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Witness location : (Chile) (148 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Lots of shaking. Went on for several minutes.

Witness location : Quillota (Chile) (151 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 8 min

Muy fuerte y muy largo

Witness location : Viña del Mar (Chile) (163 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

It was very long two minutes at least, and followed by teo replicas now

Witness location : (Chile) (163 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 270 min

Muy muy largo

Witness location : Valparaíso (Chile) (164 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 129 min

Fue un largo vaivén, no se detenía. Los postes de luz y semáforos se movían mucho. No fue sacudido como otras veces, fue fuerte y constante va y viene. Centro de Valparaiso, a los 10 minutos comenzaron a sonar las alarmas de tsunami de la ciudad y de los celulares, fue caótico el regreso a casa, mucha gente asustada y corriendo rápido en vehículo.

Witness location : Coquimbo (Chile) (177 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 25398 min

I thought: please wake me up when it's all over

Witness location : Coquimbo (Chile) (178 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 2277 min

This was a big one it shake for long time i was very much frightned

Witness location : Coquimbo (Chile) (178 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 108 min

Stay clear of the coast evacuate to high ground alejarse de la costa ir hacia zonas seguras(altas)

Witness location : Coquimbo (Chile) (178 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 280 min

Muy fuerte y largo ...el mar ingreso al centro de la ciudad ....desde lo alto podía ver las olas que tardaron una hora en llegar.

Witness location : La Serena (Chile) (185 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28154 min

a real full on never ending shake! more worried about the tsunami so took off to the hills soon as the shaking stopped.

Witness location : (Chile) (188 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Muy fuerte casablanca valparaiso

Witness location : Pudahuel (Chile) (222 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

I felt the eartqueak very strong in santiago of chile

Witness location : Recoleta (Chile) (224 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 49684 min

The earthquake feels strong in Santiago, some objects are moving

Witness location : Las Condes (Chile) (226 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 5 min

Holy shit

Witness location : Las Condes (Chile) (226 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Huge one. The building was trembling like a boat.

Witness location : Providencia (Chile) (227 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 180 min

Very strong, a couple of things fell from the shelves. Lasted for 2 minutes, loads of aftershocks

Witness location : Las Condes (Chile) (227 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 145 min

2+ minutes of swaying everything. Computers, Lamps, Tables, Doors and Sliding doors, and every car alarm in the area went off. A bit nauseating after so long. The sounds of all the windows and most of the floor boards creaking let us know to sprint down 15 flights of stairs to safety after all was quiet (except our poor scared dog), after which we waited in a park to wait them rough then after shock, which, not-shockingly, was slightly lest drastic and half as short in length. About a minute.

Witness location : (Chile) (227 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 12 min

Lasted more than 5 minutes

Witness location : Santiago (Chile) (227 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 34 min

Strong and long quake. Increased during the event, lasted for at least 2 minutes.

Witness location : (Chile) (227 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Evacuated the building, lasted a few minutes

Witness location : Providencia (Chile) (229 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Muy fuerte......2 minutos ....

Witness location : Penaflor (Chile) (237 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 52 min

Muy fuerte, largo. Puerta de salida de la casa trabada, mucho ruido, Caída de objetos y dificultad para mantenerse en pie.

Witness location : (Chile) (275 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 33 min

Too strong

Witness location : Rivadavia (Argentina) (281 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Difficult to stand.

Witness location : Godoy Cruz (Argentina) (302 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 1659 min

Fue sentido y dificulto el caminar en algún momento . hubo caída fe objetos liviano como adornos.

Witness location : Rancagua (Chile) (302 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11 min

Continue

Witness location : Maipú (Argentina) (311 km SE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 45 min

Oscillatory, long and persistent

Witness location : Talcahuano (Chile) (591 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 190 min

Dichato se retiró el mar

Witness location : Concepción (Chile) (600 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 7 min

Mercalli 5.0

Witness location : Concepción (Chile) (600 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 11797 min

Muy lejos del epicentro se sintió muy fuerte y muy largo. Hubo evacuación y el tsunami llegó sin causar destrozo. Sólo Chile puede pasar por un terremoto 8.4 y tener sólo 14 muertos

Witness location : Concepción (Chile) (601 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 46 min

Muy fuerte. 9piso

Witness location : Córdoba (Argentina) (703 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 77 min

Fuerte y prolongado

Witness location : (Argentina) (810 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 13 min

Las luces se movieron. Pero fue muy suave

Witness location : Antofagasta (Chile) (876 km N from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

se noto enseguida que venia de lejos porque era un movimiento como de barco llegue a marearme sentado delante del pc porque fue mucho el va y ven la lampara colgante hasta el momento sigue con movimiento

Witness location : Valdivia (Chile) (930 km S from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Government alerts going out saying there is a Tsunami me warning

Witness location : Asuncion (Paraguay) (1537 km NE from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 49 min

We felt al the 7th floor of a building.

Witness location : São Paulo (Brazil) (2617 km E from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 44 min

Here in Brazil we felt it, little moviments.