Strong earthquake this morning in Chile

An earthquake of 5.0 was recorded Monday morning on the Chilean coast, especially in front of the Maule region, south of the neighboring country.

According to data from the National Center of Seismology of the University of Chile, CSN, the earthquake occurred at 6 o'clock and the epicenter was located 60 kilometers southwest of the city of Constitución and at a depth of 25 kilometers.

With regard to intensity, the report of the CSN is as follows:

Region: Maule

Cauquenes: V

Constitution: V

Pelluhue: V

Talca: III

Region: Biobio

Design: III

Hualpen: III

Lotte: III

San Pedro de la Paz: III

Talcahuano: III

No damage has been reported to people, no change in basic services or infrastructure resulting from this earthquake.

SHOA indicates that the earthquake characteristics do not fulfill the conditions necessary to generate a tsunami off the coast of Chile.

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