Earthquake Hits Northern
Chile
A quake measuring 5.9 on
Richter scale shook
northern Chile on
Saturday morning, but no
casualties or damages
were reported.
The earthquake hit at
4:29 a.m. local time
(1529 TMT), reported the
earthquake monitoring
network of University of
Chile.
The epicenter of
earthquake was 46 km
west of San Pedro de
Atacama in northern
Chile. The tremor could
also be felt in
Tocopilla, Calama,
Antofagasta and other
cities of Chile.
A strong quake of 7.7
magnitude hit the same
area on Nov.14 last
year, killing two and
injuring tens of
thousands of others.
Since Dec. 15, some 30
quakes with magnitude of
above four had hit the
country's central and
northern areas,
triggering landslides
and causing panic among
people.
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