Chile issues tsunami warning for Easter Island

Chilean authorities have issued a tsunami warning for Easter Island and asked residents to evacuate to safe zones, following the 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s far east, Report informs via CNN.

Easter Island sits more than 2,000 miles (around 3,200 kilometers) off the coast of Chile in the Pacific, and is home to around 8,000 people.

Senapred, Chile’s disaster prevention agency, urged residents to act calmly and follow the instructions of the authorities.