Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes offshore Coquimbo, Chile

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck offshore Coquimbo in Chile, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)said on Sunday.

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), EMSC added.

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