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Quake of magnitude 7.7 strikes in southern Chile

LONDON: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.

Published December 25, 2016 Updated December 25, 2016 02:27pm

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By Shoaib Ur Rehman

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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).

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