Tsunami warns residents of northern Chile after earthquake in Peru

The 7 degrees Ritcher earthquake in Peru Friday morning caused the evacuation of hundreds of residents of the Chilean city of Arica, on the border with Peru, by a tsunami warning.

The earthquake occurred Monday at 5:50 am (0850 GMT) and was perceived with a strong intensity and duration of more than a minute in the Chilean regions of Arica and Parinacota, Tarapacá and Antofagasta. but has not been reported yet. victims or damages of consideration.

According to the seismology services of the University of Chile, the epicenter of the earthquake was located 223 km northeast of the Peruvian city of Arequipa and its hypocenter had a depth of 260 km.

In Arica, a coastal city, sirens have issued a tsunami alert and hundreds have left their homes and have gone to predetermined safe areas, the EFE news agency reported.

However, the alert was canceled 15 minutes later, once The hydrographic and oceanographic services of the Navy have stated that the characteristics of the earthquake do not fulfill the conditions necessary to generate a tsunami on the coasts of Chile.