18.0S 86.3W 0146 0.05M/ 0.2FT 20 BUCALEMU CL 34.6S 72.0W 0246 0.76M/ 2.5FT 12 HUASCO CL 28.5S 71.2W 0106 0.77M/ 2.5FT 12 SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0051 0.69M/ 2.3FT 08 CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0124 0.88M/ 2.9FT 60 CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0124 0.22M/ 0.7FT 34 TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0046 0.12M/ 0.4FT 38 CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0043 1.09M/ 3.6FT 30 TALTAL CL 25.4S 70.5W 0018 0.25M/ 0.8FT 38 DART 32401 20.5S 73.4W 0020 0.06M/ 0.2FT 48 SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 2358 0.86M/ 2.8FT 18 NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN ONE HOUR... OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWER CASE-. * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV. * COASTAL REGIONS OF HAWAII... AMERICAN SAMOA... GUAM... AND CNMI SHOULD REFER TO PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE PLACES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV. * COASTAL REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD ONLY REFER TO U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. $$
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