A Powerful Earthquake Has Just Hit Chile

By Nono Barahona. April 24, 2017

SANTIAGO, Chile. Just a few minutes ago, a strong earthquake has shaken central Chile. Preliminary reports indicate that the epicenter was located west of Valparaiso.

In Santiago, the earthquake was stronger than the quake that shook the city last Saturday. And it lasted longer.

TV stations say that authorities, as a preventive measure, are calling people to evacuate coastal areas in the regions of Valparaiso and O'Higgins.

And according to TV stations, the earthquake went up to 6.7 on the Richter scale in Santiago, and up to 6.9 in Valparaiso. However, this information has yet to be confirmed.