A magnitude 8.3 earthquake hit off the coast of Chile on 15th September, shaking buildings in the capital city of Santiago and killing five people. Authorities worked into the early hours on 16th Sept. assessing damage in several coastal towns that saw flooding from small tsunami waves set off by the quake.The tremor was so strong that people in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the other side of the continent, reported feeling it. No injuries were reported outside Chile. Authorities said some adobe houses collapsed in the inland city of Illapel, about 280 kilometers north of Santiago and about 55 kilometers east of the quake’s epicenter.
8.3-magnitude quake strikes off Chile
