BREAKING: Nothern chile suffers Earthquake of over 6.7 magnitude

 


An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck near the coast of Northern Chile on Tuesday. The earth quake had a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).

The first earthquake happened at 12:09 a.m. local time on Tuesday and was centered about 40 kilometers northwest of Carrizal Bajo, a village in the northern Atacama region, or 113 km southwest of Copiapó. It was followed by the aftershock at 12:30 a.m, causing damages and prompting people to evacuate as precautionary measure.

Chile’s seismological agency said the initial earthquake measured 7.0 and struck about 31 kilometers below the seafloor, making it a shallow earthquake. The aftershock measured 6.1. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) put the magnitudes at 6.8 and 6.3, respectively.

The initial earthquake was felt across the region and woke up many people, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. Some damage and minor landslides were reported in areas near the epicenter. 

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