Updated On: 02 April, 2014 08:50 AM IST | | Agencies
<p>Chile declares three northern regions to be disaster areas after a powerful earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale struck off Chile's coast, triggering warnings of Tsunami for all of Latin America's Pacific coast</p>

Chile earthquake
Santiago: Chile has declared three northern regions hit by a 8.2 magnitude earthquake to be disaster areas.

Locals sit on the street following a tsunami alert after a powerful 8.0-magnitude earthearthquake hit off Chile's Pacific coast, on April 1, 2014. Pic: AFP