{"id":2085329,"date":"2023-10-31T13:46:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T17:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-6-earthquake-strikes-chile-felt-in-argentina\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T13:49:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T17:49:23","slug":"6-6-earthquake-strikes-chile-felt-in-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-6-earthquake-strikes-chile-felt-in-argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"6.6 Quake Hits Chile, Felt in Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F6-6-earthquake-strikes-chile-felt-in-argentina%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2085329&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">  A\u200d man affected by \u2063the massive\u200c earthquake of\u2062 February \u200d27, 2010 in Chile, waves\u200b a Chilean national flag during \u200ca march on the\u2062 first anniversary of \u2063quake \u200cto protest against the government for the slow\u2063 progress in the reconstruction works, in Concepcion, around 520 km south of Santiago on February 26, \u20642011.  (Photo by ARIEL MARINKOVIC\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>10:36 AM \u2013\u2064 Tuesday, October \u206331, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit the \u200bsouthwest of Huasco, \u200cChile, and\u2063 was \u200calso felt in many provinces in neighboring Argentina.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday morning, a magnitude \u20626.6 earthquake struck off the coast of northern Chile, which prompted rumbles not only in Chile but Argentina as well. However, there were no\u2062 early reports of damage and authorities indicated\u2063 that there \u200dwas no risk of \u2063tsunamis at\u200d the time. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Landslide caused by earthquake in Vallenar, Chile \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf1 \u206431 October 2023<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sismo?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sismo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Temblor?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Temblor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Terremoto?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Terremoto<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chile?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chile<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Vallenaruake?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Vallenaruake<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LaSerena?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LaSerena<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Vallenar?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Vallenar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/earthquake?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#earthquake<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WvuVYeBa0H\">pic.twitter.com\/WvuVYeBa0H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Disaster Tracker\u2063 (@DisasterTrackHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DisasterTrackHQ\/status\/1719399422256164869?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Damage after a strong\u2064 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits in La Serena,\u2064 Chile \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/earthquake?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#earthquake<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sismo?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sismo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chile?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chile<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lesarena?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#lesarena<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3aG2ZCdK2Y\">pic.twitter.com\/3aG2ZCdK2Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chaudhary\u200c Parvez (@ChaudharyParvez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChaudharyParvez\/status\/1719401811956912449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October \u206431, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to the\u200d U.S. Geological\u2062 Survey,\u2063 the earthquake struck at 9:33 a.m. local \u200ctime, and its epicenter\u200c was\u200d 26\u200b miles southwest of Huasco, a city in Chile\u2019s Atacama region. <\/p>\n<p>The depth of\u200d the quake was reportedly 22 miles and the Chilean national emergency office did not mention any damage or injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Local\u2063 media reported that the quake was felt in multiple regions in neighboring Argentina, including western Mendoza and San Juan provinces, which border\u200b Chile, as well as central Cordoba province.<\/p>\n<p>Chile is\u200c positioned in the Pacific\u2019s\u200d so-called \u201cRing of Fire\u201d and \u200dis prone \u2062to earthquakes.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2010,\u200c a magnitude 8.8 earthquake \u200bhit\u2063 and a\u200b subsequent tsunami killed at least 526 people.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed!\u200b Receive breaking news blasts directly \u2062to your inbox for free. 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Fortunately, there have been no reports of significant \u2062damage, and authorities \u200chave stated that there is no immediate risk of tsunamis.<\/p>\n<p>The earthquake centered \u2064in the southwest of\u200b Huasco, Chile, sent shockwaves throughout the region, reaching as far as the provinces of Argentina. Despite \u2063the intensity of the tremors, \u200bthere have been no initial reports of casualties or major destruction. Chile and Argentina \u200dare\u2063 both accustomed to seismic activity due\u200b to their location on the Ring of\u200c Fire, \u200da highly active tectonic region in \u2064the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>Chile, in particular, has experienced devastating earthquakes in the past. One notable event was the massive earthquake that occurred on February 27, 2010, which had a magnitude of 8.8. \u200bThis earthquake caused widespread destruction\u2063 in several cities, including Concepcion, located 520\u2063 kilometers south of Santiago, the capital of Chile.\u2063 The slow \u2064progress in\u2063 the reconstruction works following this earthquake led to protests against the government.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the absence of significant damage from \u200dthe recent \u200bearthquake, it is a \u200breminder of the constant seismic activity \u2062in the\u200c region. The occurrence of these tremors \u2064serves as a reminder for residents to remain vigilant and prepared for potential future earthquakes.<\/p>\n<p>Social\u2064 media platforms,\u200b like Twitter, quickly disseminated information about the earthquake. Users shared videos and photos of the aftermath, highlighting the impact of the earthquake on local areas. For instance, one video shared on Twitter showed a landslide caused by the\u200c earthquake in Vallenar, Chile \u2013 a clear example of the \u200cpotential hazards that\u2063 come with seismic events.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities will continue to monitor the situation\u200b and assess \u2062any potential risks. Additionally, they will \u2062work on providing assistance to affected areas and ensuring the safety of residents. It is essential for individuals in\u200d affected regions to follow safety guidelines \u200band stay updated with official information from local authorities.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the recent 6.6 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile \u200dand was felt in \u200bseveral provinces of\u200b Argentina serves as a reminder of the region&#8217;s\u200c vulnerability to seismic activity. While no significant damage \u2064has been reported, residents should remain \u200cprepared for future earthquakes and follow the guidance of local authorities to ensure their safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man in Concepcion, Chile, waves a national flag during a march on the first anniversary of the devastating February 27, 2010 earthquake. The protest aims to highlight the government&#8217;s sluggishness in reconstruction efforts. The city is located approximately 520 km south of Santiago. 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