During the afternoon, people living or owning stores, restaurants, and kiosks near the beach began to take their belongings away, due to the potential damage the tsunami would cause. Police officers did not allow cars to pass by the nearest street to the beach, the Costanera Avenue, especially in the Government area; however, curious people traveling on foot were able to see the strong waves hitting the Pichilemu shoreline before the eventual tsunami. The was used mostly for that purpose, until (Chilean equivalent to the United States'  ) told people to leave the area because "it was dangerous." At around 16:30 local time (19:30 UTC), the Intendant of  , Rodrigo Pérez Mackenna, arrived at Pichilemu Municipal Stadium in a helicopter, to inform Mayor  of what he and other authorities should do because of the emergency, according to reports. Fishermen took their boats away from the beach. "I don't want to lose it [the boat] again, we were already very affected by the  and I just don't want that to happen again; we still have time," a fisherman, Manuel González said.
During the afternoon, people living or owning stores, restaurants, and kiosks near the beach began to take their belongings away, due to the potential damage the tsunami would cause. Police officers did not allow cars to pass by the nearest street to the beach, the Costanera Avenue, especially in the Government area; however, curious people traveling on foot were able to see the strong waves hitting the Pichilemu shoreline before the eventual tsunami. The was used mostly for that purpose, until (Chilean equivalent to the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation ) told people to leave the area because "it was dangerous." At around 16:30 local time (19:30 UTC), the Intendant of O'Higgins Region , Rodrigo Pérez Mackenna, arrived at Pichilemu Municipal Stadium in a helicopter, to inform Mayor Roberto Córdova of what he and other authorities should do because of the emergency, according to reports. Fishermen took their boats away from the beach. "I don't want to lose it [the boat] again, we were already very affected by the February 27 earthquake and I just don't want that to happen again; we still have time," a fisherman, Manuel González said.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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O'Higgins Region
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Roberto Córdova
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February 27 earthquake