He trembled in Chile and felt in the south of Mendoza – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

A earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked this Sunday four regions of the Central Zone of Chilewithout the authorities reporting any significant casualties or damage.

The earthquake occurred at 6:00 am local time (10:00 GMT) and its epicenter was located 24 kilometers west of Linares. about 306 kilometers south of Santiago, reported the seismological center of the University of Chile.

The hypocenter was 84.6 km deep, the agency said.

In the meantime, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) determined that the quake had reached a magnitude of 4.9 and placed its hypocenter at a depth of 78.9 km.

The Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy badured that the characteristics of the earthquake they do not fulfill the conditions necessary to generate a tsunami on the coasts of Chile.

According to the National Emergency Office (Onemi), tremors were felt in the regions of O. Higgins, Maule, Ñuble and Biobío.

In the cities of Linares, Cauquenes and Constitución, in the Maule region, the earthquake was felt with an intensity of five degrees on the scale of Mercalli, ranging from one to twelve.

It has also reached the five degrees of intensity in Trehuaco and Ñinquén, in Ñuble.

In other regions of the four regions, it was perceived with an intensity of four degrees.

Chile, based on the Pacific Ring of Fire, is considered one of the most seismic countries on the planet after Japan and the fourth most exposed to major damage caused by natural disasters.