Earthquake: Strong tremors were felt in Argentina and Chile, magnitude 6.5 and 6.3 on the Richter scale

Posted on 23rd Mar 2023 01:37 pm by rohit kumar

Earthquake tremors were felt in Argentina on Wednesday. The US Geological Survey (USGS) has confirmed the earthquake. The US Geological Survey reported a magnitude 6.5 earthquake 84 kilometers north-northwest of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina. At present, the USGS has not confirmed any loss of life or property due to the earthquake. San Antonio de los Cobres is a small city in northwestern Argentina.

 

 

According to USGS information, the earthquake occurred on Wednesday at 21:30:31 (UTC+05:30) in San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina, and its epicenter was 210 km below the Earth's surface.

 

 

 

Earth tremors in Chile's Iquique, magnitude 6.3 recorded

Earthquake tremors were also felt in Chile's Iquique on Wednesday. The intensity of the earthquake was recorded at 6.3 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the earthquake was 519 km southeast of Iquique, Chile. The National Center for Seismology (NCS) gave this information. Iquique is a coastal city in northern Chile, west of the Atacama Desert. No casualty has been reported so far.

 

According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 204 km from the Earth's surface and occurred at 21:30:31 IST. The NCS on Wednesday tweeted, "Earthquake Magnitude: 6.3, 22-03-2023, 21:30:31 IST, Latitude: -23.47 & Longitude: -66.51, Depth: 204 km, Location: 519 km from Iquique, Chile Southeast."

 

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