SANTIAGO, Chile – An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 6. 3 shook northern Chile on Saturday night, the time the strong earthquake hit the country this week, there have been no reports of casualties or damage to assets.
The U. S. Geological Survey said the epicenter of the earthquake occurred forty-five kilometers (29 miles) northwest of Ovalle in the northwest of the country and about 400 kilometers (249 miles) north of Chile’s capital, Santiago. (19 miles), he said.
Chile’s National Emergency Office said there were no injuries or reported injuries.
The Chilean Navy’s Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service said the characteristics of the earthquake poseed a tsunami risk to the coast.
A magnitude 6. 8 earthquake struck the Pacific off the coast of northern Chile on Tuesday morning, with no injuries or reports reported.
Chile is found along the “fire belt” of the Pacific Basin and is hit by tremors of magnitude greater than 6. 0. The last primary earthquake occurred in the early morning of February 27, 2010, a magnitude 8. 8 tremor that hit several Chilean regions and caused a tsunami, killing another 526 people and leaving dozens missing.