Quake of magnitude 7.7 strikes in southern Chile

25 Dec, 2016

LONDON: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 struck 225 km (140 miles) southwest of Puerto Montt in southern Chile on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey said.

It was earlier reported as magnitude 7.6.

The quake's depth was about 15 km (nine miles).

Copyright Reuters, 2016

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