25-12-2016 17:25 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Magnitude 7.7 quake strikes Chile, tsunami warning removed

Officials removed a tsunami warning after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck 225 km (140 miles) southwest of Puerto Montt in southern Chile on Sunday, prompting an evacuation order for southern coastal areas. The U.S.-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the tsunami warning was no longer in place for the area after earlier issuing one for areas within 1,000 km (621 miles) of the epicentre of the quake. Chile's National Emergency Services (Onemi) chief Ricardo Toro said a tsunami watch remain
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