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| 6.2 magnitude quake hits off Chile coast - USGS | 6.2 magnitude quake hits off Chile coast - USGS |
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| A powerful 6.2 - magnitude tremor has rocked the Chilean coast, the US Geological Survey has reported. The quake struck off at a depth of some 20 kilometers (12 miles). | A powerful 6.2 - magnitude tremor has rocked the Chilean coast, the US Geological Survey has reported. The quake struck off at a depth of some 20 kilometers (12 miles). |
| The jolt occurred some 157.4 km (97.8 mi) to the south-east of Talca, a city of some 200,000 people south of the capital Santiago, late on Saturday. | The jolt occurred some 157.4 km (97.8 mi) to the south-east of Talca, a city of some 200,000 people south of the capital Santiago, late on Saturday. |
| There has been no tsunami alert issued as a result of the quake. | |
| Some 10 million people might have felt the shaking, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. | |
| However, the quake is not expected to cause casualties or major material damage. | |
| Chile is extremely prone to earthquakes due to its sitting on the Ring of Fire, the 40,000 km-long zone that dominates the Pacific Ocean, and runs through a dozen of countries, including Chile, Indonesia, Japan, The Philippines, Peru, Guatemala, the US west coast, Mexico and Russia. | |
| The region is responsible for some 90 percent of the world’s earthquakes and is home to some 450 volcanoes or about 75 percent of the world’s total. | |
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