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The neighboring city of Talcahuano—among other affected areas—was also largely devastated, although it would suffer an even greater disaster decades later, in 2010, due to an 8.8 MW earthquake and ...

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“We made evacuation maps for every community on the coast, and we have an online viewer and smartphone app that will provide information on where location is with respect to the tsunami zone.

The quake hit at 9:36 p.m., about 125 miles west of Coos Bay. No damage or injuries have been reported. Additionally, no tsunami warnings were announced.