Tag: chile earthquake of magnitude 6.9

• Tuesday, April 25th 2017 - 06:28 UTC

  Major earthquake rocks Santiago: no human losses, energy and cell phone networks partially down

  

  A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck off the west coast of Chile on Monday, rocking the capital Santiago and briefly causing alarm along the Pacific Coast but sparing the quake-prone nation of any serious damage. The quake was centered about 137 km from Santiago, and some 35 km west of the coastal city of Valparaiso.