7.0 61km NW of Iquique, Chile

[itsrobert]

Source: USGS

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

2014-03-16 14:16:33 UTC-07:00

Read more: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

[itsrobert]

1. People evacuating for Tsumani Threat - photo

[itsrobert]

2. NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 2123Z 16 MAR 2014

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 2117Z 16 MAR 2014
COORDINATES - 19.9 SOUTH 70.7 WEST
DEPTH - 33 KM
LOCATION - NEAR THE COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE
MAGNITUDE - 7.0

EVALUATION

NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON
HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL
TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN
A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES
IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS
POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

http://ptwc.weather.gov/text.php?id=pacific.TIBPAC.2014.03.16.2123

[yuiyoshida]

4. Gahhhh Tsunami....

I hope there is not one, they can be devastating, just look what happened to Japan.

[itsrobert]

3. Pic of Dust Clouds from quake

[starroute]

5. This follows a couple of large quakes on the coast of Peru

Plus a bunch of medium-sized ones up and down the Pacific coast.