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LIMA.- A earthquake of magnitude 6.2 with the epicenter in the Tarapacá region, border with Bolivia, shook northern Chile. No casualties or serious injuries are reported.
No changes in services or basic infrastructure have been reported. The biggest accidents were some collapse in the hills of the affected areas.
The National Seismological Centerl (CSN) of the University of Chile explained that the epicenter of the earthquake was located 37 kilometers south of the town of Camiña, in the region of Tarapacá.
#LIVE | Now | Strong magnitude 6.4 ° north of #Chile. Recorded 56 km southwest of Camiña, 01.11.2018, video of Iquique, by Mike Urra. #temblor #preliminary #terremoto #Sismo #zabedrosky # Earthquake pic.twitter.com/nDXUaIkLtZ
– "David de Zabedrosky" (@deZabedrosky) November 1, 2018
The telluric movement is also felt in the regions of Antofagasta, Arica and Parinacota, all located in northern Chile.
#The last: Detachment of land at Cuesta El Pampino on Route 16 and in the hills surrounding the town of #Iquique, #Chile, stand near the epicenter of the 6.2 magnitude earthquake. pic.twitter.com/hLqEix8bxr
– Fredy Copari (@Fcopari) November 1, 2018
There is no tsunami warning
The Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy (SHOA) said that the earthquake features did not meet the conditions necessary to generate a tsunami on the country's coasts – with information from EFE
SHOA ⚠️ | THE MAGNITUDE STAY OF 6.2 TO 74 KM NEAR PISAGUA DOES NOT MEET THE CONDITIONS NECESSARY TO PRODUCE A TSUNAMI IN THE COTES OF CHILE.
– Seismology Chile (@SismologiaCh) November 1, 2018
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