People from the town of Pozo al Monte, close to the city of Iquique, some 1,950 kilometers north of Santiago, camp out on a stadium field on Thursday, as earthquakes rocked the area over the last 48 hours. AFP PHOTO
SANTIAGO: A powerful offshore earthquake measuring 7.6 rocked northern Chile late on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), sparking a new tsunami warning and sending thousands of people fleeing for higher ground a day after a deadly tremor killed six people.