The quake was one of the biggest ever recorded. Several people were injured, but none gravely. No major damage has been reported.
The danger appeared to be subsiding in most places, but Chile kept alerts at the highest level for most of its lengthy Pacific coast while New Zealand renewed a warning to avoid the water.
Japan was one of the last countries to rescind the emergency order earlier today.
Almost two million people had been ordered to higher ground in Japan before the warnings were downgraded to an advisory for large stretches of its Pacific coast,
One person died and 10 others, most of them in Hokkaido, were injured while heading shelte...





