A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit off the coast of Chile this Saturday morning. Cities in Chile such as Concepcion and Santiago are affected. Tsunami advisory has been issued for the Pacific region.

Details from the Chile Earthquake 2010:

Magnitude: 8.8
Date-Time:

* Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 06:34:14 UTC
* Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 03:34:14 AM at epicenter
* Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location: 35.846°S, 72.719°W
Depth: 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
Region: OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILE
Distances:

100 km (60 miles) NNW of Chillan, Chile
105 km (65 miles) WSW of Talca, Chile
115 km (70 miles) NNE of Concepcion, Chile
325 km (200 miles) SW of SANTIAGO, Chile

Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 7.2 km (4.5 miles); depth fixed by location program.
Parameters:

NST=255, Nph=255, Dmin=988 km, Rmss=1.12 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7

Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)