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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Antofagasta, Chile – EMSC

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Reuters
Published: Dec 31, 2022, 04:07 GMT+00:00

(Reuters) - A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Antofagasta in Chile on Saturday, European- Mediterranean Siesmological Centre (EMSC) said.

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Antofagasta, Chile – EMSC

(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Antofagasta in Chile on Saturday, European- Mediterranean Siesmological Centre (EMSC) said.

The earthquake was at a depth of 139 kilometres (86.37 miles), EMSC said.

The magnitude was earlier reported at 5.6.

(Reporting by Aarati Krishna in Bengaluru; Editing by Kim Coghill)

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