The quake struck at 7:33 pm (0033 GMT Wednesday) 326 kilometers (203 miles) north-northwest of Santiago, according to USGS. It had a depth of 31.5 kilometers.
The quake’s strength and depth however were not powerful enough for a tsunami alert to be issued, the navy’s Water and Oceans Office said.
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