occurs in subduction zone between Nazca and South American plates, ~200 mi south of Santiago, Chile. News report here and a tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii. Here's a slide show of some of the damage.USGS details and summary: "A large vigorous aftershock sequence can be expected from this earthquake." The graphic above shows that this has already begun (click to enlarge) and here's a list of aftershock events.
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