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5.6 magnitude earthquake shakes the northeast of the Chilean capital | VIDEOS

A earthquake of 5.6 on the open Richter scale shook this Sunday the northeast of the capital of Chili No damage or casualties have been reported so far.

According to the preliminary report National Seismological Center (CSN) of Chilithe movement, which was felt strongly at 1:11 p.m. local time (18:11 GMT), occurred about 15 kilometers northwest of the ski resort of farelloneslocated about 50 kilometers north of the capital, about 114 kilometers deep.

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Chile is located in the southeastern part of the pacific ring of firethe most seismic area in the world, and suffers hundreds of small telluric movements due to the subduction of the nazca plate under the south american plate.

In 1960, the Chilean southern region of Valdivia It suffered the most powerful earthquake recorded in modern times, measuring 9.6 on the open Richter scale, killing 1,655 people.



Source: Elcomercio

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