Powerful earthquake hits central Chile

A boat stands on a dock after it was lifted by an earthquake-triggered tsunami in Coquimbo, Chile.

Damage caused by an earthquake reading magnitude 8.3 on the Ritcher scale, in Con Con, close to the town of Valparaiso, Chile/

A man passes by a quake-wrecked house in Illapel, Chile, on Sept. 17.

A resident of Concon, Chile, inspects quake damage in his home on Sept. 17.

People pass a damaged restaurant in Concon, about 68 miles northwest of Santiago, after a massive earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Sept 16.

Police patrol a debris-strewn street in Valparaiso, Chile, after a tsunami hit the area following a massive earthquake on Sept. 16.

People evacuate a mall in Santiago after a powerful earthquake hit Chile on Sept. 16.

People flee a supermarket in Santiago, Chile, as a strong earthquake hits Wednesday.

A Santiago police officer flags down buses for people to get rides home after a powerful earthquake in Chile on Sept. 16.

People comfort each other in the Chilean capital of Santiago after a powerful temblor Wednesday night.

Women in Santiago gather in the street Wednesday after the Chilean earthquake.

People gather at the Placeres viewpoint after a tsunami alert in Valparaiso, Chile, was issued following a magnitude 8.3 quake Wednesday night.

People remain outside a building in Santiago after Wednesday’s quake.

The scene outside a Santiago building after the quake Wednesday.