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Montevideo, April 26th 2024 - 15:55 UTC

Tag: ONEMI

  • Monday, January 25th 2021 - 08:15 UTC

    Two earthquakes and confusing alert messages, shake Chile

    Following this first alert residents in continental Chile received a message on their mobile phones requesting they evacuate all beaches due to risk of tsunami

    Two earthquakes of 7 and 5.9 degrees of magnitude on the Ritcher scale shook Chile on Saturday, just thirty minutes apart, at Antarctica and in the center of Chile, with Chilean authorities calling to evacuate the coastal areas due to the risk of a tsunami, as a consequence of confusing alert messages.