The US Geological Survey said the quake struck near the southern coast of the quake-prone South American nation at 14.22 GMT.
The epicenter of the earthquake was 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of the town of Puerto Quellon.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, said in a bulletin that "hazardous tsunamic waves are forecast for some coasts."
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Magnitude Mw 7.7
Region ISLA CHILOE, LOS LAGOS, CHILE
Date time 2016-12-25 14:22:28.2 UTC
Location 43.36 S ; 73.80 W
Depth 47 km
Distances:
1133 km S of Santiago, Chile / pop: 4,838,000 / local time: 11:22:28.2 2016-12-25
221 km S of Puerto Montt, Chile / pop: 161,000 / local time: 11:22:28.2 2016-12-25
31 km SW of Puerto Quellón, Chile / pop: 21,900 / local time: 11:22:28.2 2016-12-25
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Chile earthquake tsunami warning lifted...
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήA tsunami alert issued after a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake off the coast of southern Chile has now been lifted.
The quake struck at 14:22 GMT on the island of Chiloe, about 40km (25 miles) south-west of Quellon, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
No casualties have been reported. Some 4,000 people were evacuated.....BBC