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The coasts of Peru, Ecuador, and Chile were hit by unusually violent waves, a swell that claimed the lives of three people and led to the closure of most Peruvian ports.

The waves exceeded four meters in Peru and two meters in Ecuador, according to authorities in both countries.

A new powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale rattled northern Chile late on Wednesday.

The Wednesday quake was located 19 kilometers south of Iquique at a depth of 40 kilometers, the U.S Geological Survey said.

Close to 1 million residents have been evacuated after Tuesday night's 8.2 magnitude earthquake in northern Chile.

"More than 900,000 people and 11 hospitals were evacuated along the Chilean coastline", local officials said, quoted by ABC News. The death toll is reported at 6.

Six dead as 8.2M earthquake hits Chile

CHILE -- Six persons have been confirmed dead as a consequence of a strong earthquake that hit northern Chile on April 1.

According to the USGS, the 8.2 magnitude quake occurred at the depth of 20.1 kilometers. Its epicenter was 83 kilometers northwest of the town of Iquique.

A powerful magnitude-8.2 earthquake struck off Chile's northern coast late Tuesday, triggering landslides and a tsunami and killing at least five.

Chilean Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo, as cited by the CNN, informed that the death toll included four men and one woman, two of whom had died due to cardiac arrest and three had been crushed to death.