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An earthquake of greater intensity It was perceived at 04:35 hours this Friday in the regions of Arica and Parinacota, Tarapacá and Antofagasta, in the extreme north of Chile.
According to the National Seismological Center (CSN), the magnitude was 6.3 Richter, located 51 kilometers northwest of Quillagua.
In addition, it had a depth of 54.4 kilometers.
No damage to people, alteration to basic services or infrastructure is reported as a result of this earthquake, according to what was reported by Onemi.
The Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy (SHOA) confirmed that the earthquake “does not meet the conditions to generate a tsunami off the coast of Chile.”
The intensities on the Mercalli scale are as follows:
Arica and Parinacota Region
- Arica: IV
- Whose: IV
- Pocon Chile: III
- Putre: 2
Tarapacá Region
- High Hospice: V
- Walk: V
- Cancerous: IV
- Huara: V
- Iquique: VI
- La Tirana: VI
- Pizza: V
- Pisagua: V
- Almonte Well: V
- The Loa: VI
Antofagasta region
- Antofagasta: V
- Calama: VI
- Maria Elena: VI
- Mussels: V
- Ollagüe: VI
- Quillagua: VII
- San Pedro de Atacama: V
- Sierra Gorda: IV
- Taltal: IV
- Tocopilla: VI
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 was perceived at 04:35 hours in the north of the country, whose epicenter was in the Region of #Antofagasta. According to the Shoa, the earthquake does not meet the conditions to generate a tsunami off the coast of Chile. #CooperativeInHome pic.twitter.com/HxOYT8ynJ4
– Dayane Carolina (@Dayane_Marquez) September 11, 2020
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