These are external links and will open in a new window. One million people had to leave their homes in Chile after a powerful quake hit the country's central region.
Residents of Illapel, near the quake's epicentre, fled into the streets in terror as their homes began to sway. In the coastal town of Coquimbo, waves of 4.
A tsunami alert was issued for the entire Chilean coast but has since been lifted. Tsunami waves also hit the coast further north and south of the quake's epicentre, with waves half a metre higher than usual as far north as La Punta. Gloria Navarro, who lives in the coastal town of La Serena, said people were "running in all directions".
I'm on the coast about km 80 miles south from the worst affected area of Coquimbo. Our house is on top of a cliff and made of wood. It was shaking and shuddering.
At first I thought it was just a tremor but it was really strong and went on for around three minutes. It was much stronger than any tremors I had ever felt before. The local town was evacuated. The restaurant down on the beach is flooded but most things here are returning to normal.
