Strong Earthquake Hits Central Chile

A strong, magnitude 6.6 quake hit central Chile on Saturday afternoon, shaking buildings and causing power outages in the capital Santiago. But there were no reports of serious damage, and the Chilean navy said there was no risk of a tsunami. The Chilean emergency service ONEMI said the quake struck 50 kilometers northeast of Valparaiso, and said about 100,000 people lost electrical power in capital.  Smaller outages were reported elsewhere in the region. Copper producer...

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