Chile's emergency office has ordered the preventative evacuation of northern coastal areas after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake. There have been around 30 earthquakes and severe aftershocks off the coast of Chile in the past 24 hours.
A tsunami alert has been issued after a major earthquake of magnitude 8.0 struck off the coast of Chile, near the mining area of Iquique, the US Geological Survey said.
It said the quake was very shallow, only 6.2 miles (10 km) below the seabed, which would have made it feel stronger. It was centered 53 miles (86 km) northwest of Iquique.
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