The magnitude of the earthquake that shook the north of the country

by times news cr

This earthquake that occurred in the north is the largest among the four that have shaken different areas of the country in the early hours of the day.

A medium-intensity earthquake shook the northern part of the country this morningwith no victims or material damages reported, as reported by the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senapred).

According to what was reported by the National Seismological Center (CSN), the telluric movement It occurred at 8:45 a.m. and had its epicenter 64 kilometers west of Huasco, in the Atacama Region.

With an origin at a depth of 38 kilometers, the telluric movement reached a magnitude of 5.0, according to the report provided by the CSN.

Other earthquakes in the north and south of the country

It was about largest earthquake among the four recorded during the first hours this Thursday, October 24.

The next earthquake in terms of magnitude after the northern earthquake occurred at 01:23 hours, with its epicenter located 97 kilometers east of San Fabián, in the Ñuble Region. It originated at a depth of five kilometers and according to the CSN report, It had a magnitude of 3.5.

Later, at 07:42 a.m. there was another earthquake with its epicenter 45 kilometers southeast of Picain the Tarapacá Region. It had its origin at a depth of 108 kilometers, reached a magnitude of 2.8, according to what was reported by the CSN.

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