Thousands of people evacuated Chile's low-lying coastal areas but later returned home this morning after authorities called off a tsunami alarm as damage from a massive overnight earthquake seemed mostly limited.
The earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.2, struck off the coast of northern Chile near the copper exporting port of Iquique on Tuesday evening, killing a dozen people and triggering a tsunami that pounded the shore with 7ft waves.
Thousands pour into the streets after tremors rocked their homes in the port city of Antofagasta
The earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.2, struck off the coast of northern Chile near the copper exporting port of Iquique on Tuesday evening, killing a dozen people and triggering a tsunami that pounded the shore with 7ft waves.
Thousands pour into the streets after tremors rocked their homes in the port city of Antofagasta