The president of Chile, Gabriel Boricannounced on Tuesday the activation of the Committee for Disaster Risk Management (Cogrid) nationally, after issuing a Tsunami alert for the entire coastal edge of the country following an earthquake of magnitude 8.8 in Russia. Waves between one and three meters high are expected. The evacuations schedules.
According to the first information, Senapred declared Yellow alert by tsunami For all the continental coastal areas of Chile, from Arica and Parinacota to Magallanes, including the Islands and the Antarctic territory.
The alert in Chile for the tsunami
After the last report issued by the National Prevention and Response Service (Senapred)and based on the new evaluation carried out by the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy (Shoa) The trans -Andean country decided to keep the state of alert for the continental coastal edge. In line with this, the first evacuation and caution tasks are performed, Waiting for First waves, which is expected to affect Easter Island at 9:25, Chile time.
In detail, alerts apply to the regions of Arica, Parinacota, Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo, Valparaíso (including island territory), O’Higgins, Maule, Ñuble, Biobío, La Araucanía, Los Ríos and Los Lagos. In addition, the precautionary state for the coastal edge of the Aysén and Magallanes regions was also declared.
On the other hand, the Ministry of Education suspended the Classes for all educational establishments located on the coastal edge between the appointed regions of Arica, Parinacota and Los Lagos.
Through his X account, the Chilean president, Gabriel Boric, warned the population: “The first waves have already reached the coasts of Japan and Alaska and Polynesia. At 9:25 (local time) should reach the first wave to Easter Island. “
“Remember that normally the first wave is not the strongest. We actually act and following official instructions,” requested the top president.
The earthquake behind Tsunami’s alert
An earthquake of magnitude 8.8 was recorded on Tuesday off the eastern coast of Russia, about 136 kilometers from Petropávlovsk-Kamtchatski, in the Kamchatka Peninsula, according to data from the United States Geological Service (USGS). The telluric movement, with a depth of 19 kilometers, generated a tsunami alert in different areas of the Pacific Ocean.
The warning extended to regions such as Alaska, Japan, Guam, California and Hawaii. In the latter case, local authorities anticipated waves between 1 and 3 meters high. South American countries such as Chile and Colombia also activated preventive alerts in the event of an eventual impact on their coastlines.
Tsunami Russia earthquake
On the Russian coast, The waves exceeded six meters high, especially in sectors of the Kamchatka Peninsula and in the Kuriles, As reported by the Tsunamis Laboratory of the Institute of Oceanology of the Academy of Sciences of Russia. The authorities continue with the damage evaluation, although the first reports indicate that there were no serious effects on homes, infrastructure or routes.
The epicenter of the earthquake is found in one of the most active regions of the planet in seismic terms, due to the contact between the Pacific and North America tectonic plates. It should be remembered that on July 20, a 7.4 magnitude movement also shook the same area, although without causing major consequences.
Source: Ambito
