Chile hit by 7.7 magnitude earthquake, US says

Posted : Wed, 14 Nov
2007 16:41:00 GMT

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Santiago/Washington - An
earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck
northern Chile Wednesday and prompted a tsunami warning
as far north as Alaska. The US Geological Survey (USGS)
in Denver, Colorado, said the epicenter of the quake
that hit at 1540 GMT was located 40 kilometers southeast
of Tocopilla near the western coast, and more than 1,000
kilometres from the capital Santiago.

The USGS warned that although there were no
initial reports of damage or injuries, the earthquake
may have caused substantial damage or casualties due to
its location and size.

The tsunami warning was issued for the west coast
of the United States, Alaska and the Canadian province
of British Columbia.

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