Magnitude M8.2 and Tsunami, Iquique Chile, April 1, 2014
Earthquake in Chile with tsunami watch and warning. Areas of the Pacific should take precausions, including Hawaii and Japan, among other areas. Depth shallow, about 10 km. Screenshot of earthquake location below, with forecast contours for M>6.5. The forecast was computed at midnight last night - forecasts are updated every night at midnight California time.
Forecast probabilities as computed last night (prior to the earthquake are below. These indicate that the chance of a major earthquake has been high recently.
The area covered by the computed probabilities is shown below as the shaded area.
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