Chile earthquake

People walk along a cracked road in Iquique, in northern Chile, a day after a powerful earthquake hit Chile’s Pacific coast, killing at least six people and generating tsunami waves that might ripple as far as Indonesia. (Aldo Solimano / AFP / Getty Images)

April 1, 2014 8:27 PM PT

Fishermen look to salvage any remains destroyed overnight in the port of Iquique, in northern Chile, after a powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake hit off Chile’s Pacific coast. (Luis Hidalgo / AFP/Getty Images)

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet flies over a zone affected by the recent earthquake that struck the country’s northern coast. (Jose Manuel de la Maza / EPA)

A man moves debris away from a house after the massive earthquake that struck Arica, Parinacota, Tarapaca and Antofagasta, Chile. (Rodrigo Villalon / EPA)

A fisherman tries to salvage the remains of boats destroyed overnight in the port of Iquique, Chile. (Luis Hidalgo / EPA)

Several people return to their homes in Arica, Chile, after spending the night in tents after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck northern Chile. More than 900,000 residents fled Chile’s coastal regions the quake left at least six people dead. (Rodrigo Villalon / EPA)

A man walks by a boat washed to a jetty in the harbor in Iquique, Chile, after a massive magnitude earthquake hit the northern part of the country. (Alex Valdes / EPA)

The seafront of Iquique is flooded after a powerful earthquake hit off Chile’s coast. (Aldo Solimano / AFP/Getty Images)

Fishing boats are submerged at Riquelme Cove in Iquique after a powerful earthquake hit off Chile’s coast. (Aldo Solimano / AFP/Getty Images)

Residents of Iquique take refuge at the city stadium following a tsunami alert issued in the wake of a powerful earthquake off Chile’s coast. (Aldo Solimano / AFP/Getty Images)

A wall of a house in Iquique, Chile, is damaged after a strong earthquake hit the area. (Alex Valdes / EPA)

Locals look at boats washed up in the harbor in Iquique, Chile, after a massive earthquake. (Alex Valdes / EPA)

Firefighters attack a blaze at a coastal restaurant in the northern Chilean city of Iquique after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake hit the region. A tsunami warning has been issued for Chile, Peru and Ecuador, U.S. officials said. The quake struck at a depth of six miles and about 52 miles from Iquique, the U.S. Geological Survey said. (Aldo Solimano / AFP/Getty Images)