The earthquake was recorded in two regions.
The earthquake was recorded in two regions.
The characteristics of the earthquake do not make it necessary to declare a tsunami warning.
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The National Seismological Center of Chili reported this Tuesday, February 13, a medium magnitude earthquake, 5.8in the Atacama and Coquimbo regions.
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According to the entity, the earthquake was recorded at 10:31 p.m. local time and its epicenter was 53.43 kilometers south of the commune of Huasco.
In addition, the earthquake had a depth of 36.3 kilometers.
Chilean authorities have not reported damage to infrastructure, although Bío Bío radio reported that there were power outages in sectors of the Atacama region.
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For its part, the Navy Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOA) revealed that the characteristics of the earthquake do not meet the necessary conditions to generate a tsunami on the coasts of Chile.
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