Ukuzamazama komhlaba okusemthethweni kwe-US Geological Survey kuxwayisa nge-tsunami engaba khona esifundeni. Lesi sexwayiso sakhanselwa kamuva ngemuva kokuzamazama komhlaba okunamandla okuyi-6.8 hit 223 km N of Coquimbo
ICoquimbo iyidolobha eliyitheku, idolobha elikhulu nenhlokodolobha yesiFundazwe i-Elqui, esisemgwaqweni iPan-American Highway, esifundeni iCoquimbo eChile. ICoquimbo isesigodini esise-10 km eningizimu yeLa Serena, eyakha ngayo iGreater La Serena enabantu abangaphezu kuka-400,000.
Ayikho imibiko yomonakalo omkhulu noma yokulimala eyaziwayo. Ukuzamazama komhlaba kudlikizele iChile ngemuva kwesikhathi sendawo phakathi kwamabili.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Coquimbo is a port city, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile.
- Coquimbo is situated in a valley 10 km south of La Serena, with which it forms Greater La Serena with more than 400,000 inhabitants.
- Geological Survey earthquake alerts warn of a possible tsunami in the region.
