Xinhua Santiago, 27 February Xinhua (reporter Zhao Kai) Chile Richter 8.8 earthquake 27 am local time. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has to Chile and neighbouring Peru issued a tsunami warning.

    According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake occurred at 27 am local time (Beijing time three thirty-four, fourteen thirty-four), the epicenter is located in Chile near the capital Santiago 320 kilometers southwest of the Maule area, focal depth about 60 km. Earlier, the United States Geological Survey earthquake measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale.

    When the earthquake occurred, Santiago felt strongly, the Xinhua News Agency reporters felt the house shake, rattle, lasted more than 40 seconds, then the power supply interruption, surrounded by darkness, mobile phone signal is lost. The residents have ran out from be confound at building, street crowded.

    The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii to Chile and neighbouring Peru issued a tsunami warning, and said, so strong earthquakes often cause devastating tsunami. After that, the center said in a report, the earthquake has triggered a tsunami, the possible damage to the epicenter near the coast of chile.

    The center also issued a warning to the low level of Ecuador, Columbia, Panama, Costa Rica and antarctica.

    At present there is no report of casualties and property losses, but media reports, some houses collapsed in Santiago. In addition, about 115 kilometers from the epicenter in Concepcion, Chile's second largest city population density. Local radio quoted rescuers, Chile's government is currently on the earthquake damage assessment.