Screenshot from the USGS site shows the location of the 6.5-magnitude
earthquake in Chile on Tuesday.
A strong and prolonged earthquake of magnitude 6.5 has shaken central
Chile. Authorities have ordered a preventative evacuation of parts of
the coastline.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake's epicentre was 50 km
northeast of Valparaiso, Chile, and it had a depth of 25 km. It struck
at just before midnight local time (9.20 a.m. Tuesday IST).
Residents say the quake was felt for almost a minute.
Authorities say the evacuation was ordered from the city of
Constitucion to Tongoy.
Chile's oceanography service discounted the possibility of a tsunami./-- ::
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