Tsunami for SE QLD & Northern NSW!

[Mr Hardware]

Australia is on tsunami watch after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile's coast, toppling buildings and killing at least six people.

"An undersea earthquake has occurred near the coast of Central Chile," the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said in a statement, warning of a potential tsunami threat to Queensland, NSW, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.

"Tsunami waves have been observed on the coast of chile that may threaten Australia."

The Bureau of Meteorology's Tsunami Warning Cenre advised just before 9pm that threatened areas extended from Point Danger to Double Island Point and Moreton Bay.

There was a possibility of dangerous waves, strong ocean currents and foreshore flooding for several hours from 8:15 am (AEST) tomorrow.

The quake, capable of tremendous damage, hit off Chile's coast at 3:34am local time (1734 AEDT) on Saturday, shaking buildings in the capital, where some have buildings collapsed.

The epicentre of the tremor was 100 kilometres north northwest of the Chilean town of Chillan and 115 kilometres northeast of Concepcion, Chile's second-largest city, where more than 200,000 people live along the Bio Bio river.

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