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A
strong earthquake hit off the northern coast of Chile on Sunday
evening, prompting a brief evacuation of part of a coastal area but not
causing any injuries or significant damage.
6.7 Quake Hits off Chilean Coast
A
strong earthquake hit off the northern coast of Chile on Sunday
evening, prompting a brief evacuation of part of a coastal area but not
causing any injuries or significant damage.
The
magnitude 6.7 quake — originally measured as a 7.0 — was centered 37
miles west-northwest of Iquique and struck at a depth of 12.4 miles, the
U.S. Geological Survey said Sunday. It hit at 6:16 p.m. local time.
An emergency office said
there was no major damage resulting from the quake, except for two
small roadside rock falls in the Arica and Parinacota region.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said no tsunami was expected.
A second quake, a 5.1 at almost the exact same location, followed 10 minutes later.
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