A very strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Chile, about thirty kilometres east of the city of Calama (north), announced yesterday Monday by the American Institute of Geological Studies (USGS).

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The earthquake occurred at a focal depth of 101.3 kilometers in the Atacama Desert, according to the same source.

Other source, the German Geosciences Research Center (GFZ), also called it a 6.9 magnitude earthquake–originally estimated to be a magnitude 6.5–at a focal depth of about 89 kilometers.

No injuries or property damage have been reported to authorities in Santiago at this stage.