Chile earthquake
© Vladimir Rodas / AFPPeople remain outside a building during a strong quake in Santiago on September 16, 2015

A massive 8.3 magnitude quake followed by a series of aftershocks has rocked the Chilean coastline, shaking houses and forcing people to evacuate into the streets as authorities issued tsunami warnings for the area.

17 September 2015
  • 04:55 GMT

    ONEMI has canceled Tsunami warnings for the Island of San Felix and Juan Fernandez Archipelago in addition to the regions of Los Rios, Los Lagos, Aysen and Magallanes. However, the rest of the coastline remains under tsunami alert.
  • 04:54 GMT

    President Bachelet has declared a "disaster area in the town of Choapa," according to Chilean Deputy Interior Minister, Mahmud Aleuy.
  • 04:41 GMT

  • 04:23 GMT

    Chilean Deputy Interior Minister Mahmud Aleuy says that "President Bachelet has declared [a] disaster area in the town of Choapa."
  • 04:22 GMT

    Authorities have identified the five people that fell victim to the quake:

    - Lissette Araya Silva, 35, who died following the collapse of a roof.

    - Jofre Gloria Victoria, 20, who died following a rockslide.

    - Luis Damaris, 67, who died in Van Buren Hospital cardiac arrest.

    - Renato Salazar Diaz, 91, who died in the city of Maipú from cardiac arrest.

    - Humberto Fernandez, 81, who died of cardiac arrest in Valparaiso.
  • 04:18 GMT

    Some 186,000 customers are without power in the Coquimbo region, ONEMI reports.

    Meanwhile, new footage shows residents in Vina del Mar evacuating.
  • 04:17 GMT

    Another aftershock has been recorded near Ovalle, Chile, this time one of 6.2 magnitude. This brings the total number of aftershocks recorded by the USGS to 15.
  • 04:16 GMT

    Video footage captured by Chilean CCTV shows the moment of impact in Santiago.


  • 04:14 GMT

    Chilean Interior Minister Jorge Burgos is heading to ONEMI to monitor the situation, as the national Congress was evacuated from the city of Valparaiso, local media reports.
  • 04:10 GMT

    More video footage of people reacting to the earthquake in Chile.