At least three people were dead while 10 others sustain injures when a strong earthquake of magnitude 8.3 struck hit central Chile.
The powerful tremor causing buildings to sway in the capital Santiago, official said.
Evacuation was ordered in coastal areas. Tsunami sirens were heard in the port of Valparaiso.
Chilean officials say the earthquake has produced waves of up to 4.5 metres (15 feet) along the coast in the region of Coquimbo.
The earthquake struck just off the coast at 19:54 local times (22:54 GMT), about 55km west of the city of Illapel, the US Geological Survey said.
Officials said it was at the depth of about 10km.
The US Geological Survey initially reported the tremor as magnitude 7.9, but then quickly revised the reading to 8.3.
RT @chvnoticiascl @chvnoticiascl Primer balance post terremoto ⚠: Dos fallecidos y personas desaparecidas en Tongoy ► http://t.co/lCzM96mEKj
— Chilevision (@chilevision) September 17, 2015
Huge 8.3-magnitude quake strikes off Chile, tsunami advisories issued: http://t.co/7jVoGTV55E pic.twitter.com/K6KbKvLFYs — TODAY (@TODAYshow) September 17, 2015
Santiago resident Vladimir Alexander recorded this video as a M8.3 #earthquake shook #Chile. http://t.co/n61SWmZ21E https://t.co/oAl92c2TmU
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) September 17, 2015
Tsunami surges upriver after massive 8.3 #earthquake rocks #chile #terromotoChile UPDATES http://t.co/xsoWTNfgEV https://t.co/qczHerqKbL — RT (@RT_com) September 17, 2015
#BREAKING: 7.9-Magnitude #earthquake hits center of #Chile, #tsunami alert issued https://t.co/qiPTnHW13e
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) September 17, 2015
