Quake In Chile

A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit north-central Chile on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck at a depth of 53 kilometers with an epicenter some 15 km southwest of Coquimbo, according to the USGS.

A strong Christmas day earthquake rattled Chile on Sunday, registering 7.7 on the Moment Magnitude Scale, US seismologists said. Chilean officials have declared a preventative tsunami alert.

Residents began rebuilding homes and businesses in Coquimbo on Friday, two days after tsunami waves triggered by a major earthquake battered the Chilean port city's waterfront neighbourhoods.

About a dozen small tsunami waves hit Japan on Friday more than 24 hours after a powerful quake struck offshore in Chile, prompting local authorities to advise residents to keep away from the coast.

A minor tsunami was monitored in northern Japan early on Friday after a powerful quake struck off Chile, Japanese authorities said.

Facebook has activated a geolocation tool allowing people in Chile to reassure friends and loved ones after a powerful magnitude 8.3 quake shook the country, killing at least eight.

A shallow 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile's northwestern coast on Sunday, but it did not trigger a tsunami, said seismologists based in the United States.

A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook central Chile, causing office buildings in the capital to sway for almost a minute but apparently causing no major damage.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) says a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 has shaken up northern Chile, but there are no reports of injury or damage.

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck central Chile on Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since a huge quake devastated the area two years ago. There were no immediate reports of deaths or major damage.

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the south-central coast of Chile today in an area hit by a major temblor last year, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.The tremor caused panic in some communities but there were no immediate reports of deaths or major damage, and there were no tsunami warnings from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii...

Chile's president has appealed for calm in the earthquake-ravaged city of Concepcion, vowing a stern response to any renewal of looting and violence.

Chile's government, after initially waving off outside aid, changed course on Monday as the devastation from the powerful earthquake sunk in and the nation's pressing needs became clear.

More than 70,000 people fled vulnerable coastal areas of Japan Sunday as a tsunami churned up by the huge earthquake in Chile slammed into the country's long Pacific coastline.

A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit north-central Chile on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck at a depth of 53 kilometers with an epicenter some 15 km southwest of Coquimbo, according to the USGS.

A strong Christmas day earthquake rattled Chile on Sunday, registering 7.7 on the Moment Magnitude Scale, US seismologists said. Chilean officials have declared a preventative tsunami alert.

Residents began rebuilding homes and businesses in Coquimbo on Friday, two days after tsunami waves triggered by a major earthquake battered the Chilean port city's waterfront neighbourhoods.

About a dozen small tsunami waves hit Japan on Friday more than 24 hours after a powerful quake struck offshore in Chile, prompting local authorities to advise residents to keep away from the coast.

A minor tsunami was monitored in northern Japan early on Friday after a powerful quake struck off Chile, Japanese authorities said.

Facebook has activated a geolocation tool allowing people in Chile to reassure friends and loved ones after a powerful magnitude 8.3 quake shook the country, killing at least eight.

A shallow 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile's northwestern coast on Sunday, but it did not trigger a tsunami, said seismologists based in the United States.

A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook central Chile, causing office buildings in the capital to sway for almost a minute but apparently causing no major damage.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) says a strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 has shaken up northern Chile, but there are no reports of injury or damage.

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck central Chile on Sunday night, the strongest and longest that many people said they had felt since a huge quake devastated the area two years ago. There were no immediate reports of deaths or major damage.

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the south-central coast of Chile today in an area hit by a major temblor last year, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.The tremor caused panic in some communities but there were no immediate reports of deaths or major damage, and there were no tsunami warnings from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii...

Chile's president has appealed for calm in the earthquake-ravaged city of Concepcion, vowing a stern response to any renewal of looting and violence.

Chile's government, after initially waving off outside aid, changed course on Monday as the devastation from the powerful earthquake sunk in and the nation's pressing needs became clear.

More than 70,000 people fled vulnerable coastal areas of Japan Sunday as a tsunami churned up by the huge earthquake in Chile slammed into the country's long Pacific coastline.