A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.
The quake has struck at a depth of 10 kilometers.
#Earthquake in #Atacama (iii), #Chile (11m ago). 104 km NW of Vallenar. #Magnitude: 6.8 Depth: 10.0 pic.twitter.com/Z9FUpFGpXS
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Chile is situated in the easternmost part of the Ring of Fire, a seismically active zone in the Pacific Ocean, where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur, including powerful ones.