A 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chile early today morning and killed more than 150 people as well as damaged buildings, roads as well as the airport.

The Chile earthquake is probably the worst earthquake to ever take place this century and if you see the Chile earthquake pictures above, you can see the extent of damage that has been caused to the country of Chile.

Rescue operations are on and the search for survivors is on high priority. Hawaii has been put on high alert for a tsunami.

via UKTN

As a result of this earthquake, there are reports that there is a tsunami expected to take place in the Pacific islands in the Hawaiian region. There are already signs of a tsunami arriving in the coastal areas of Robinson Crusoe Island even though it is located almost 400 miles away from the coast of Chile.

The tidal waves recorded as of now have been approximately three meters in the Robinson Crusoe Island island. The next place to face a tsunami after Robinson Crusoe Island is the Easter Island in Pacific Ocean.

As a result of the Pacific tsunami warning, authorities are currently evacuating Easter Island as well so as to save as many times as possible .

Villages are already half-flooded due to sudden rise of water level and people are trying to move in safer higher elevations with the help of authorities. No doubt, different departments of national authorities and government bodies in all the alerted regions are going through a tough time as facing tsunami and earthquake at the same time is a big challenge at the moment.

Chile was hit by an earthquake of 8.8 magnitude today and the death toll is 122, and rising.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has also issued tsunami warnings for Colombia, Ecuador, Antarctica, Panama and Costa Rica.