The SHOA Assures that Strong Earthquake in Rapa Nui Will Not Cause Tsunamis on the Coasts of Mainland Chile

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The Navy’s Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOA) ruled out this Friday afternoon a tsunami for the coasts of Chile after a medium intensity earthquake recorded in Rapa Nui. According to the background, the telluric movement had an intensity of 5.0 and was located 1002 kilometers south of the island territory. The tremor “does not meet the conditions necessary to generate a tsunami on the coast of Chile,” reported the National Disaster Pr…

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The Navy's Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service, SHOA, ruled out the possibility of a tsunami on the coasts of mainland Chile, following the strong telluric movement that took place on Easter Island. It was an earthquake of magnitude 5.0, 1.002 kilometers south of Rapa Nui, however, the SHOA ruled out the possibility of a tsunami that does not meet the necessary conditions to generate this phenomenon.