Moscow News

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.8 struck 99 kilometres southwest of the Chilean town of Talca and 117 kilometres northeast from Concepcion in central Chile at around 3:34 a.m. local time. A tsunami warning has also been made for much of the Pacific as far away as Japan and Hawaii. The death toll from early reports is 78, and it is feared that number will rise as daylight reveals the damage. Buildings shook for 10 to 30 seconds.