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Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Hits Argentina-Chile Border Area - Seismological Centers

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published May 11, 2022 | 05:00 AM

Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Hits Argentina-Chile Border Area - Seismological Centers

BUENOS AIRES (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 11th May, 2022) A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit northern Argentina and Chile, according to the national seismological centers of both countries.

According to the Argentine side, the earthquake tremors were registered at a depth of 220 kilometers (137 miles) in the province of Jujuy.

Chile recorded an earthquake at a depth of 248 kilometers (154 miles).

Earthquakes are not uncommon in that region of South America.

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