7.4-magnitude quake hits Chile

7.4-magnitude quake hits Chile

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A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile.

Axar.az informs that the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center reported this.

A tsunami warning has been issued. There were no reports of casualties or damage.

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Chile has ordered the evacuation of the entire coastal zone of the Strait of Magellan after an earthquake.

The country's President Gabriel Boric announced this on his social media account.

According to him, the warning about a possible tsunami applies to coastal areas located within a radius of 185 miles from the epicenter of the earthquake.

Source: en.axar.az