Six people are dead following the 8.2-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile on Tuesday.
Chile’s Interior Minister confirmed the deaths on Wednesday resulting from heart attacks and falling debris from the quake.
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The quake triggered tsunami warnings and evacuations of more than 900,000 people in Chile alone.
The U.S Geological survey placed the epicenter 61 miles northwest of Iquique, Chile, and six miles below ground. There have been eight major aftershocks, registering as far as 290 miles away in La Paz, Bolivia.
Island nations in the path of potential waves, including New Zealand and the Philippines, are monitoring the event but have yet to issue evacuation orders or tsunami advisories.
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