The April 2014 Chilean earthquake killed at least five people and generated a tsunami with seven-foot-high (two-meter-high) waves that struck northern Chile's coast, prompting evacuations.
Sources
- What Caused the Chilean Earthquake? Faults Explained (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-02/tsunami-warning-after-8.2-chile-earthquake/5361502 (abc.net.au)
- https://abcnews.com/International/82-magnitude-earthquake-off-chile-triggers-tsunami-reported/story?id=23151710 (abcnews.com)
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