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A magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck late Tuesday off the coast of northern Chile and produced a large tsunami, according to U.S. officials.

Chilean officials ordered a coastline evacuation as a result of the quake, The Associated Press reported.

Tsunami heights as high as 6.5 feet were reported at Pisagua, Chile, the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center said.

The quake caused tsunami warnings to be issued for Chile, Ecuador and Peru. Tsunami watches were issued for Columbia, Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Nicaragua, the U.S. center said. The threat for a tsunami to affect Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast was still being evaluated.

The quake, which was at a depth of 6 miles and initially rated as a magnitude-8.0, occurred at 4:47 p.m. PDT, according to the United States Geological Survey.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage by the quake which could be felt in Bolivia and Peru, The AP reported.

A March 16 earthquake in the same region registered a magnitude-6.7, according to the USGS.

Earthquakes are not uncommon in Chile.

An 8.8-magnitude quake rocked Chile in February 2010 offshore 200 miles from Santiago, the nation's capital. The world's largest earthquake, a magnitude-9.5, also struck the country in May 1960,

http://www.accuweather.co(...)80-quake-st/25144298

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Op woensdag 2 april 2014 03:10 schreef DiegoArmandoMaradona het volgende:
Wat houden die grafieken in?

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Op woensdag 2 april 2014 03:20 schreef aloa het volgende:

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De waterhoogte bij een bepaald station.

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Op woensdag 2 april 2014 03:24 schreef 0ne_of_the_few het volgende:
Een boei die ongeveer 1,5 meter variatie in waterniveau detecteert. Maar waar zit die boei?

Kwam op twitter ook al een energielevel en tsunamiespreidingskaart tegen. Ziet er leuk uit als plaatje, maar als leek kan je er weinig mee en voor de expert zijn de nauwkeurigheden wel heel groot.

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Large earthquake strikes off coast of Chile, tsunami warnings issued

An 8.2-magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday evening off the northern coast of Chile, prompting worries of a tsunami hitting the country and its northern neighbor, Peru.

The large quake struck just before 9 p.m. local time about 60 miles off the coast of Iquique, Chile.

Two people died and three more were in serious condition, Iquique’s governor told a local radio station, according to Reuters.

Buildings were evacuated after the earthquake. Chilean authorities said they were evacuating all coastal areas, but reported no casualties or significant damage.
The quake also allowed 300 inmates to escape a women’s prison in Iquique and power outages were reportedly widespread.

Landslides blocked roads, an airport was damaged and fires were reported in downtown Iquique.

The Chilean government reported no major damage hours after the tremor, which produced aftershocks of magnitude 6.2 and 5.5.
The tremor was also felt in Bolivia and Peru, and 6-foot waves reportedly hit the Chilean coast.

The quake was only 6.2 miles below the seabed, meaning it felt stronger because it was so shallow.

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eruptionsblog twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 02:09:28 Wow M8 in northern Chile RT @USGSBigQuakes: Major earthquake, NEAR COAST OF TARAPACA, CHILE,Apr-1 23:46 UTC,http://t.co/rR5v7cvUtv reageer retweet

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USGS twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 02:13:30 Preliminary M8.0 located 100 km off the coast of Chile: http://t.co/TQaDmRBkR4 Residents can report with DYFI? tab. reageer retweet

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CPPGeophysics twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 02:14:33 First moment tensors for Chile quake indicate shallow (12 km) subduction thrust, with moment magnitude of 8.2 reageer retweet

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CPPGeophysics twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 02:15:45 Given early moment tensors indicating shallow thrust and Mw8.2, potential for significant tsunami exists for Chile quake reageer retweet

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eruptionsblog twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 02:22:32 PTWC statement on the Chilean M8 earthquake - tsunami warning for much of S. America, watch for Hawaii: http://t.co/PeOCc7bvEq reageer retweet

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scxq28 twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 02:21:59 “@wunderground: Pisagua, Chile recorded a 6.3 foot tsunami, Iquique, Chile: 5.6 ft. http://t.co/mgyNifFEKw” reageer retweet

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eruptionsblog twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 02:23:27 Full tsunami warning/watch information and arrival times for South America and beyond: http://t.co/W7yzfxhrSa reageer retweet

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incakolanews twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 02:21:49 Evacuation North Chile coast is happening "with responsibility and tranquility", according to Chile local radio reageer retweet

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eruptionsblog twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 02:36:25 FYI, the M8 earthquake in Chile occurred over 200 km from the nearest active volcano (Isluga). reageer retweet

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CPPGeophysics twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 02:36:21 See tsunami waves coming in real time on Pisagua Sea Level Monitoring station: http://t.co/fyDoYAPiMY (highest amplitude about 2m so far) reageer retweet

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geonet twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 02:35:53 The M8 Chile earthquake appearing on our instruments http://t.co/eCtDeDLoLu reageer retweet

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TimJohnson4 twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 02:29:04 Cars jamming highways trying to leave Chile's coastal city of Antofagasta amid tsunami warning reageer retweet

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BoingBoing twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 02:39:35 Estimated #tsunami travel time map, resulting from 8.0 Chile earthquake. Via @wxbrad. http://t.co/zrD8dQrL3v reageer retweet

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elakdawalla twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 03:13:08 RT @CNBCWorld: BREAKING: Chilean government says there is no serious damage to infrastructure or reports of victims following quake reageer retweet

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elakdawalla twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 03:11:36 RT @wxbrad: #Tsunami energy and propagation map form the M 8.2 #Chile #earthquake http://t.co/iWYmyKNpXr http://t.co/hmJMP5pBXx reageer retweet

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eruptionsblog twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 03:27:42 Looks like there have been a number of >M5.5 aftershocks, including a M6.2 after the M8 Chilean earthquake: http://t.co/fixOuFv0HN reageer retweet

