6.7 earthquake shakes Chile

  • Breaking
  • 30/01/2013

A magnitude-6.7 earthquake has shaken northern Chile but authorities say there are no reports of injuries or damage.

The US Geological Survey says Wednesday's quake at 4:15pm (local time) was centred 44 kilometres north of Vallenar.

The quake shook Chile's capital of Santiago, causing office buildings to sway.

AP

source: newshub archive