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Strong Chile Earthquake Strikes at Magnitude 6.3 to 6.5
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A powerful magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck Chile on March 13 at approximately 2:08 PM local time according to the most recent seismic data, with initial reports from multiple Greek news outlets citing a strength of up to 7.4 Richter before settling around this figure as aftershocks continued through early afternoon hours in Santiago and surrounding regions like Valdivia.
Key Points
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1A strong earthquake struck Chile on March 13 with an initial magnitude reported at various levels between 6.0 and 7.5.
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2Multiple news sources confirmed the event occurred in early afternoon hours (approximately 2:48 PM local time).
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3Initial reports described significant shaking intensity, though specific casualty numbers or structural damage details were not explicitly provided yet.
Developments
[Mar 13]
Magnitude reported as strong earthquake in Chile (Newsit.gr at 2:58 PM).
[Mar 13, ~49 min prior to Newsit report]
Sources including Skai and Ertnews confirmed a magnitude of approximately 6.0-7.
Perspectives
Strong earthquake reported in Chile
— [Mar 13, ~49 min prior to Newsit report]Magnitude estimated between strong levels (Newsit.gr)
— ['[Mar 13]']Initial information indicates a powerful tremor occurred now.
— ['Eleftherostypos']