Chile is located in the so-called “Ring of Fire,” which makes it one of the most seismic countries in the world. By Reuters. The epicenter was 10.3 miles below the surface.In Constitucion, the cathedral was evacuated, but there were no reports of damage. In Constitucion, the cathedral was evacuated, but there were no reports of damage. SANTIAGO — An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck off Chile's coast on Thursday, the …
Maximum intensities are indicated on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale and are sourced from United States Geological Survey (USGS) ShakeMap data. The epicenter was about 225 miles south of Santiago, Chile. The epicenter was 10.3 miles below the surface.In Constitucion, the cathedral was evacuated, but there were no reports of damage. USGS. (July 2019) January 19 – A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Tongoy , Coquimbo Region in Chile , causing two deaths and as many as 200,000 people left without power. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Sept. 29, 2019. Chilean officials said the quake was felt across a broad swath of the central and south of the country.Get all the day's most vital news with our Today's Headlines newsletter, sent every weekday morning.
A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook the coast of Chile on Sunday, swaying buildings in the capital of Santiago. Strong earthquake strikes near Atacama, Chile Harry S. Johnson September 1, 2020 22:28 Powerful Magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck near the coast of Atacama, Chile today. The Associated Press is an independent, not-for-profit news cooperative headquartered in New York City.A high school senior has been arrested after showing up in protest on days he had been scheduled for remote learning.St. The region, which is adjacent to the fast-moving Nazca Plate, has high tectonic activity.To keep the list manageable, only earthquakes with magnitude ≥ 7.0 will be included, or if it has other notable features like the 2010 Pichilemu earthquake.The records for earlier centuries are apparently incomplete. Others dismiss it as the work of anti-Trump media.The Defense Department is rescinding its order to shut down the military’s independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, in the wake of a tweet late last week by President Trump vowing to continue funding the paper.The mayor of Portland has ordered police in Oregon’s largest city to stop using tear gas for crowd control during often violent protests that have racked the city for months José Collantes Navarro is among thousands of people who have lost loved ones to COVID-19 in Chile, one of the countries in Latin America hardest hit by the virus. Statistics for earthquakes with M ≥ 7.0 in Chile are detailed on the list below.
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You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. All dates are listed according to UTC time. This is a list of earthquakes in 2019.Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for other reasons. The national emergency agency said there were no reported injuries or damage to basic services.The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at 10:57 a.m. local time and was centered 40 miles west-southwest of the city of Constitucion and about 225 miles south of Santiago, the capital. SANTIAGO, Chile — A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook the coast of Chile on Sunday, swaying buildings in the capital of Santiago.
A powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook the coast of Chile on Sunday, swaying buildings in the capital of Santiago. A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Sept. 29, 2019. September 30, 2019 7:00 AM.
Chilean officials said the quake was felt across a broad swath of the central and south of the country.The USGS initially calculated the magnitude at 7.2.The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered 40 miles west-southwest of the city of Constitucion and about 225 miles south of Santiago.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. Louis Zoo officials are trying to solve the mystery of how a 62-year-old ball python laid seven eggs without being around a male python for at least two decades.Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques will leave the mining giant over the destruction of Australian Indigenous sacred sites to access iron ore.Americans are commemorating 9/11 with tributes that have been altered by coronavirus precautions and woven into the presidential campaign.No school in L.A. County will be allowed to reopen until at least November, but all campuses can host small in-person classes for students with special needs as long as no more than 10% of students are on campus at a time.A study of patients who came to UCLA clinics and hospitals to be treated for coughs suggests the coronavirus may have been in Los Angeles by Christmas.Orange County joins San Diego as the only counties in Southern California not having “widespread risk” under the state’s COVID-19 monitoring system.The coronavirus is eroding decades of slow but steady progress in building up Mexico’s middle class. The national emergency agency said there were no reported injuries or damage to basic services.The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit at 10:57 a.m. local time and was centered 40 miles west-southwest of the city of Constitucion and about 225 miles south of Santiago, the capital. Aug. 1, 2019, 7:36 PM UTC / Updated Aug. 1, 2019, 9:33 PM UTC.