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Which places outside Chile were reached by the tsunami from the Chile earthquake of 2010?
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Chile earthquake of 2010
A collapsed building in Concepción, Chile, following an earthquake, 2010.
Following the magnitude-8.8 Chile earthquake of 2010, the resulting tsunami traveled across the Pacific Ocean and reached the coasts of several locations outside of Chile. These areas included:
While the tsunami caused significant devastation within Chile—most notably in the town of Constitución and the port of Talcahuano—it weakened significantly by the time it reached these international locations.1