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Two earthquakes on the Chilean coasts were slightly perceived in Mendoza. The first of them occurred at 7.52 this Sunday, had a magnitude of 5.1 degrees and a depth of 10 km, with an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean.
According to the National Institute of Seismic Prevention (Inpres), the epicenter of the seismic movement was located on the Chilean coast, 352 km west of Mendoza and 129 km southwest of Valparaíso .
The quake has caused concern, but the Chilean authorities have confirmed "that it does not fulfill the conditions necessary to generate a tsunami on the coast of Chile."
SHOA indicates that the earthquake 5 located 92 km west of San Antonio does not meet the conditions necessary to generate a tsunami off the coast of Chile. More info https://t.co/r4IfR3uDDH
– onemichile (@onemichile) April 7, 2019
The most recent was produced at 9:20 (Argentina time), in the same area. It was deeper (45.1 km) and lower in magnitude (4.1 degrees) than the first.
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