Strong earthquake jolts Chile
11:19, 12 February 2011
BEIJING. February 12. KAZINFORM An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of central Chile at 7:39 am Beijing time on Saturday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center; Kazinform refers to China Daily.
The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 37.2 degrees south latitude and 73.5 degrees west longitude, the center said.
Another strong earthquake measuring 6.9 hit almost the same spot at 4:05 am Beijing time on Saturday. The epicenter, with a depth of 20 km, was initially determined to be at 36.4 degrees south latitude and 73.1 degrees west longitude, the center said; Kazinform cites China Daily.
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