CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - One of the world's most powerful earthquakes in a century battered Chile on Saturday, killing at least 214 people, knocking down buildings and triggering a tsunami that threatened Pacific coastlines as far away as Hawaii and Russia.
At 3:34 am local time, today, February 27th, a devastating magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Chile, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded. According to Chile's interior minister, at least 214 people are now known to have been killed. The earthquake also triggered a Tsunami which is right now propagating across the Pacific Ocean, due to arrive in Hawaii in hours (around 11:00 am local time). The severity of the Tsunami is still not known, but alerts are being issued across the Pacific.
Moment when earthquake hit chile from terra.com
Moment when earthquake hit chile from terra.com
Women cry next to a destroyed building in Talca, some 300 km (186 miles) south of Santiago
People stand outside a home destroyed in an earthquake in Valparaiso
People observe a highway and cars destroyed by an earthquake in Concepcion some 100 km (62 miles) south of the epicenter
Cars lie overturned after the highway they were travelling on was destroyed in an earthquake in Santiago
Rescue workers search for victims and survivors after an apartment complex collapsed during an earthquake in Concepcion some 100 km (62 miles) south of the epicenter
A destroyed bridge is seen next to Talca some 300 km (186 miles) south of Santiago
An apartment block leans over after an earthquake in Santiago
The walls and aisles of a pharmacy in Vina del Mar are seen destroyed after a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile early
