Strong 6.8-magnitude quake rocks Chile—USGS

SANTIAGO, Chile—A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile early on Saturday but there was no tsunami alert, seismologists said.

The quake hit the central Coquimbo region at a depth of 36 kilometers (22 miles), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue an alert.

 

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