Predictions were not far off in the past few days, when seismologists raised alarm about possibility of a major earthquake as a swarm of 300 quakes hit parts of Chile. Today it happened.
DAILY MAIL - Chile hit by tsunami: At least two dead and 300 prison inmates escape as six foot waves triggered by huge 8.2 magnitude quake cause chaos
- Magnitude 8.2 quake struck at 8.46pm Tuesday in the Pacific Ocean, near the town of Iquique
- Chilean officials say five people died when the earthquake struck and several others are seriously injured
- Tsunami warning was issued for large swathes of Latin America and remained in place into Wednesday
- Waves of up to 6.9ft high were reported in Iquique where 300 inmates escaped from a women's prison amid the chaos
- Coastal areas were evacuated by authorities immediately after the tremor struck
- Families fled their homes and sought refuge in Iquique's city stadium
- The quake was so strong that the shaking experienced in Bolivia's capital about 290 miles (470 kilometers) away was the equivalent of a 4.5-magnitude tremor, authorities there said.
- More than 10 strong aftershocks followed in the first few hours, including a 6.2 tremor. More aftershocks and even a larger quake could not be ruled out, said seismologist Mario Pardo at the University of Chile.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2594774/Magnitude-8-0-quake-strikes-northern-Chile.html
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This earthquake was predicted:
March 25, 2014 report - Chile's northern coast has been hit by more than 300 earthquakes in the past week in what seismologists warned Tuesday could be the precursor to a long-overdue disaster. Most of these quakes have been too small to be felt on land, but people living near the city of Iquique have experienced the rumbling of up to a dozen tremors per day.
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http://www.emol.com/
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