Chile orders evacuation of Northern coastline, Peru on tsunami alert

Chile’s emergency office ordered a preventive evacuation of the coastline in the country’s north following an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 late on Wednesday. The Andean nation’s navy declared a tsunami alert after the quake, which was initially reported as being of magnitude 7.4. The latest earthquake follows a massive 8.2 magnitude quake shook northern Chile on Tuesday, killing six people and triggering a tsunami with 2-meter (7-foot) waves. [caption id=“attachment_1463705” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Chila has ordered evacuation of the Northern coastline. Associated Press[/caption] Peru issues tsunami alert Peru issued a tsunami alert along its southern coast after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile, the Peruvian Navy said via Twitter on Wednesday. The US Geological Survey upgraded the earthquake - the strongest of several aftershocks since a massive quake rocked the region on Tuesday - to 7.8 after initially reporting it had a magnitude of 7.4. There were no initial reports of damages in Peru. Reuters