Medium intensity earthquake shakes the central zone of the country

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A telluric movement of medium intensity was perceived this Saturday at 1:10 p.m. in the central zone of the country.

The National Seismological Center indicated that the tremor had a magnitude of 5.1 and its epicenter was located 52 kilometers northwest of Pichilemu.

The SHOA indicates that the characteristics of the earthquake do not meet the necessary conditions to generate a tsunami on the coast of Chile.

SHOA indicates that the characteristics of the magnitude 5.1 earthquake, located 76 km SW of San Antonio, do NOT meet the necessary conditions to generate a tsunami on the coast of Chile. More info in https://t.co/r4IfR3uDDH

– onemichile (@onemichile) April 16, 2022