Tag: Coastal Chile

Coastal Chile battered by tide after 8.3 earthquake

Waves of up to 4.5 meters (15 feet) pounded Chile’s coastal areas on Wednesday (September 16), the navy said, after a powerful 8.3 earthquake struck off the coast, flooding some coastal areas. At least three people were killed by the quake about 280 km (175 miles) north of Santiago, the biggest earthquake since 2010 to hit the world’s top copper producer. In the coastal city of Estero, in Vina del Mar, images showed high tide […]