At least 17 people have reportedly been killed after a huge earthquake struck the Chilean coast, causing buildings to collapse in the capital Santiago.
The quake, which measured a significant 8.8 on the Richter scale, shook the city for about a minute and a half in the early hours of the morning.
There were also power cuts in the capital, which is about 200 miles away from the quake's epicentre.
That was close to the town of Maule, and happened at a depth of 22 miles at 03:34am (06:34am UK time).
The epicentre was also 56 miles from Chile's second largest city Concepcion, where more than 200,000 people live along the Bio Bio river.
Several big aftershocks later hit the south-central region, including ones measuring 6.9, 6.2 and 5.6.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said of the initial quake: "Sea level readings indicate a tsunami was generated.
"It may have been destructive along coasts near the earthquake epicentre and could also be a threat to more distant coasts."
But reports later claimed the tsunami warning had been lifted in southern Chile, citing the country's navy.
Source:news.sky.com/
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