We woke up this morning to the tragic news of an earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale, hitting Chile.
As reported on news.com.au,
Highways were sliced into pieces, rubble piled across streets and buildings were reduced to little more than heaps of wood after the quake struck about 325km northeast of the capital Santiago.
With this huge earthquake, a Tsunami warning has also been issued for the east coast of Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and Pacific Rim.
In New Zealand waves of 1.5 metres were reported. While in French Polynesia, waves between two and four meters damaged some boats but no one was hurt. A 40cm rise in sea levels at Norfolk Island was observed about 10.30am (AEST) today and a 10cm rise at Southport, in Tasmania.
While we live near the coast here on the Gold Coast, we don’t expect any major problems. Just keep out of the water. I will keep you posted.
