Santiago-Sana
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale hit the coast of central Chile, without any injuries or material damage reported.
Reuters quoted the German Geosciences Research Center (GFZ) as saying in a statement today that the earthquake occurred at a depth of ten kilometers off the coast of central Chile, while the US Geological Survey indicated that the earthquake was at a magnitude of 6.2 and hit an area 99 km north Western constituency in Chile.
On the 1st of September, a strong earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale, struck the coast of northern Chile, without any injuries reported.
Chile is located in an area called the Ring of Fire that surrounds the Pacific Basin, which is prone to earthquakes and permanent volcanic activity. It has witnessed two devastating earthquakes, one of which was in 2010, with a magnitude of 8.8, and the number of victims was 500, in the center and south of the country, while another earthquake occurred in 2015, with a magnitude of 8.3 in 2015, killing 15 people. .