M8.2 - 95km NW of Iquique, Chile earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000nzvd#summary 8.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Chile; Tsunami Strikes Coast (ABC) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 has struck off the coast of Chile, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A tsunami warning was issued following the quake, which was centered 49 miles west-northwest of Iquique, Chile, and was 6.21 miles deep, the USGS said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a 6-foot tsunami that hit Pisagua, Chile, at 8:04 p.m. ET. No damage assessment has been made at this time. ABC News producer Helen Hughes in Santiago, Chile, said there is a tsunami alert for all of Chile, Peru and Ecuador. Evacuation orders have been issued for the cities of Arica, Iquique and Antofagasta. All cities are along a low coast, and each has a significant climb to higher land further inland, Hughes said. There have been numerous quakes in the same area over the past few weeks, but scientists have said it is not clear whether they were a sign that a major quake was coming. A magnitude-6.7 quake rattled the area on March 16, and more than 100,000 people were briefly evacuated from low-lying areas. No tsunami resulted from that quake, which caused little damage. In 2010, a magnitude-8.8 quake and ensuing tsunami in central Chile killed more than 500 people, destroyed 220,000 homes, and caused widespread damage to docks, riverfronts and seaside resorts. The strongest earthquake ever recorded also happened in Chile, in 1960. The magnitude-9.5 tremor that killed more than 5,000 people. abcnews.go/International/80-magnitude-earthquake-hits-off-chile-tsunami-strikes/story?id=23151710 NHKは「アメリカの地質調査所によりますと、南米チリの沖合およそ１００キロで日本時間の午前９時前、マグニチュード８．０の地震がありました。太平洋津波警報センターによりますと、チリの沿岸では発生から１９分後に２メートル余りの津波を観測したということで、中南米の太平洋側の国々に対して津波への警戒を呼びかけています。アメリカの地質調査所によりますと、日本時間の２日午前８時４６分ごろ（現地時間の１日午後６時４６分ごろ）、南米チリのイキケの沖合およそ１００キロを震源とするマグニチュード８．０の地震を観測しました。震源の深さは１０キロとみられています。ハワイにある太平洋津波警報センターによりますと、震源に最も近いチリ沿岸のイキケでは、地震の発生から１９分後に２メートル１０センチの津波を観測したということです。太平洋津波警報センターは、チリとペルー、エクアドルなど、中南米の太平洋側の国々に対して、津波への警戒を呼びかけています。気象庁によりますと、この地震で、チリ北部の都市ピサグアの検潮所で１メートル９２センチの津波を観測しました。気象庁は、この地震で日本への津波の影響があるかどうか調べています」と伝えています。 www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20140402/t10013431601000.html
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 01:05:31 +0000
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