Strong earthquake strikes off Chilean coast, no damage reported
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STORY: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Thursday (October 31), the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake was centered 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Coquimbo and at a depth of 6.6 miles (11 km), the USGS said.
There were no initial reports of injuries or damage, though the quake caused buildings in the capital Santiago to sway.
Paolo Marin of Chile's National Emergency Office said there were isolated power and cellphone outages.
"There are no injured people because of this situation. Nor do we have infrastructure damage. The information we have at the moment is that there have just been a few isolated interruptions in sectors of Coquimbo region also telephone congestion because some people have used their cellphones after the earthquake occurred," he said.
Mining operations in Chile, the world's No. 1 copper producer, also were not affected, according to initial reports.
STORY: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Thursday (October 31), the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake was centered 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Coquimbo and at a depth of 6.6 miles (11 km), the USGS said.
There were no initial reports of injuries or damage, though the quake caused buildings in the capital Santiago to sway.
Paolo Marin of Chile's National Emergency Office said there were isolated power and cellphone outages.
"There are no injured people because of this situation. Nor do we have infrastructure damage. The information we have at the moment is that there have just been a few isolated interruptions in sectors of Coquimbo region also telephone congestion because some people have used their cellphones after the earthquake occurred," he said.
Mining operations in Chile, the world's No. 1 copper producer, also were not affected, according to initial reports.