A massive earthquake measuring 8.3 magnitude on the Richter scale hit Chile on September 16, 2015 in the evening and triggered tsunamis as high as 4.7m. Tsunami alerts were issued around the Pacific.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the tremor struck off the coast of Coquimbo, 46km west of the city of Illapel at 19:54 local time (22:54 GMT) with a depth of 25km. The earthquake lasted for more than 3 minutes and was followed by dozens of strong aftershocks.
Chile is in one of the most seismically active regions of the planet. In 2010, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake caused damage on infrastructure and residences in Chile.
Power outage and breakdown of communication towers resulted after the quake.
An estimated one million people were evacuated from the coastlines and low lying areas that are threatened by tsunamis.
Sources: bbc.com.uk, weather.com