Chile Earthquake Today 2012: Terremoto en Chile Strikes Cartagena
LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – A strong Chile earthquake today 2012 has struck Cartagena. The terremoto en Chile hoy Wednesday, November 21, 2012 registered a 5.9 magnitude but was proceeded and followed by a series of equally strong Chile temblors. No reports of injuries have to be indicated by local news.
Officials tell news that the shaking began with a 5.1 magnitude shortly after 3:16 pm In the next three hours, three more quakes would erupt, including a 5.9 magnitude quake. Officials indicate to news that the latest quake began shortly after 7:52 PM local time today.
LALATE reported days earlier another Chile quake striking off the coast. Today’s quake had the same approximate epicenter, officials tell news. The quake began six miles below sea level. As a result, the quake, was not in a densely populated region.
But officials tell news that the quake was thirty-four miles southwest of San Antonio. The quake began thirty-seven miles southwest of Cartagena and forty-nine miles west of Melipilla. USGS also indicates to news that the quake was fifty-seven miles northwest of Santa Cruz.
Mapping reveals the quake was north of Parral and Talca. The quake was west of Currico and south of San Felipe.
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