2024-08-04 10:16:28
The largest earthquake of the 25 recorded in the country on Thursday was recorded in the north of the country.
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake shook the north of the country this afternoon, without any material damage being reported, according to the National Seismological Center.
The earthquake occurred at 13:41 hours at a depth of 71 kilometers, and Its epicenter was 31 kilometers northwest of La Serenain the Coquimbo Region.
For its part, Senapred used its X account (formerly Twitter) to confirm the information, but ruled out possible infrastructure problems or personal misfortunes.
It was about the The largest earthquake of the 25 that have affected different sectors of the country during this Thursday, August 1st.
Earthquake in the Valparaíso Region
The northern earthquake occurred almost exactly An hour after the second major earthquake so far today, which occurred at 10:00 p.m. 12:45 hours.
The earthquake originated at a depth of 76 kilometers and reached a magnitude of 3.9while the epicenter was located 21 kilometers east of La Ligua, in the Valparaíso Region.
The earthquake whose epicenter was located in 37 kilometers west of Navidad, in the O’Higgins RegionIt was the most intense of the ten tremors that have shaken that area of the country during the day.
After the earthquake in La Serena, the second largest earthquake of this day occurred at 00:32 hours, with its Epicenter 62 kilometers west of La Escondida Mine, in the Antofagasta Region.
According to the report of the National Seismological Center, the tremor It originated at a depth of 69 kilometers and had a magnitude of 4.3.