5.6-magnitude quake hits northern Chile -- GFZ-Xinhua

5.6-magnitude quake hits northern Chile -- GFZ

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-02-09 00:33:16

BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted northern Chile at 1623 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 151.7 km, was initially determined to be at 20.18 degrees south latitude and 69.03 degrees west longitude.