A powerful earthquake has struck off the coast of southern Chile on Sunday, inflicting shaking felt in a number of cities however with none studies of harm
A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of southern Chile on Sunday, inflicting shaking felt in a number of cities however with none studies of harm, Chilean authorities mentioned.
The U.S. Geological Survey mentioned the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 and its epicenter was 10 kilometers (six miles) beneath the floor and about 140 kilometers (87.5 miles) west of the city of Corral.
Chile’s navy mentioned the quake didn’t have the traits required to generate a tsunami.
The tremor was felt with varied intensities within the areas of La Araucania, Los Rios, Los Lagos and Biobio.
Chile’s Nationwide Emergency Workplace mentioned that there have been no studies of accidents or injury and that primary companies had been functioning usually.
Rodrigo Holzapel, chief of the Tolten fireplace brigade within the La Araucanía area, mentioned they’d not obtained any emergency calls.