Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes off Chile

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the central Chilean town of Concepcion on Monday, the US Geological Survey said.

It said the quake struck 50km north of Concepcion at 1:04pm (local time) at a shallow depth of 19.6km below the seabed in the Pacific Ocean.

The USGS earlier reported it as a magnitude of 5.8.

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