Magnitude 6.0 Quake Recorded In Southeastern Part Of Pacific Ocean � US Geological Survey
Muhammad Irfan Published October 23, 2020 | 08:40 AM
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 23rd October, 2020) OSCOW, October 23 (Sputnik) � A 6.0 magnitude earthquake was registered on Friday in the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean, the US Geological Survey said.
The tremor was recorded at 01:46 GMT in the West Chile Rise, 1,545 kilometers (some 960 miles) northwest of the Chilean town of Hanga Roa.
The epicenter was located at a depth of 10 kilometers.
No tsunami alert has been declared.
The West Chile Rise lies along a boundary between the Nazca and Antarctic tectonic plates and therefore is a seismologically active area.
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