The Week - At least five people are dead and 20 injured following a magnitude-8.3 earthquake that struck off the coast of northern Chile Wednesday night. At least five people were killed after an 8.3 magnitude earthquake off Chile http://t.co/6QZyvGIxb7 pic.twitter.com/V81qc7O89o ? BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) September 17, 2015 One million people have been evacuated from along the coast, and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet declared the Conquimbo and Tongoy regions disaster zones, saying troops would be sent to the areas to keep people from looting. Tsunami waves hit Tongoy 25 minutes after the quake, The Guardian reports, and shaking was felt as far away as Buenos Aires. In some areas of Chile, houses have collapsed, and reports of flooding have come in from coastal areas. The earthquake triggered tsunami alerts for Peru, California, Hawaii, and New Zealand, and at least 15 aftershocks have been reported. The quake was the largest one to hit Chile since an 8.8 magnitude temblor struck i
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