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Agence France-PresseA strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Chile Wednesday off the south-central coast, in an area hit by a deadly temblor last year, the US Geological Survey said.
The tremor caused panic in some communities but there were no immediate reports of deaths or major damage, and there were no tsunami warnings from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii.
USGS said the quake struck at 1255 GMT at a depth of 15 kilometers (nine miles), off the coast of the Bio Bio region and some 96 kilometers (60 miles) west of the city of Concepcion. The region was badly damaged in a deadly 8.8-magnitude quake that struck Chile on February 27, 2010.
The agency originally reported a magnitude of 6.4 for Wednesday’s quake, but downgraded it to 6.2.
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