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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Wed 02 Apr, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live: Five dead as magnitude 8.2 quake hits Chile, triggering tsunami At least five people are dead after a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off Chile, generating a two-metre tsunami. The earthquake hit this morning at a depth of just 10 kilometres and was centred 86 kilometres north-west of Iquique in northern Chile. Interior minister Rodrigo Penalillo says the victims were four men and a woman who died in the cities of Iquique and Alto Hospicio, either of a heart attack or after being crushed by debris. The first waves struck Chile's northern coast within 45 minutes of the quake, with roads left gridlocked as Chileans abandoned their coastal homes for higher ground. A tsunami warning that had been in place for regions including Chile and Peru has now been cancelled. Follow our live blog for more details. 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