News Alert: 8.3-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Chile; tsunami feared

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Wednesday September 16, 2015
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A powerful magnitude-8.3 earthquake shook Chile's capital Wednesday night, causing buildings to sway and people to take refuge in the streets. Several strong aftershocks hit within minutes as tsunami alarms sounded in the port of Valparaiso and authorities issued a tsunami alert for the country's entire coast.

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