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29 March 2024

Magnitude 5.8 quake hits Chile

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By Reuters

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook northern Chile early on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of any damage to property or copper mines in the area, emergency and mine officials said in the capital Santiago.

The temblor struck at 0713 GMT and was centred 22 km northeast of Antofagasta, at a depth of 33 km, the US Geo  logical Survey reported, revising the quake down from an original reading of 6.0 magnitude.
 
State emergency office ONEMI said the temblor had knocked out cell phone services in some areas, but it had received no reports of damages.
 
A union official at Anglo American's 90,000 tonne per year Mantos Blancos deposit near the epicentre said workers had felt the tremor, but operations were not affected.