Hawaii tsunami warning ends after earthquake rocks Chile

A tsunami warning issued for Hawaii after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Chile early this morning has ended. An official with the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said, “We dodged a bullet” after the waves were less than feared.

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Meanwhile the rescue and recovery efforts continue in Chile. More than 200 people are confirmed dead in Chile, where the earthquake struck around 3:34 a.m. local time about 200 miles southwest of the capital city of Santiago. Geologists say the earthquake had 500 times more energy than the one that hit Haiti in January. Better building codes in Chile are credited with limiting the damage, though damage is still quite extensive.

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