Magnitude 6.0 earthqake hits Chile

WASHINGTON: A powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit northern Chile at 0713 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.The temblor was centered 20 miles west northwest of Antofagasta,...

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November 05, 2011

Magnitude 6.0 earthqake hits Chile

WASHINGTON: A powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit northern Chile at 0713 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The temblor was centered 20 miles west (32 kms) northwest of Antofagasta, Chile, at a depth of 30.8 miles (50 kms), USGS reported.

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