Tsunami warning after 8.0 quake strikes off Chile

[Jordan]

An earthquake of 8.0 magnitude has struck off Chile's coast near Iquique, triggering a tsunami warning for all of Latin America's Pacific coast, the US Geological Survey says.

It said the quake was very shallow, only 10km below the seabed, which would have made it feel stronger.

It was centred 86km (56 miles) north-west of the mining area of Iquique.

The USGS said a quake of this force had the power to generate a "destructive tsunami" for coastlines.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-26846984

[Phil]

Omg I really hope this doesn't happen...

[Shockwave.2CC]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYD7M4jdhlA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JRUExQQaA4

[Eric]

Chile is seismically active so this is bound to happen

hope everyone's safe

[xxMATTGxx]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK1RcGDaFb8

Imagine being woken up to those alarms :P

[Matt]

I'd hate to live there at the moment omg

[Rachel]

My gosh hope this doesn't happen :(

[-Nick]

Ahh hate it when stuff like this happens!

[-Moniquee.]

It is sad when this happens because there is nothing you can really do about it.

[Liva]

Woweeee