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seismo_steve twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 03:12:27 M8.2 Chile #earthquake nucleated at edge of highly locked (stuck) part of subduction megathrust fault @CPPGeophysics http://t.co/rgwmyacIw1 reageer retweet

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NWS_PTWC twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 03:36:35 UPDATE: #TSUNAMI WATCH for Costa Rica,Nicaragua,El Salvador,Guatemala,Mexico,Honduras #PTWC http://t.co/Ae514PsZWs reageer retweet

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NWSBayArea twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 03:48:33 Coordination call NWS Tsunami Warning Center, wave height expected to be 2/3 foot or less Ca coast. No Tsunami messages expected for now. reageer retweet

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CPPGeophysics twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 04:27:01 Background info: animation on "Tsunamis Generated by Megathrust Earthquakes": https://t.co/5yhKqd9LpQ reageer retweet

Tsunamis Generated by Megathrust Earthquakes

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patriciov twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 04:41:05 Se CANCELA la alerta de tsunami para Ecuador, Colombia, Panamá, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, México, Honduras, Guatemala reageer retweet

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theAGU twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 04:42:34 RT @NWS_PTWC: #TSUNAMI WARNING continues for Chile and Peru, CANCELED everywhere else #PTWC http://t.co/a8qsFN0UeU reageer retweet

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TTremblingEarth twitterde op woensdag 02-04-2014 om 05:15:09 Lots to be said about big #earthquake in Chile. For now, watch the giant event and its tsunami unfold @ these links: http://t.co/RjGALUMnMt reageer retweet

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Op woensdag 2 april 2014 10:12 schreef Jaimy_Luca het volgende:
Dat is gewoon een golfje, geen tsunami.

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Op woensdag 2 april 2014 08:04 schreef Perrin het volgende:
Iquique..

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'This one was big but it's not the Big One'

An 8.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern Chile Tuesday night, triggering small landslides, setting off a tsunami and killing at least five people.

But geologists say an even larger quake in the region is lurking."This magnitude 8.2 is not the large earthquake that we were expecting in this area," said Mark Simons, a geophysicist at Caltech in Pasadena, California. "We're expecting a potentially even larger earthquake." It could be tomorrow. Or it could be 50 years. "We do not know when it's going to occur," he said.

Here's why:
Chile sits on an arc of volcanos and fault lines circling the Pacific Ocean known as the "Ring of Fire." This area sees frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The country itself has seen no shortage of seismic activity in recent years. Since 1973, Chile has had more than a dozen quakes of magnitude-7.0 and above. Powerful earthquake strikes off Chile, triggers tsunami
In 2010, about 500 people died when an 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit. That quake was so violent, it moved one whole city about 10 feet west.

Simons says Tuesday's quake is of interest because the fault line along Chile's coast has constantly shifted during the last 140 years. In recent weeks, this area has seen a cluster of activity-- something like 50 to 100 smaller quakes. Then, late last month, a 6.7 and a 6.1 magnitude quake struck.

When quakes happen, the surface ruptures. The two sides of the fault slip past each other.
But the area to the north and south of Tuesday's quake "did not rupture in this event," Simons said. And it's "still an area that hasn't ruptured in 140-odd years."

Given that it's an area of frequent quakes, and frequent ruptures, it may only be a matter of time.
"We expect another 8.8-8.9 earthquake here sometime in the future," Simons said.
The good news? "It may not occur for many, many years."

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Op woensdag 2 april 2014 12:32 schreef DiegoArmandoMaradona het volgende:

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Oude en slechte foto

Denk dat er nu 50/75 torens staan

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Op woensdag 2 april 2014 14:40 schreef superniger het volgende:
Zijn er ook Nederlanders bij betrokken?

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Nieuwe beving treft Chili
De tsunamiwaarschuwing voor Chili is ingetrokken. Volgens de autoriteiten is het gevaar van een vloedgolf geweken en kunnen mensen teruggaan naar huis.

Vannacht was er opnieuw een beving in de oceaan voor Chili. De schok had een kracht van 7,8 op de schaal van Richter.

Mensen in de noordelijke kustgebieden werden opgeroepen om naar hoger gelegen plekken te gaan. Ook president Bachelet, die vanwege de aardbeving van maandagavond in het gebied overnachtte, gaf daaraan gehoor.

Zeebeving
Het noorden van Chili werd maandagavond opgeschrikt door een zeebeving met een kracht van 8,2 op de schaal van Richter. De beving kostte zes mensen het leven.

Ook na die beving werd een tsunamiwaarschuwing afgegeven. Golven van zo'n twee meter hoog bereikten uiteindelijk de kust, maar richtten geen verdere schade aan. Wel werden duizenden mensen in veiligheid gebracht.

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Op woensdag 2 april 2014 10:12 schreef Jaimy_Luca het volgende:
Dat is gewoon een golfje, geen tsunami.

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Op donderdag 3 april 2014 16:21 schreef Frutsel het volgende:
Ik wil trouwens niet voorbarig zijn he... maar... denk ff terug aan 1960...

21 Mei 1960: 8.2
22 Mei 1960 's middags: 7.9
22 Mei 1960 's avonds 9.6...

zwaarste beving ooit...

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Op donderdag 3 april 2014 16:33 schreef Frutsel het volgende:
De eerste twee waren bij Curanilahue, Bío Bío Regio. (te vinden onder de noemer Conception Aardbeving )
De derde en zwaarste vond plaats op ca 160 km uit de kust van Valdivia

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Op zaterdag 5 april 2014 04:01 schreef El_Matador het volgende:
Mooi man, de politieke wereld roert zich harder dan in de afgelopen jaren, en Gaia reageert op haar manier, precies in de knieholte van dit prachtige continent.