8.8 Earthquake in Chile
Submitted by SevereStudios on Sat, 02/27/2010 - 9:36am.
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An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck around 12:30 AM Central near Chile on the west coast of South America.
Tsunami Warnings are in effect for most areas bordering Pacific Ocean, including Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, New Zealand, Japan and the Phillipines.
Hawaiian coasts being evacuated. Tsunami expected to arrive around 11:05 AM Hawaii time. Civil Defense sirens sounded in Hawaii at 6:01am HST.
In May 1960, an 8.5 magnitude quake off the west coast of South America caused a tsunami that destroyed much of downtown Hilo. Hilo 1960 Tsunami History
There is a Tsunami Advisory for California coast and Alaskan islands.
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