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04-02-2014, 05:07 AM
Magnitude 8.2 Earthquake Strikes Off the Coast of Chile
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A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck 100 kilometers off the coast of Chile at 7:46 p.m. ET, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Following the major seismic event, officials ordered a tsunami warning for Chile, Ecuador and Peru
See also: Why the U.S. Lacks a National Landslide Warning System (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/despite-deadly-history-u-s-lacks-a-national-landslide-warning-program/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
The Pacifica Tsunami Warning Center (http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.TSUPAC.2014.04.02.0014) also issued a tsunami watch for Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua
UPDATE, April 1, 8:52 p.m. ET:
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has revised the earthquake's magnitude to 8.2
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A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck 100 kilometers off the coast of Chile at 7:46 p.m. ET, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Following the major seismic event, officials ordered a tsunami warning for Chile, Ecuador and Peru
See also: Why the U.S. Lacks a National Landslide Warning System (http://mashable.com/2014/03/25/despite-deadly-history-u-s-lacks-a-national-landslide-warning-program/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
The Pacifica Tsunami Warning Center (http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.TSUPAC.2014.04.02.0014) also issued a tsunami watch for Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua
UPDATE, April 1, 8:52 p.m. ET:
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has revised the earthquake's magnitude to 8.2
This story is developing…
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