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6.2 magnitude quake hits off Chile coast – USGS | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Chilean coast, the US Geological Survey has reported. It struck at a depth of 20 kilometers (12 miles). | |
The jolt occurred late Saturday 157.4 km (97.8 miles) to the southeast of Talca, a city of around 200,000 people south of the capital, Santiago. | |
There has been no tsunami alert issued as a result of the quake. | There has been no tsunami alert issued as a result of the quake. |
Around 10 million people might have felt the quake, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. | |
However, it is not expected to cause casualties or major material damage. | |
Chile is prone to earthquakes due to its location on the Ring of Fire, the 40,000km-long zone that dominates the Pacific Ocean, and runs through countries including Chile, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Peru, Guatemala, the US, Mexico, and Russia. | |
The region is responsible for around 90 percent of the world’s earthquakes, and is home to 450 volcanoes or about 75 percent of the world’s total. | |
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