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<\/a><\/p>\nAddressing the nation live on TV, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet confirmed that two women were killed after rubble fell down on them and a man died of a heart attack.<\/p>\n
Ms Bachelet said she would travel to the affected areas later on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The authorities later raised the confirmed death toll to five, saying that one person was missing.<\/p>\n
Some homes were reportedly damaged in the city of Illapel.
\nThe earthquake struck as thousands of Chileans were travelling to the coast ahead of a week of celebrations of the national holidays, or Fiestas Patrias.<\/p>\n
Tsunami alerts were also issued for Peru, Hawaii, parts of California and as far away as New Zealand.<\/p>\n
New Zealand authorities warned of unusually strong currents and unpredictable water flows, reported local media. At least one school has evacuated.<\/p>\n
The quake was also strongly felt in some Argentine provinces like Mendoza and in the capital Buenos Aires several buildings were evacuated, the BBC’s Ignacio de los Reyes reports.<\/p>\n
Chile is one of the most seismically active locations on the globe.<\/p>\n
It runs along the boundary between the Nazca and South American tectonic plates. These are vast slabs of the Earth’s surface that grind past each other at a rate of up to 80mm per year.<\/p>\n
In February 2010, a 8.8-magnitude struck off central Chile, killing more than 500 people.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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