Another strong earthquake hits Chile

Calcutta News.Net
Monday 15th March, 2010

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale hit Chile Monday, the US Geological Survey said.

The latest tremor occurred at 8.08 a.m. (1108 GMT) 110 km northwest of Chile's second-largest city Concepcion, which was rocked by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake Feb 27, Xinhua reported.

The Chilean government put the confirmed toll of the massive quake at 529.

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