Chile issues tsunami warning after earthquake

BBC - Chile has issued a tsunami warning and said people should evacuate a coastal area in the south of country after a large earthquake.

The country's disaster agency issued the warning for an area of the remote Magallanes region on Chile's southern tip.

It comes after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck 219km (136 miles) off the coast of the city of Ushuaia, in Argentina on Friday at 13.58 local time, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Aftershocks have been reported in the region.