6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Northern Chile
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A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Chile during the night of Monday to Tuesday. Despite the tremors, the country does not see any casualties or damage. This area is the one that concentrates the seismic activity among the strongest in the world. - An 6.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Chile: the impressive images of the earthquake (International).
According to the report issued at 23.47 a.m., the telluric movement occurred at 5.53 p.m. and had its epicenter 20 kilometers north-east of Calama, reaching a maximum intensity of 6 degrees Mercalli in the communes of Antofagasta, Tocopilla, Mujillones and Sierra Gorda. In these areas, much of the mining activity of the country takes place, where the records show the strength of the earthquake that caused dangerous movements of land in the labor…
The BHP and Antofagasta mining companies said their operations were not affected by the earthquake.
6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Northern Chile
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). However, there have been no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. According to the US agency, the earthquake occurred in the Atacama Desert region, around 31 kilometres from the city of Calama, at a depth of about 100 kilometres (63 miles) below the surface. Chile's National Disaster Prevention and Response Service said there was…
An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 on the Richter scale shook the Chilean region of...
An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 shook the north of Chile in the afternoon of Monday, causing material damage and power cuts in several regions of the country, although no deceased or injured people were reported. The telluric movement had its epicenter 20 kilometers northeast of the town of Calama, in the region of Antofagasta, with a depth of 114 kilometers, according to the National Seismological Center of the University of Chile. The tremor wa…
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