• 1.5 million people displaced by the Chile quake source

• 214+ people killed in Chile as a result of the earthquake
• 50+ aftershocks have hit in and around the country in the last 24 hours
• 1.5M homes have been damaged by the huge quake source

• 33 aftershocks in the wake of the earthquake, the latest in Argentina
• 700+ number of times the quake is stronger than the Haiti quake source

• National Geographic’s explainer on what tsunamis are (two-word description: giant waves) seems like a fitting thing to pull out of the bag right now.

• Get off the shore line. We are closing all the beaches and telling people to drive out of the area.
• Oahu Civil Defense spokesman John Cummings • Describing the danger of being on the coast in Hawaii right now as a result of the pending tsunami. While the tsunami isn’t expected to be serious, Hawaii is taking all the precautions it can, including voluntary running a bus near the shore to pick up those with no other way to get away. Tourists who stay at modern resorts should be safe as long as they stay above the third floor. “We are taking it very seriously, but this is not a big one.” said Brian R. Shiro, a geophysicist at NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. source

• 122+ killed by the earthquake, which had aftershocks in Chile up to 500 miles away
• 15 number of stories in a building that collapsed in Concepcion, the closest big city
• russia the furthest country to get tsunami warnings as a result of the Chilean earthquake source

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• The last 24 hours have been crazy seismically. There was a 7.0 earthquake in Japan yesterday, and now this 8.8 earthquake in Chile (just upgraded by the USGS, which tracks quakes) sounds especially scary. It’s already prompted tsunami warnings in neighboring countries. We’ll keep you posted. It’s already quite awful. source

• Our hotel is built for this. In Chile, this happens many times.
• Santiago, Chile, Hotel Kennedy employee Anita Herrera • Regarding the earthquake which just hit her country. While this quake is quite large, the country has lots of experience with large-scale quakes. The powerful 9.5-magnitude 1960 Valdiva Earthquake, for example, was so huge that it caused a tsunami that reached all the way to Alaska. From Chile. That quake left a huge death toll (as many as 6,000 dead). This one also forced a a tsunami warning for Chile and Peru. Our prayers go out to the country. source

• 9.5M the size of a 1960 quake, which is the largest earthquake ever recorded in world history
• eight number of earthquakes the country has had above an 8.0 magnitude before 1800 source