Earthquake Hits Chile
Pastor Dale Morgan
Earthquake Hits Chile*
The Associated Press
Thursday, June 28, 2007; 6:31 PM
SANTIAGO, Chile -- An earthquake shook central Chile on Thursday,
reportedly knocking out phone service to a few towns but causing no
injuries or serious damages, officials and news reports said.
The temblor, which had a magnitude of 5.6 and was centered 190 miles
northwest of the capital of Santiago, struck at 3:25 p.m., according to
the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The quake was felt across a stretch of more than 560 miles of Chile's
narrow territory, but Emergency Bureau deputy director Pedro Valderrama
said the agency had received "no reports of victims or damage, just
alarm at some points."
Local radio stations reported that the tremor interrupted telephone
service briefly in some towns north of Santiago.