Chilean tsunami crosses entire Pacific Ocean

A series of severe earthquakes hit Central Chile on Saturday, 27 Feb. The major one off Concepcion at 06:34 UTC had a magnitude of 8.8. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center PTWC in Hawaii, USA issued a regional warning at 06:46. The first sea level measurements at Valparaiso with 1.3 m and Talcahuano with 2.3 m confirmed a tsunami had been generated. More