有關官員取消智利強烈地震後的海嘯預警
he U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor had a magnitude of 7.6 and was centered 40 kilometers southwest of Puerto Quellon on Chile's sparsely populated southern coast. It struck at 11:22 am local time (1422 UTC).
Chile’s National Emergency Services chief Ricardo Toro still urged residents at Los Lagos region to evacuate and go to higher ground.
Toro said about 4,000 people have evacuated Los Lagos.
U.S. and Chilean authorities issued tsunami warnings for areas within 1,000 kilometers of the epicenter.
It was the third earthquake this month of 7.7 magnitude or higher along the quake-prone Pacific Rim, sometimes referred to as the "ring of fire."
A 7.8 magnitude-earthquake was recorded off the coast of the Solomon Islands on Dec. 8, and a 7.9-magnitude temblor was reported Dec. 17 in Papua New U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor had a magnitude of 7.6 and was centered 40 kilometers southwest of Puerto Quellon on Chile's sparsely populated southern coast. It struck at 11:22 am local time (1422 UTC).
美國地質調查局說，這次地震的烈度是7.6級，震中位於南部海岸居民稀少的克永港西南40公里。地震發生在當地時間上午11點22分。
Chile’s National Emergency Services chief Ricardo Toro still urged residents at Los Lagos region to evacuate and go to higher ground.
智利國家緊急服務中心負責人裏卡多·託羅還在敦促湖大區的居民疏散到地勢高一些的地方。
Toro said about 4,000 people have evacuated Los Lagos.
託羅說，湖大區已經有大約四千人疏散出去了。
U.S. and Chilean authorities issued tsunami warnings for areas within 1,000 kilometers of the epicenter.
美國和智利當局都向這次地震震中周圍一千公里的區域發出過海嘯警報。
It was the third earthquake this month of 7.7 magnitude or higher along the quake-prone Pacific Rim, sometimes referred to as the "ring of fire."
這是本月環太平洋地震易髮帶發生的第三次震級在7.7級以上的地震。這個地震易髮帶也被稱作“火圈”。
A 7.8 magnitude-earthquake was recorded off the coast of the Solomon Islands on Dec. 8, and a 7.9-magnitude temblor was reported Dec. 17 in Papua New Guinea.
12月8日，所羅門島海岸附近發生了7.8級地震，12月17日巴布亞新幾內亞發生了一次7.9級地震。
