A magnitude 8.4 earthquake hit off northern Chile on the night of September 17. The quake had the depth of 11 kilometers and was followed by at least 15 aftershocks. The death toll in Chile's earthquake has risen to at least five, with dozens of people injured. Eyewitnesses said the earthquake had caused high-rise buildings to sway. According to Chilean Ministry of the Interior, one million people were evacuated from their homes, Several coastal towns were flooded from small tsunami waves set off by the earthquake. Aftermath of the powerful earthquake in Chile - in this photo gallery by TASS.
Chile earthquake aftermath
A magnitude 8.4 earthquake had the depth of 11 kilometers and was followed by at least 15 aftershocks
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A magnitude 8.4 earthquake hit off northern Chile on the night of September 17
© AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo The earthquake rattled the Chilean capital Santiago and other regions of the country
© EPA/Christian Iglesias People sought safety in the streets of inland cities, while others along the shore took to their cars to get to higher ground
© AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo Police patroling a debris strewn street in Valparaiso, Chile
© Pablo Ovalle Isasmendi/AGENCIA UNO via AP The death toll in Chile's earthquake has risen to at least five, with dozens of people injured
© EPA/MARIO RUIZ The quake had the depth of 11 kilometers and was followed by at least 15 aftershocks
© AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo Eyewitnesses said the earthquake had caused high-rise buildings to sway
© EPA/RAUL ZAMORA Residents sitting next to an equestrian statue, in Santiago’s main square after the earthquake
© AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo According to Chilean Ministry of the Interior, one million people were evacuated from their homes, particularly around the country's coastal areas for fear of a tsunami, following the massive earthquake
© EPA/MARIO RUIZ Several coastal towns were flooded from small tsunami waves set off by the earthquake
© AP Photo/Matias Delacroix Flea market which was destroyed by a tsunami caused by an earthquake in Coquimbo, Chile
© EPA/MARIO RUIZ People survey damage near the beach after an earthquake-triggered tsunami in Concon, Chile
© AP Photo/Matias Delacroix Boat standing on a dock in Coquimbo, Chile
© Agencia Uno/Hernan Contreras via AP Damaged tombs at the Illapel cementery following the earthquake, Illapel, Chile
© EPA/MARIO RUIZ A car submerged in a flooded street after an earthquake-triggered tsunami in Concon, Chile
© AP Photo/Matias Delacroix People cleaning the beach after an earthquake-triggered tsunami damaged homes and businesses in Concon, Chile
© AP Photo/Matias Delacroix Aftermath of the earthquake-triggered tsunami in Coquimbo, Chile