Coastal Chile, Galapagos Islands evacuate as tsunami warnings rattle Pacific

SANTIAGO/QUITO, July 30 (Reuters) - Authorities ordered evacuations on Ecuador and Chile's Pacific islands on Wednesday, after a massive earthquake triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean.

Residents and tourists on Chile's Easter Island, located some 3,700 km (2,300 miles) off South America's western coast, evacuated to a church on higher ground, while evacuations began along the mainland's Pacific coast.

In Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, some 970 km (600 miles) west of the continent, the government ordered that people living in vulnerable coastal areas make their way to safe zones established by the country's emergency management agency.