There was alert for a strong earthquake in central Chile

According to preliminary official reports, an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 was felt Thursday in central Chile, without causing casualties or damage to property.

The National Seismological Center (NSC) of Chile reported that the quake was a magnitude 6.6, with an epicenter located 43 km northwest of the Pichilemu spa, about 200 km south from Santiago, with a depth of 11 km. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake had a magnitude of 6.8.

A report from the National Emergency Office (Onemi) said that after the earthquake, no "human injury, modification of basic services or infrastructure resulting from this earthquake has occurred. been reported ", although" technical agencies badess the regional situation ".

The Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy (SHOA) said that "the characteristics of the earthquake do not fulfill the conditions necessary to generate a tsunami on the Chilean coast".

Trans-national President Sebastián Piñera delivered a speech at the inauguration of the extension of the Teno fruit export plant during the earthquake. "The country also wanted to applaud us," Chilean Mandarin said.

In Santiago, the Chilean capital of 7 million inhabitants, the earthquake generated scenes of panic, particularly in the face of the long duration of the movement. While in the spa town of Pichilemu, the police were monitoring the place, which would not have caused significant damage. .

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