In photos: Chileans evacuate after massive earthquake triggers tsunami alert
Residents walk to higher ground after a Tsunami alarm at Talcahuano city, south of Santiago on the southern Pacific coast, April 1, 2014.JOSE LUIS SAAVEDRA/Reuters
Residents take their belongings to higher ground after a Tsunami alarm at Talcahuano city, south of Santiago on the southern Pacific coast, April 1, 2014. A major earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck off the coast of Chile on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami that hit the northern part of the country. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was shallow at 12.5 miles below the seabed and struck about 100 km northwest of the mining port of Iquique near the Peruvian border.JOSE LUIS SAAVEDRA/Reuters
Residents stay on the last floor of their building during a vertical evacuation after a Tsunami alarm at Iquique city, north of Santiago on the southern Pacific coast, April 1, 2014.STRINGER/Reuters
Chileans gather in the streets outside their homes after a Tsunami alarm at Talcahuano city, south of Santiago on the southern Pacific coast, April 1, 2014.JOSE LUIS SAAVEDRA/Reuters
People embrace on the upper floor of an apartment building located a few blocks from the coast where they gathered to avoid a possible tsunami after an earthquake in Iquique, Chile, Tuesday, April 1, 2014.Cristian Viveros/The Associated Press
A view of the city of Iquique, Chile, after an earthquake struck late Tuesday, April 1, 2014.Cristian Viveros/The Associated Press
A fire burns at a restaurant after an earthquake in Iquique, Chile, Tuesday, April 1, 2014.Cristian Vivero Boornes/The Associated Press
An elderly person is evacuated from a shelter after a tsunami alarm at Antofagasta city, north of Santiago on the southern Pacific coast, April 1, 2014.STRINGER/Reuters
People are evacuated from their shelter after a tsunami alarm at Antofagasta city, north of Santiago on the southern Pacific coast, April 1, 2014.STRINGER/Reuters
A military convoy travels along a road after a tsunami alarm at Iquique city, north of Santiago on the southern Pacific coast, April 1, 2014.STRINGER/Reuters
A fire is seen at Iquique city from the top floor of a building during a vertical evacuation after a tsunami alarm at Iquique city, north of Santiago on the southern Pacific coast, April 1, 2014.STRINGER/Reuters