No preliminary damage report! Magnitude 5 earthquake shook northern Chile
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Published at: 26/01/2024 02:25 PM
An earthquake of magnitude 5 on the
Richter scale occurred this Thursday in the Antofagasta region, in the northern part
of Chile and in the middle of the Atacama desert, with no fatalities or material damage
reported so far, local authorities said.
The National
Seismological Center of the University of Chile reported that the
earthquake occurred at 15:58 local time (18:58 GMT), 74 kilometers
southwest of the desert commune of Ollagüe, about 1,730 kilometers north of the Chilean capital.
According to
the report, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 129 kilometers.
The
Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy indicated that the
earthquake does not meet the conditions to generate a tsunami off the Chilean coast.
For its part, the National Disaster Prevention and Response System continues to evaluate possible damage to people, basic infrastructure and services.
Mazo News Team