All tsunami threat warnings for Chile were completely canceled after the National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (Senapred) confirmed Thursday that, based on data from sea level stations and other models, the emergency caused by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia has officially ended.
Following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia, Chile was the most affected country in the Americas by the likelihood of tsunamis. However, by early Thursday, the Government had downgraded its alert for most coastal regions to a state of “precaution” as per recommendations from the National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (Senapred) and the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy (SHOA).
Chile's National Service for Disaster Prevention and Response (Senapred) Wednesday ordered the evacuation of 14 communes in the regions of Ñuble, Biobío, and La Araucanía, including Nacimiento, Purén, and Contulmo, which have all been particularly affected by the forest fires.